Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1840, A Ms 7.4 earthquake strikes present-day Turkey and Armenia; combined with the effects of an eruption on Mount Ararat, kills 10,000 people. In 1853, The Russian Army crosses the Prut river into the Danubian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia), providing the spark that will set off the Crimean War. In 1940, Georgi Ivanov, Bulgarian military officer, cosmonaut and politician was born. In 1947, Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, English politician, Minister for International Security Strategy was born. In 1986, Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people. In 1989, Andrei Gromyko, Soviet economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1909) passed away. In 1994, USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board. In 2010, The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people. In 2013, A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. In 2015, Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

New power outages reported across Ukraine after Russian attack, Sumy worst affected

Ukrainska Pravda

July 2, 2026

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New power outages reported across Ukraine after Russian attack, Sumy worst affected

Russia's 2 July missile and drone attack caused new power outages in Sumy, Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, with Sumy the worst affected.

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