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A gunman killed six people and injured dozens in a shooting in Highland Park, Illinois during a Fourth of July parade, writes the New York Times. The attack, which is currently believed to have been carried out with a high-powered rifle, was the fourth shooting in the state since Friday. Police have a 22-year-old “person of interest” in custody and charges are likely to be filed later today, according to CBS News.

Russian forces took Lysychansk and with it the Luhansk region of Ukraine on Sunday, reports the New York Times. Russian forces now occupy more than a fifth of Ukraine. The development was followed by Russian strikes in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, which neighbors Luhansk, writes Reuters. The move is part of Moscow’s campaign to take the Donbas, an industrialized area in eastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told international leaders at a conference in Lugano, Switzerland that rebuilding Ukraine will cost around $750 billion, according to the New York Times. The conference was planned before the invasion and was intended to focus on issues of corruption in the Eastern European country, but the talks shifted focus following the outbreak of war.

Brittney Griner, the WNBA star imprisoned in Russia on drug charges, sent President Biden a handwritten letter pleading for his help in bringing her back to the United States, reports the Wall Street Journal. “As I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I’m terrified I might be here forever,” Griner wrote, asking for his help to free her and other U.S. citizens who are currently detained overseas.

A 22-year-old man killed three people in a shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen on Sunday, writes CBS News. The attack is likely not related to terrorism, according to Danish authorities, who say the gunman acted alone and targeted victims randomly. The suspect, whose motives are still unclear, was arrested while carrying a knife and an illegally obtained rifle.

Eleven anti-coup protestors were injured by Sudanese security forces while organizing a sit-in, according to AP News. The protestors sustained injuries after being hit by tear gas canisters and other objects in the head, according to a medical group. The confrontation occurred after the country’s military leader said he will step down after a civilian government is instituted.

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