Turkey police raid opposition TV station, halting live broadcasts

LONDON -- At least 600,000 people were without power early Wednesday in Ukraine, after Russia launched an aerial attack that struck energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. "A targeted Russian ballistic missile strike specifically against energy infrastructure -- the very infrastructure covered by the ceasefire announced by the American President," the Ukrainian president said on social media. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that both sides had agreed to an "energy ceasefire."

Though it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the upper atmosphere.

Loud explosions were heard in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, AFP journalists said on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia earlier reported damage to an Aramco building in Dhahran and four people wounded in Riyadh after the kingdom intercepted Houthi missiles targeting the capital. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

As President Trump mulls joining Saudi Arabia in attacking the Houthis, the Iran-backed group threatened a "painful" response.