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Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess has declared a State of Emergency within the city limits, after a severe storm made its way through Washington County Saturday afternoon and evening, bringing with it, heavy downpours and flash flooding.  Multiple roads were either closed briefly or shutdown completely.  Authorities were out most of the afternoon, answering calls regarding flooded roadways and basements, downed trees and vehicles stuck in rising flood waters.  Once again, Park Avenue in the city of Washington and W&J College field were underwater.  There were also reports of a retainer wall falling near a home in the nine-hundred block of Donnan Avenue.  We have had no reports of any major injuries. (Photo: Park Avenue outside Cameron Stadium)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes have killed five civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials. President Vladimir Putin has warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would mean direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine faces mounting pressure from Russia’s intensified air campaign. Moscow’s attacks target Ukraine’s power grid ahead of winter, aiming to demoralize civilians. Putin, speaking at the BRICS summit in India, denied that Russia poses any threat to Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would meet Putin if both leaders were invited to the Group of 20 summit in December in Miami.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaders of the BRICS nations are meeting in New Delhi today for a summit focused on trade, investment, and global conflicts. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and others. The summit comes amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with rising U.S.-China tensions. BRICS, founded in 2006, now includes 11 members and represents about half the world’s population. The leaders are expected to discuss economic cooperation, energy, food security, and reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar. Russia and China see BRICS as a way to reduce Western dominance.

[AP]-Houthi rebels in Yemen are advancing toward a crucial trade chokepoint. Attacks blamed on Iraqi militias forced the closure of a major pipeline. Iran and its allies are unleashing a nightmare scenario for Saudi Arabia and unsettling global markets. Control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could allow the Iran-backed rebels to cut off another major export route for Saudi oil as Iran disrupts the Strait of Hormuz. The Saudis could use U.S. support to fight back. But President Donald Trump seems reluctant to widen an already unpopular and stalemated war in the Middle East.

DUBLIN (AP) — President Donald Trump has arrived in Dublin for talks with Ireland’s president and prime minister. It’s part of a weekend trip that has more to do with a major golf tournament being played at a club he owns in Doonbeg. The American president is set to hold separate meetings Saturday with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Prime Minister Micheál Martin. Trump also plans remarks to U.S. and Irish business leaders at the U.S. ambassador’s official residence before he travels to Doonbeg, on the country’s Atlantic coast. The Irish Open ends Sunday. Trump then returns to Washington.