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Officials say a man with a Tibetan flag in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York set himself on fire and died. Law enforcement responded Thursday evening to a 911 call. The New York Police Department says they found a 52-year-old man with severe burns throughout his body. Police say the man was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. Law enforcement are investigating what happened and were not able to comment on what prompted the man to set himself on fire. A United Nations spokesperson says the incident happened after all scheduled meetings were finished for the day.

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A plane drops a load of water on the Aspen Acres Fire near Colorado City, Colo., on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Michael Seamans/The Gazette via AP)

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Lines are growing at Russian gas stations -- and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country. Fuel rationing has been introduced in many regions, with hourslong queues of cars snaking beside roads. Social media videos show drivers aghast at the length of the lines or swearing at empty gas pumps and rising prices. The fuel crisis — unprecedented for a nation that's one of the world’s biggest energy producers — has brought Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine home to ordinary Russians. It drew a rare admission from President Vladimir Putin, who acknowledged the problems for motorists and businesses.