Our daily trip around the world

💥 A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian missile facility triggered earthquake monitors. The Tuesday overnight attack struck a Russian warehouse storing missiles, guided bombs, and artillery ammunition, resulting in a fireball visible from space, along with detonations that registered as a 3.2-magnitude earthquake on scientists’ radars. Overall, Russia and Ukraine have each reported dozens of enemy drone attacks on their respective territories this week.

🇱🇧 Electronics used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon for the second day in a row. Lebanon's health ministry said at least 20 people were killed and 450+ others were injured yesterday when hand-held radios carried by thousands of Hezbollah members detonated across southern Lebanon. The explosions occurred at roughly the same time as Tuesday’s apparent attack involving thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah, which killed at least 12 people and injured 2,800+ others. Lebanon and Hezbollah blame Israel for both incidents and are promising retaliation.

🇮🇹 FanDuel parent Flutter acquired Italian gambling service Snaitech for $2.6 billion. The deal comes amid a push by Flutter to invest in the top gambling companies in regulated markets across the globe (for example: the company acquired a majority stake in NSX Group, Brazil’s fourth-largest gambling operator, last week). Flutter’s strategy stands in stark contrast to its main rival DraftKings, who remains focused on the US market.