A shooting during July 4 Independence Day celebrations at Coney Island in Brooklyn injured eight people, the New York Police Department said. The incident occurred at about 10:35 p.m. local time as crowds watched fireworks. Four of the wounded are minors; a 21-year-old woman is in critical condition with a chest gunshot wound. All victims were taken to local hospitals. Police recovered a firearm at the scene; no suspect has been arrested.

Uber has paused most of its planned food-delivery expansion across Europe, dropping launches in five of seven target countries including Austria, Norway and Greece, as it continues to pursue an acquisition of Berlin-based Delivery Hero. The adjustment comes five months after Uber announced the push — at the time targeting entry into markets such as the Czech Republic and Romania and about US$1bn in added gross bookings over three years. Delivery Hero rejected Uber’s €10bn takeover offer in May.

The Russian Defence Ministry said on July 5 its air-defence systems intercepted and destroyed 71 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight between 20:00 on July 4 and 07:00 on July 5 Moscow time over Belgorod, Bryansk, Rostov, Crimea and Black Sea waters.