Rent prices are showing signs of cooling. A book band gets blocked and a high-stakes situation for the U.S. and the World Cup.

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Jeff Pierre. It's Monday, July 31st. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

First up, an attack on a city in Southern Ukraine has left at least four people dead. Officials said this morning that Russian missile struck struck Ukrainian President Volodemir Salinsky's hometown.

At least 43 people were injured.

The strikes came a day after Russian officials accused Ukraine of drone

attacks in Moscow and Crimea.

In Moscow local authorities said two office towers were damaged, but there were no reports of

casualties.

In Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, Russian officials claim to have taken

down 25 drones.

Ukraine hasn't said whether it was responsible, but Zelensky said that attacks inside the Russian border are fair and inevitable. Number two, an aid to Donald Trump is expected to appear in court today.

Carlos de Olivera has worked at the former president's Florida home for more than a decade.

He's a second person to be charged alongside Trump

over the alleged hoarding and hiding of classified documents at Maralago.

Dale Rivera has been charged with four crimes.

They include one count of making false statements and representations

when he denied to the FBI any involvement in or knowledge of the moving of boxes at

Maralago that contained classified material.

He's expected to plead not guilty.

Number three, at least 40 people were killed in a bombing in Pakistan yesterday.

A suspected suicide bomber targeted the conference of a right-wing

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