Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro were among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking Sunday of a new structure in Pittsburgh replacing the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 worshippers were killed in the deadliest act of antisemitism in U.S. history.

Plans for the new complex include a cultural center, sanctuary, educational center and museum along with a memorial to the worshipers from three congregations who were murdered on the Sabbath morning of Oct. 27, 2018. The new design is by renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, whose previous works include Jewish museums, Holocaust memorials and the plan for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center after 9/11.

Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president, said his purpose Sunday was to “send a message to the Jewish community of Pittsburgh, to the country, and to the world, that we must never forget what the poison of antisemitism can do.”

“We are turning what was once a tragic crime scene into a place of hope and inspiration — a place that is full of light,” said Emhoff, who met previously with Tree of Life family members and survivors of the attack.

Survivors were among the speakers at the groundbreaking, including Tree of Life’s rabbi, Jeffrey Meyers.

“Today we announce, loudly and clearly, to the entire world that evil did not win — that it did not chase us from our home, and it never, ever will,” Myers said.

Much of the original synagogue complex, which had been unused since the shootings, was demolished this year. The reconstruction is being overseen by a new nonprofit, named Tree of Life. The building will include worship space for the historic congregation of the same name along with space for other activities.

The attacker was sentenced to death in 2023 after being convicted on 63 counts, including hate crimes resulting in death.

Organizers aim to have the project completed by the end of 2026.

War in Ukraine: Russian authorities said six people died and more than 100 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks Sunday, while the second day of Russia’s aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed at least one person.

Among the dead were five people — including two children — who were hit by falling debris from Ukrainian missiles that were shot down over a coastal area in Sevastopol, a port city in Russia-annexed Crimea, said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the city’s Moscow-installed governor.

Another person died in Grayvoron city in Russia’s Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

Razvozhayev said 151 people were wounded in Sevastopol. Falling rocket fragments caused a forest fire of 1,600 square feet and set a residential building alight, RIA Novosti said, noting that a fifth missile had exploded over the city.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukraine and the U.S. bore “responsibility for a deliberate missile strike on civilians” because U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles were used in the Ukrainian attack.

Razvozhayev declared Monday a day of mourning in Sevastopol, with public events canceled.

China-Philippines clash: The president of the Philippines said Sunday that his country would not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged at least two military boats in the disputed South China Sea, but he said the Philippines would never instigate a war.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew with his top generals and defense chief to the western island province of Palawan, which faces the South China Sea, to meet and award medals to navy personnel who came under assault by the Chinese coast guard Monday as they attempted to deliver food and other supplies to an outpost on the hotly contested Second Thomas Shoal.

Videos and pictures of the chaotic faceoff made public by the military showed Chinese coast guard personnel hitting a Philippine navy boat with a wooden bar and seizing a bag while blaring sirens and using blinding strobe lights. The Chinese government said its coast guard had to take action after Filipino forces defied warnings not to stray into what China calls its own offshore territory, a claim long rejected by rival claimant governments and international arbitrators.

The violent confrontation sparked condemnation and alarm from the U.S., the European Union, Japan, Australia and other Western and Asian nations, while China and the Philippines blamed each other for instigating it.

New Mexico wildfires: Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started two New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures.

The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrests and convictions of those responsible for the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire in southern New Mexico, which forced thousands to flee.

But the notice pointedly suggests that human hands were to blame.

Lincoln County Manager Randall Camp said at a news conference Saturday that “we are approaching a thousand homes lost” in the fires.

President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration Thursday for parts of southern New Mexico. The move freed up funding and more resources to help with recovery efforts, including temporary housing, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property and other emergency work in Lincoln County and on lands belonging to the Mescalero Apache Tribe.

The National Interagency Fire Center said the South Fork Fire, which reached 26 square miles, was 31% contained Sunday while the Salt Fire,which has spread over 12 square miles, was 7% contained.

Both fires had been at zero containment Friday. Full containment isn’t expected until July 15, according to fire officials, and a threat of flash floods looms over the village.

Death sentence tossed: Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini in 2022 — his lawyer Amir Raisian said Saturday.

In a post on the social platform X, Raisian said the court assessed the case and found Salehi’s past six years in prison as “excessive” since the punishment was more than what was allowed by law.

Another branch of the court will now review the case.

Amini, 22, died in the custody of the country’s morality police after being detained for wearing her hijab too loosely.