Deadly Russian missile attack hits Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia city
Ukrainian officials say overnight shelling caused severe damage to dozens of residential buildings in the city.
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Russian divers to inspect damage to vital Crimea bridge link
The Kerch bridge was badly damaged after a truck exploded on its road section and a cargo train caught fire.
North Korea fires two missiles after US-South Korea drills
Launch is Pyongyang's seventh weapon test during a two-week period amid American-South Korean military manoeuvres.
Somalia orders media not to publish al-Shabab ‘propaganda’
President Mohamud has launched a counterinsurgency campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group.
‘Shrinking operation’: Russia names new Ukraine war commander
After weeks of battlefield defeats, Moscow appoints general as the sole leader of the faltering war in Ukraine.
‘Odious acts’: 7 Djibouti soldiers killed in armed group attack
Officials blame violence on a splinter of the FRUD group, which launched a 1991 uprising but later signed a peace deal.
‘Sabotage’ to blame for major German rail disruption
NATO has stressed the need to protect critical infrastructure after what it called acts of gas pipeline sabotage.
‘Not afraid anymore’: Iran protests enter fourth week
Workers went on strike and street clashes erupted across the country over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.
Urgent imperative: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on auxiliary power
Power source needed for cooling reactors lost because of shelling; IAEA chief calls it 'tremendously irresponsible'.
Nobel prize will give us ‘strength’, says Ukraine NGO head
Oleksandra Matviychuk says the prize will give them 'more strength' in their efforts to fight for human rights.
Deadly bus-truck collision in western India’s Maharashtra state
Another 43 people with serious burns were taken to a hospital in Nashik, a city in Maharashtra state, police said.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians during West Bank raid
The Palestinian health ministry says 11 others wounded in the latest Israeli raid on the refugee camp in the West Bank.
Ireland: Explosion kills 10 at petrol station in County Donegal
Eight people were hospitalised - one in critical condition - after the blast destroyed the Applegreen service station.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 227
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 227th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Malaysian extradited to US for alleged rhinoceros horn smuggling
Teo Boon Ching, 57, was arrested in Thailand in June and will stand trial in the US for alleged wildlife trafficking.
Fire breaks out on Kerch bridge linking Russia to Crimea
A fuel tank is ablaze on the Kerch bridge disrupting traffic on a key military supply route for Russian forces.
Indian workers rescued from digital job scams in Southeast Asia
Minister says 130 Indians who were forced to work in cyber-scams in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have been freed.
Indonesia president says no FIFA sanctions after stadium disaster
Joko Widodo said FIFA President Gianni Infantino had written to him about collaborations with Indonesian football.
Ukraine governor says mass grave found in liberated eastern town
Donetsk regional Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko says the exact number of bodies in the mass grave in Lyman is not yet known.
N Korea defends missile launches as defence against US threats
Pyongyang says recent ballistic missile launches had not endangered civil aviation or threatened neighbouring countries.