Days are spent under a hail of shells, and night brings no respite for Ukrainian soldiers as enemy forces draw ever closer in Bakhmut, one of the last towns where Russian troops are still advancing. . Enemy troops "start when night falls.
Sitting on the stairs of his house overlooking the Black Sea, the father of a dead miner accepts condolences from relatives and neighbours.. A relative hung flags outside the house.
Pope Francis said the need to reform the United Nations was "more than obvious" after the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war exposed its limits, in an extract of his new book published Sunday.. "The necessity of these reforms became more than obvious after the pandemic" when the current multilateral system "showed all its limits", he added.
Two people were killed after torrential rain brought major flooding to the Greek island of Crete, firefighters said on Sunday.. Greek firefighters said the body of a 49-year-old woman was found in the sea on Sunday, raising the death toll to two from the floods.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will on Sunday open the Communist Party's five-yearly Congress at which thousands of hand-picked delegates are set to rubber stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term.. The delegates' main task is to endorse Xi's unprecedented campaign to rule for three terms.
Russia said two gunmen from an ex-Soviet state on Saturday attacked a military training ground killing 11 people who had volunteered to fight in Ukraine and wounding 15 others.. "As a result, 11 people were fatally wounded.
More than 1,000 Paddingtons and other teddy bears left by mourners following Queen Elizabeth II's death are being donated to a leading children's charity, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. . Paddington Bear became synonymous with Elizabeth at a "Platinum Party" in early June celebrating her record-breaking 70 years on the throne.
After a near two-year "Microbiome" mission around the world, scientists said on Saturday they had gathered thousands of samples of marine micro-organisms in a bid to better understand ocean plankton and pollution.. At the base of the food chain, micro-organisms were the "invisible people of the sea", accounting for two-thirds of marine biomass, said Trouble.
Pakistan on Saturday summoned the US ambassador for an explanation after President Joe Biden described the South Asian country as "one of the most dangerous nations in the world" and questioned its nuclear weapons safety protocols.. "And what I think is maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world: Pakistan.
Britain's new finance minister Saturday warned of looming tax hikes as he admitted to "mistakes" made in a disastrous budget that still threatens to bring down Prime Minister Liz Truss.. Tax cuts were the centrepiece of the ill-starred budget announced by Kwarteng and Truss.
