Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed hundreds of soldiers
Moscow said its ‘retaliatory strike’ killed more than 600 soldiers but Kyiv said its armed forces were not affected.Russia has claimed its military carried out a deadly “retaliatory strike” on barracks used by Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas region as Ukraine denied there were any casualties in the attack. The Russian defence ministry said missiles
Jair Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian government buildings
Supporters of Brazilian far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat have stormed the presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court in the capital, Brasilia. Videos on social media showed Bolsonaro supporters smashing windows and furniture in the National Congress and Supreme Court buildings on Sunday. They climbed onto the roof
UK PM Sunak signals he is open to discussing pay rises for nurses
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to improve wage offers to healthcare staff amid a wave of public sector strikes over wages.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is willing to discuss pay rises for nurses ahead of a meeting with public sector trade union leaders in an effort to end the biggest wave of
China suspends social media accounts of COVID policy critics
China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s COVID-19 policies, as the country moves to roll back harsh anti-virus restrictions. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations, including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or permanent
Five dead after boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisia’s coast
An overcrowded boat carrying refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean has capsized off the coast of Sfax.At least five people have died and 10 are missing after an overcrowded boat carrying refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Tunisia to Italy sank. The boat sank off of Louata, in the Sfax region, a Tunisian judicial
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