Month: July 2022

Reuters Russia’s defence ministry says 40 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war have been killed by Ukrainian shelling of a prison in separatist-held Donetsk. Officials alleged that 75 others had been injured in a rocket strike on the prison camp in Olenivka. The BBC cannot independently verify this claim. Ukraine’s military denied carrying out the strike and instead accused

Getty Images A conservative member of the US Supreme Court has mocked world leaders who criticised last month’s ruling that overturned American abortion rights. Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the ruling, dismissed criticism from a host of prominent figures, including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He joked that Mr Johnson, who leaves office in September,

At least eight people are dead after flash flooding deluged a swathe of eastern Kentucky, and officials fear the toll will rise into “double digits”. Hundreds of homes have been wiped out by the disaster, said the Bluegrass state’s governor, who has declared a statewide emergency. The National Weather Service said more flooding was possible on Friday

As Ukraine’s military steps up its strikes on Kherson, hinting at a new offensive to recapture the region, there is another force working alongside. They are Ukraine’s shadow army, a network of agents and informers who operate behind enemy lines. Our journey to meet the resistance fighters takes us through a landscape of sunflower yellow

Ukraine’s DSNS emergency service via Reuters Russia has carried out deadly strikes across Ukraine, as Kyiv stepped up its efforts to retake the occupied southern Kherson region. Five people were killed and 26 injured when missiles struck the central city of Kropyvnytskyi, officials said. Three people died in Bakhmut, in the east. Near Kyiv, 15

Getty Images The US economy has shrunk for the second quarter in a row, a milestone that in many countries would be considered an economic recession. That is not the case in the US, which uses additional data to make that call. But the contraction, at an annual rate of 0.9% in the three months

Getty Images The German city of Hanover has turned off the heating and switched to cold showers in all public buildings because of the Russian gas crisis. It’s the first big city to turn off the hot water after Russia dramatically reduced Germany’s gas supply. Germans have been told to expect sweeping gas reduction measures

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The final episodes of TV soap opera Neighbours have been aired in Australia. Hundreds of fans gathered to watch on a big screen in Melbourne – the city where the show is set and produced. In the