North Korea says it has identified the source of its COVID-19 outbreak – citizens touching “alien things” near the border with South Korea. State media outlet KCNA reported: “It was known that an 18-year-old soldier surnamed Kim and a five-year-old kindergartner surnamed Wi contacted with alien things in a hill around barracks and residential quarters
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There’s fighting everywhere in Lysychansk city, the last Ukrainian holdout in the east. The artillery sounds never stop as the city is pounded by the Russians. The city goes to sleep with the constant rumble of war. We can hear it above ground from the basement where we’ve spent the night sheltering with families. And
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has defended Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, insisting he would “take a bullet” for the Russian leader. Speaking to ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Thursday morning, Mr Ecclestone described Mr Putin as “sensible” and “a first class person” who “believed he was doing the right thing for Russia”. “Unfortunately he’s
The only surviving member of the group of Islamic State fanatics that terrorised Paris with a series of bombings and shootings has been sentenced to life in prison. Salah Abdeslam is one of 19 IS terrorists convicted of killing 130 people and injuring hundreds more in the coordinated attacks across the capital on the night
Russia targeted a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on purpose, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed, as he released a video showing a missile hitting the building. In his regular nightly address, the Ukrainian president said it was “obvious” that was the case – adding Moscow had “wanted to kill as many people as
Turkey, Sweden and Finland have signed a memorandum for the two Nordic states to join NATO, removing a Turkish block to the accession process. It comes after the leaders of the three nations spoke at a NATO summit in Madrid. A statement from the president of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, said: “We had a thorough meeting
The Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian shopping centre amounts to a war crime, according to the G7. On Monday, two air strikes in the city of Kremenchuk left at least 18 people dead and dozens injured. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said shortly after the attack that more than 1,000 civilians were inside the mall at
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned Russian forces as “scumbag terrorists” after their “calculated” missile strike on a shopping centre in Ukraine. The leader said the attack in the central city of Kremenchuk was deliberate, not a mistake, and those culpable “should have no place on Earth”. Earlier, he said more than 1,000 civilians had been
Wives and partners of the G7 leaders have held their own summit, one somewhat more active than the tense diplomatic talks going on in the halls of the Schloss Elmau alpine resort. As Boris Johnson and his global counterparts met for discussions over the war in Ukraine, his wife Carrie and the spouses of other
Ukraine’s capital has been attacked for the first time in three weeks by Russian missile strikes – as G7 leaders gathered in Germany with the invasion high on the agenda. A nine-storey apartment block was struck along with the compound of a kindergarten as officials said one person was killed and five others injured in
The Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk is now under the “full occupation” of Russian forces following a weeks-long battle. Mayor Oleksand Stryuk said on national television: “The city is now under the full occupation of Russia. They are trying to establish their own order, as far as I know they have appointed some kind of commandant.”
Two people have been killed and 14 wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in Norway’s capital Oslo. People were shot at a number of places in and near the London Pub, a popular gay bar and nightclub in the city centre. According to public broadcaster NRK, there are at least three crime scenes. Police
A commander of an elite unit of Ukrainian marines has told Sky News the majority of his best trained troops have been injured or killed. Speaking near the frontline, south of the city of Severodonetsk, company commander Oleksandr said a core of experienced soldiers who had been fighting together since 2018 have been lost. “My
The Prince of Wales has expressed his “personal sorrow” about “slavery’s enduring impact” and addressed the contentious issue of other Commonwealth countries cutting ties with the Royal Family in a speech at the opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda. At the formal ceremonial event in Kigali, which officially starts the
Two people involved in testing for electric car maker NIO died when one of its vehicles fell three storeys from a Shanghai building, the company has said. One member of staff and a person from a partner company were both killed in the crash, which took place on Wednesday at around 5.20pm local time. The
EU leaders have accepted Ukraine and Moldova as candidates to join the bloc, opening a path to membership that’s likely to take a number of years. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that it was a historic moment and a “good day for Europe”. “Your countries are part of our European