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China reports first COVID-19 deaths in Shanghai

China has reported the deaths of three people from Covid in Shanghai for the first time since the financial hub entered lockdown in late March. A release from the city health commission said the victims were aged between 89 and...

Russian warship sinks after ammunition on board explode

Dramatic pictures of – and a credible video of – the Russian warship Moskva before it sank last week have appeared online. The video and images match the shape and design of the missile cruiser. Russia says a fire onboard caused...

Battle in east Ukraine may determine war’s outcome

People in eastern Ukraine know the Russians are about to step up their offensive here. Even the dogs on the streets seem to know, and can be heard barking whenever there’s a heavy thump of artillery in the distance. Hundreds...

‘Reported chemical attack deeply concerning’

The US and Britain say they are looking into reports that chemical weapons have been used by Russian forces in attacking the Ukrainian port of Mariupol. Ukraine’s Azov regiment said three soldiers were injured by “a poisonous substance” in an...

New York subway shooting leaves several injured

Sixteen people have been injured in a shooting during the morning rush hour at a New York City subway station. The unidentified attacker detonated a smoke bomb and opened fire at Brooklyn’s 36th Street station at 08:30 local time (12:30...

‘We’re ready for Russian onslaught’

The sound of Russian artillery grew louder to a Ukrainian frontline position in Luhansk. The rumble of shelling interspersed with the occasional burst of small arms fire within 500 metres of the Russian positions. This may be a conflict in...

Russian troops shoot civilians, hold others captive

Clear evidence of Russian troops rounding up Ukrainian civilians and using them as human shields has been found by the BBC. In multiple interviews in Obukhovychi, villagers say they were taken from their homes at gunpoint and held in a...

Worst atrocities still to be found in Ukraine war

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has warned that the worst atrocities committed by Russian troops departing from the north of the country are yet to be discovered. He said the town of Borodyanka may have suffered more than others. Horrific images of...

Family of 3 found in shallow grave near Bucha

Russian forces have killed a village head, her husband and her son, Ukrainian officials say. This – and the discovery of the bodies of five men dressed in civilian clothes – has added to growing evidence of atrocities on the...

Russia, Ukraine continue efforts to ease tensions, defend interests

Moscow and Kiev have conducted several rounds of peace talks with the aim of searching for a political settlement to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, which has intensified over the past month. The outcomes of these talks, as delegations from...
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“NAPO Suggests Halting Parliamentary Business if Ablakwa’s Agenda Is Irrelevant.”

Manhyia South MP, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has suggested that Parliament should halt all legislative business if the National Democratic...
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