Russia has escalated attacks on Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging ports and power supplies and threatening the country’s crucial Black Sea maritime trade routes.
A senior Russian general was killed in a car bomb explosion in Moscow, prompting a murder probe as investigators examine possible Ukrainian intelligence involvement.
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to hold ceasefire talks this week as deadly border clashes enter a third week, killing dozens and displacing hundreds of thousands.
Nine people were killed and at least 10 injured when gunmen opened fire at a licensed tavern in a township near Johannesburg, prompting a large police manhunt.
