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An old door has been laid over broken steps to provide a precarious way down to a bomb shelter in the east of Ukraine's capital Kyiv.

A small dog with shaggy fur trustingly put his paw in a volunteer's hand at a Kyiv pet shelter taking in animals rescued from a devastating flood in southern Ukraine.

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has denied reports that his foundation allegedly provided "food and material assistance" to Ukrainian children.

There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters, saying it was now working with six more countries than previously revealed to track the potentially deadly children's medicines.

It is "highly likely" that the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was caused by explosives planted by Russians, a team of legal experts assisting Ukraine's prosecutors in their investigation said in preliminary findings released on Friday.

Global aerospace and defence companies will tout the cleaner transport and robotic weapons of the future as they also tackle urgent supply bottlenecks at next week's Paris Airshow, taking place under the shadow of climate fears and a war economy.

The exiled Belarusian opposition leader warned of the danger of delivering Russian nuclear weapons into the hands of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Tunisia is set for a strong tourist season with visitor numbers nearing pre-pandemic levels, a government official told Reuters, bringing some badly needed foreign currency into an economy mired in crisis as bankruptcy threatens state finances.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba claims its founder Jack Ma is still alive and now teaching at a university in Japan, following years of his public absence.

Sitting on top of a yellow jerry can of fuel, Jeannine waits for customers on a sidewalk in Benin's economic capital Cotonou, but business is slow.

A Syrian teenager who survived a shipwreck that killed at least 78 people was emotionally reunited with his elder brother on Friday, but there was no news for other relatives gathering in the southern Greek city of Kalamata to search for loved ones.

At least two explosions rocked Kyiv on Friday and air raid sirens blared as African leaders began a peace mission, hoping to mediate between Ukraine and Russia.

Pope Francis was discharged from hospital on Friday morning, nine days after surgery to repair an abdominal hernia, and his doctor said he was stronger than before.

"This next exciting chapter for Virgin Galactic has been driven by innovation, determination and a commitment to delivering an unparalleled and truly transformative customer experience," the company's CEO Michael Colglazier said.

Kwon will have to wait for six months in custody as the Montenegro court decides on the request of South Korea for his extradition.

Roofs were blown off houses and trees and electric poles uprooted, leaving thousands without power as a severe cyclone made landfall and rain lashed both the Indian and Pakistani coasts early on Friday.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flies to Beijing this weekend with expectations low that he will make headway on the long list of disputes between the U.S.

The Bank of Japan said Friday it would maintain its long-standing, ultra-loose monetary policy as it looks to boost economic growth.

Russia alleged Ukraine is ready to sell human organs to its Western allies in exchange for continued support, a narrative previously debunked by the E.U.

U.S. rights groups plan protests next week against India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington over what they say is India's deteriorating human rights situation.

Russia is not ruling out using nuclear weapons to defend itself from enemies while insisting it does not want an escalation to a nuclear war.

South Korea has recovered from the sea part of a rocket used in North Korea's failed attempt to launch its first military satellite last month, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday.

The United States is holding talks with Iran to sketch out steps that could limit the Iranian nuclear programme, release some detained U.S.

South Korea's military said Friday it had successfully retrieved a large chunk of a crashed North Korean space rocket from the sea bed after 15 days of complex salvage operations.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosts Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris, seeking to nudge the de-facto leader of the oil-rich kingdom into more full-throated support of Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

Yurii Ihnat, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Air Forces Command, said Russia has a shortage of missiles to use in the war in Ukraine.

Russia's combat losses continue to pile up as Ukraine pushes through with its military offensive.

Ukraine said it is currently working on identifying the Russian army's weaknesses.

Despite a biting economic crisis, restaurants in Buenos Aires are full and queues for theater and concert tickets long.