Ukraine war: 'Russian attack' on city claimed by Moscow kills 17
At least 17 people have been killed by Russian missile strikes on the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's defence ministry says.
Dozens more were wounded, and several residential buildings destroyed.
The city is under Ukrainian control, but it is part of a region that Russia says it annexed last month.
Zaporizhzhia has been hit repeatedly in recent weeks, as Russia hits back at urban areas after suffering defeats in the south and north-east of Ukraine.
Parts of the Zaporizhzhia region, including its nuclear power plant - which is around 52km (30 miles) from the city - have been under Russian control since early in the invasion.
Iranian security forces arresting children in school, reports claim
Authorities shut all schools in Iranian Kurdistan as protests continue in cities and state TV is interrupted by apparent hack
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Iranian schoolchildren were being arrested inside school premises on Sunday by security forces arriving in vans without licence plates, according to social media reports emerging from the country as protests against the regime entered their fourth week.
The authorities also shut all schools and higher education institutions in Iranian Kurdistan on Sunday – a sign that the state remains concerned about dissent after weeks of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman.
Footage showed protests in dozens of cities across Iran early on Sunday, with hundreds of high-school girls and university students participating in the face of teargas, clubs, and, in many cases, live ammunition by the security forces, rights groups said. Tehran has denied that live bullets have been used.
Is Putin Serious?Berlin and Washington Play Out Nuclear Scenarios
The bleaker things look on the battlefield in Ukraine, the more often Russia talks about nuclear bombs. Western governments still think it’s a bluff, but they are nonetheless examining possible scenarios.
By Christian Esch, Georg Fahrion, Matthias Gebauer, Christina Hebel und René Pfister
Is this what a victorious army looks like? "Hooray," cries a lone voice, sounding as though the man is trying to muster up some courage on this depressingly gray October day. The smell of alcohol lingers over the crowd at just before 11 a.m. outside the draft office in Balashikha, a drab suburb east of Moscow.
"Louder!" slurs a man, followed up by a rather lackadaisical reply. "My God," groans a young reservist. "Where am I?" But most of the men remain silent as they wait to be sent to war. Or they try to comfort their crying wives and mothers. Scenes like the one in Balashikha are currently playing out in hundreds of different places in Russia.
Philippines: Jailed politician held hostage by prisoners
Leila de Lima was unhurt, while the three inmates trying to escape were shot dead by the police. Members of the European Parliament, along with some US lawmakers, have previously called for de Lima's release.
Jailed Philippine politician Leila de Lima was briefly taken hostage during an attempted breakout at a prison in the Manila capital region, police said Sunday.
De Lima, a former senator and outspoken critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte, has been held at the national police headquarters for more than five years along with other high-profile detainees. She is due to appear in court on Monday.
"They saw her as an ideal cover. Their intention really was to escape," police chief General Rodolfo Azurin told local radio station DZBB, adding that she was not the target of the attack.
Japanese parents urged to set boundaries on kids' internet usage
By Miyuki Murakawa
With children spending more and more time on the internet, a health sciences professor is asking parents to consider trying an American mother's hands-on approach which sets firm rules and allows kids to have a healthier online life.
Zentaro Yamagata, professor of social medicine at the University of Yamanashi, and others who conducted research on children from Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, and their internet use found that junior high school students who exhibit the telltale signs of online addiction spend prolonged periods browsing the web -- meaning they devote less time to studying, physical activity and sleep.
Too much screen time was also linked to depression, said Yamagata, who has been studying children for more than 30 years.
Russian draft dodgers pour into Kazakhstan to escape Putin’s war
Vadim says he plunged into depression last month after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military draft to send hundreds of thousands of conscripts to fight in Ukraine.
“I was silent,” the 28-year-old engineer says, explaining that he simply stopped talking while at work. “I was angry and afraid.”
When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February, Vadim says he took to the streets of Moscow to protest – but Putin’s September 21 order to draft at least 300,000 men to fight felt like a point of no return.
“We don’t want this war,” Vadim says. “We can’t change something in our country, though we have tried.”
He decided he had only one option left. Several days after Putin’s draft order, he bid his grandmother a tearful farewell and left his home in Moscow – potentially forever.
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