Ukraine's interior ministry leadership killed in helicopter crash
The three main figures in Ukraine's interior ministry have been killed in a helicopter crash beside a nursery in an eastern suburb of the capital Kyiv.
Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, died alongside his first deputy minister and state secretary.
Fourteen people died when the helicopter came down in Brovary around 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT), including one child, authorities said.
There is no indication the crash was anything other than an accident.
Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows
Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating
The forest carbon offsets approved by the world’s leading provider and used by Disney, Shell, Gucci and other big corporations are largely worthless and could make global heating worse, according to a new investigation.
The research into Verra, the world’s leading carbon standard for the rapidly growing $2bn (£1.6bn) voluntary offsets market, has found that, based on analysis of a significant percentage of the projects, more than 90% of their rainforest offset credits – among the most commonly used by companies – are likely to be “phantom credits” and do not represent genuine carbon reductions.
The analysis raises questions over the credits bought by a number of internationally renowned companies – some of them have labelled their products “carbon neutral”, or have told their consumers they can fly, buy new clothes or eat certain foods without making the climate crisis worse.
Union threatens to ‘cut electricity to MPs and billionaires’ ahead of pension protests in France
‘It would be good if we cut off their electricity so that they can put themselves, for a few days, in the shoes of... French people who can’t afford to pay their bill’ says head of hardline CGT union
France's hardline CGT union has threatened to cut off electricity supplies to MPs and billionaires before a nationwide strike on Thursday, in an increasingly acrimonious showdown over the government's plan to raise the retirement age.
The proposed bill, announced last week, would see the retirement age pushed to 64 from 62, a move opinion polls show is opposed by a vast majority of workers already facing a cost-of-living crisis.
Employees across France in sectors including transport, education and energy will take part in Thursday's strike, with major protest marches expected in Paris and other cities.
Brazil: Lula dismisses 40 residence guards after riots
The Brazilian president has ordered a thorough review of staff at the Planalto presidential palace. He believes security forces at the Planalto may have helped Bolsonaro supporters recently raid the building in Brasilia.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ordered on Tuesday the removal of 40 soldiers guarding the presidential residence, after outspokenly criticizing the military for failing to act against rioters who raided Brasilia's seats of power on January 8.
Thousands of supporters of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost last year's election to leftist Lula by a thin margin, stormed the Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on January 8, calling for a military coup.
The rioters left a trail of destruction in scenes that echoed the 2021 US Capitol breach by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Attacks on electoral commission spark concerns for Nigeria polls
Experts say the new wave of attacks takes insecurity in Nigeria into uncharted territory ahead of the elections.
On Sunday, Nigerian policemen repelled an attack by unknown gunmen on the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the southeastern state of Enugu.
The incident has reinforced persistent doubts that Nigeria’s general elections will proceed as planned next month.
Banditry in the North West, secessionists in the South East and violence in the North East by armed groups allied to ISIL (ISIS) have already contributed to an atmosphere of rapidly escalating insecurity.
Key Netanyahu ally cannot serve as cabinet minister, Israel’s top court rules, sparking potential government crisis
Israel’s top court ruled 10-1 on Wednesday that Aryeh Deri, leader of the Shas party and a key ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, should not be allowed to serve as interior minister because of a February 2022 conviction for tax fraud.
Netanyahu should remove Deri from his post, the court ruling said. Such a move would risk plunging the country into a constitutional crisis.
Deri’s Shas party – which won 11 seats in Israel’s 120-seat parliament, the Knesset, in November and is a key component of Netanyahu’s coalition – immediately hit back, calling the court decision “arbitrary and unprecedented.”
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