Ukraine continuing to advance in Russia's Kursk region, says Zelensky
Putin is to blame for Ukraine's incursion - former defence advisor
A former advisor to Ukraine's Ministry of Defence says he doesn't think Russia is able to "escalate beyond the point that we've seen so far" following Ukrainian troops entering Russian territory.
Speaking to our colleagues on the BBC News Channel from Kyiv, Alexander Khara says he's not expecting Russia to do anything that it hasn't done since 2022.
Khara adds that he doesn't think there'll be any cases of "deliberate pain and deliberate damage" to Russian civilians by Ukrainian soldiers, but he adds that he expects Russians to "behave brutally".
Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year
Exclusive: In 2024, 15 national temperature records have been set as weather extremes grow more frequent, climate historian says
A record 15 national heat records have been broken since the start of this year, an influential climate historian has told the Guardian, as weather extremes grow more frequent and climate breakdown intensifies.
An additional 130 monthly national temperature records have also been broken, along with tens of thousands of local highs registered at monitoring stations from the Arctic to the South Pacific, according to Maximiliano Herrera, who keeps an archive of extreme events.
Nord Stream sabotage: Germany issues arrest warrant
A Ukrainian national, whose last known address was in Poland, is being sought by German authorities for the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. He is believed to have acted with two accomplices.
German authorities have issued an arrest warrant over the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines nearly two years ago, according to German news outlets ARD, SΓΌddeutsche Zeitung and Die Zeit.
In an investigation published Wednesday, the outlets reported that the suspect is a Ukrainian diving instructor, named only as Volodymyr Z. for privacy reasons.
It is alleged he attacked the pipelines in tandem with at least two others, who are also believed to be Ukrainian citizens.
Taliban celebrates three years since its return to power in Afghanistan
Taliban authorities on Wednesday (August 14) marked the third anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a military parade.Taliban forces seized the capital Kabul on August 15, 2021, after the government collapsed and its leaders fled into exile.
Kishida announces he will step down in September, paving way for a new prime minister
By Mari Yamaguchi
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister.
Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party in 2021 and his three-year term expires in September. Whoever wins the party vote will succeed him as prime minister because the LDP controls both houses of parliament. A new face is a chance for the party to show that it's changing for the better, and Kishida said he will support the new leader.
“We need to clearly show an LDP reborn,” Kishida told a news conference Wednesday. “In order to show a changing LDP, the most obvious first step is for me to bow out.”
Rowling, Musk named in French probe on boxer Imane Khelif’s ‘cyberbullying’
Lawsuit says the Algerian Olympic gold medallist was subjected to ‘misogynist, racist and sexist campaign’ during the games.
French prosecutors have opened a probe into a cyberbullying claim made by Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who has filed a case alleging that several prominent figures had taken part in online harassment over her gender.
Prosecutors on Wednesday said Harry Potter author JK Rowling, X owner Elon Musk, and former US President Donald Trump have been named in the complaint filed by Khelif’s lawyer Nabil Boudi.
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