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Russia has launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine’s southern and central regions, authorities have said, as Kyiv struck Russian oil refineries. One woman was killed in the southern Zaporizhzhia region and 30 people were injured – including three children – according to local officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow launched over 500 drones…

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, has met the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine and expressed his “deep condolences”, state media says. In a special ceremony held on Friday Kim was seen comforting bereaved families and presenting them portraits of their dead loved ones wrapped in the North Korean flag. South…

Former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy has been shot dead in Lviv, Ukrainian authorities have said. Police received reports of the shooting in the Frankivsk district of Lviv, western Ukraine, at around midday local time on Saturday. Unconfirmed reports suggest Parubiy was shot multiple times by a gunman on an e-bike dressed as a courier.…

Mayeni JonesBBC News in Johannesburg Kyla Herrmannsen / BBC Vusi Tshabalala narrowly escaped injury from the fire after fleeing the blaze covered by a blanket soaked in water Blackened by soot, the gutted and derelict remains of South Africa’s infamous Usindiso building in central Johannesburg are an unintentional memorial to the 76 people who died…

Taco Bell is rethinking its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to power drive-through restaurants in the US after comical videos of the tech making mistakes were viewed millions of times. In one clip, a customer seemingly crashed the system by ordering 18,000 water cups, while in another a person got increasingly angry as the AI…

The government of Punjab says it has launched one of its largest rescue operations in years, as more than a million people have been affected by floods in Pakistan’s most populous province. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been evacuated so far in Punjab, and more than 800 people have been killed across the country…

Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, came off the bench to help Cremonese defeat Sassuolo 3-2 in his Serie A debut on Friday. Introduced with eight minutes remaining, 22-year-old Floriani Mussolini earned the penalty from which Manuel de Luca struck the winner for the newly promoted side, who went top of…

Will GrantBBC Mexico correspondent, Mexico City Getty Images The protesters say locals are being priced out of central Mexico City The timing of the first of several recent anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City was no coincidence – 4 July, US Independence Day. Demonstrators gathered in Parque México in Condesa district – the epicentre of gentrification…

Tiffanie Turnbull and Ottilie MitchellBBC News, Sydney Getty Images A huge search is under way in Australia for a heavily armed fugitive who allegedly shot two police officers Even in Australia, Porepunkah is a town few would have heard of before this week. Fewer still could pronounce it. Nestled at the base of densely wooded…

The White House is defending Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr after a chaotic week at the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that led to calls for his removal. On Friday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called Kennedy, also known as RFK Jr, “a crown jewel of this administration”. Earlier this…