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Some 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s invasion began, Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a rare admission of the extent of the nation’s casualties. In a post on social media, the Ukrainian president said 370,000 others had been injured, though this figure included soldiers who had been hurt more than once. He also…

Syrians enter the presidential palace in the capital Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Objects and furniture were seen strewn across the empty rooms. Russia has confirmed President Assad left the country and claimed he had resigned from government. His current whereabouts is unknown. Source link

The BBC’s Barbara Plett-Usher says she has heard gunfire and explosions but it is “relatively calm” in Damascus, after rebels took control of the Syrian capital. President Assad is said to have left by plane to an unknown location, and “everyone is waiting to see what will happen next,” she added. Source link

Ghana’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday’s election and congratulated former President John Mahama on his victory. “The people have voted for change,” said Bawumia. The elections come amidst the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation, which saw the country default on its debt. Despite Bawumia’s concession, no official results have been…

Residents in Damascus have told of an anxious wait for news on what was happening in Syria’s capital city overnight. After several hours of reports of rebels getting closer and closer, the forces declared Damascus “free” of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in the early hours of Sunday. Unverified videos circulating on social media show people…

AFP In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger’s military rulers appear increasingly determined to drive France out of any significant sector in their economy – and particularly uranium mining. This week the French state nuclear company Orano announced that the junta – which deposed France’s ally, President Mohamed Bazoum, in a…

The fall of Bashar al-Assad was unthinkable just a week ago, when rebels started their astonishing campaign from their base in Idlib, in Syria’s north-west. Assad came to power in 2000 after the death of his father Hafez, who ruled the country for 29 years – and very much like his son, with an iron…

Our Analysis Editor Ros Atkins with BBC Verify has been looking at the gunman’s movements and what we know about how the shooting unfolded. Source link

A TV journalist and cameraman have come under attack from masked men while covering pro-EU protests in Georgia. Reporter Maka Chikhladze, from pro-opposition TV Pirveli, was violently thrown to the ground, while cameraman Giorgi Shetsiruli was kicked in the head on a side street in the capital, Tbilisi. They were covering the 10th night of…

Lizzo has won a key ruling in her ongoing legal battle with a stylist who claims she was subjected to racial and sexual harassment and a hostile work environment by members of the singer’s management team while on tour in 2023, as well as unpaid over time. A Los Angeles federal judge ruled on Monday…