Ukraine’s fierce battle to defend the eastern city of Potrovsk
Imogen Anderson/BBC “We have not been able to stabilise the front,” says Oleksandr “This is the most dangerous of all front lines,” says Oleksandr, the head of a medical unit…
Eastern Ghouta: Mattis warns Syria over ‘weaponised gas’
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The Syrian army says it has completely surrounded the town of Douma, which has been under heavy bombardment US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has warned…
Rwanda Seventh-Day Adventist churchgoers killed by lightning
Image caption Churchgoers were killed in southern Rwanda, near the border with Burundi A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church…
Russia ‘test-fires hypersonic Kinzhal missile’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRussia’s defence ministry released footage of the Kinzhal missile test-launch Russia says it has successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, one of a…