Russia accused of using cluster bombs as fighting rages in Ukraine’s cities – BBC News
Heavy fighting has taken place in several cities across Ukraine. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, has seen some of the fiercest battles with Russian forces accused of using cluster munitions. Many civilians are reported to have been killed. Thousands more people…
Prince Andrew: what next after Ghislaine Maxwell guilty verdict? – BBC News
Prince Andrew is facing more scrutiny of his longstanding friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell following her conviction in New York for sex trafficking on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein. The Prince had a friendship with the couple going back more than 20…
Jury told Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell “preyed on young girls” – BBC News
Prosecutors have alleged that the socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and former girlfriend of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” and that she groomed vulnerable young girls for him to sexually abuse. Ms Maxwell appeared in court in New York…
US teenager who shot dead protesters against racial injustice found not guilty of murder – BBC News
An American teenager who shot dead two people during protests against racial injustice in Wisconsin last year has been found not guilty of murder. In a trial that polarised opinion in the United States, Kyle Rittenhouse argued that he’d feared…
Chinese outrage at new US-UK-Australian security pact – BBC News
China has strongly criticised a new defence and security pact between the United States, UK and Australia. The AUKUS agreement is intended to help deliver stablility in the Indo-Pacific region, which has come under increasing Chinese influence. The deal will…
UK, US and Australia launch pact to counter China – BBC News
The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific, in what’s seen as an effort to counter China. It will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the US.…
Trial of 9/11 “mastermind” resumes at Guantanamo Bay
20 years after the 9/11 terror attacks on America which killed nearly 3,000 people, legal proceedings against the man accused of masterminding them have resumed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. It’s the 42nd court appearance for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and…