Vladimir Alexeyev: Russia names three suspects in shooting of general

The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, said the Houthi drone and missile attacks targeted civilian and economic sites in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, and that women and children were among the injured. An energy ministry statement cited an official source as saying that injuries…

It is this accessible, aspirational image – a fresh face for Sierra Leone, where international narratives have long centred on child soldiers, British colonial rule and blood diamonds – that has won her millions of likes on social media. She posts regularly, often dancing and engaging directly with her followers.

Uefa is not the only organisation unhappy with the situation. Concacaf, which covers North and Central America and hosted this year’s World Cup, said in a statement: “We are deeply concerned by the lack of due process. “We share the disappointment of many within our region and the game that this level of detail has…

Two people, one of them a three-year-old child, have been killed and approximately 28 injured in a Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials confirmed. A multi-story residential apartment block was almost completely destroyed in the dual missile attack on Friday afternoon, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called “heinous”. Russia’s Defence Ministry denied reports of an…

Eleven people have died after a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in the town of Tomblaine in eastern France, local officials said. The pilot and all 10 passengers were killed, including five instructors and five people who were preparing to skydive for the first time. The plane, which was being used by a parachutist school,…