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| Hi. Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a remotely detonated bomb that killed a top Russian general in Moscow this morning, Our live page has all the latest developments. Our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Syria's 'revolution capital' and speaks to residents who were caught up in a years-long siege. We also report on a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that has flattened buildings on the Pacific island of Vanuatu. And finally, a rugby player in England has had to deal with a surprising foul, after being felled by a deer in the middle of a match. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Ukraine says it is behind Moscow blast that killed general |
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| | Ukrainian security services tell the BBC Kirillov was a "legitimate target". Credit: AP | Senior Russian general Igor Kirillov – who was responsible for the Russian army’s chemical weapons– has been killed in Moscow by a remotely detonated bomb apparently hidden in an electric scooter. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) was behind the operation, a source in the service tells the BBC. Russia has called the killing a "terrorist act". Recently, Ukraine's security service announced Kirillov had been charged with committing a war crime in absentia for the "mass use" of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine. |
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| How Syria's 'revolution capital' is returning to life | It's a bittersweet return for residents of Homs, which was the site of a brutal years-long siege during Syria's violent civil war. | Lyse Doucet reports > |
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| Gaza ceasefire talks in final stage, says negotiator | There are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. | Read more > |
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| Female student kills two in US school shooting | A student opened fire at a private Christian school in Wisconsin, injuring six people and killing a teacher and a student. | What we know > |
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| Vanuatu shaken by 7.3 magnitude earthquake | A large quake has struck near Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, triggering landslides and flattening multiple buildings. | Read more > |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | The bombs killing and maiming Indian children |
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| | | Poulami Halder had been picking flowers when she found what she thought was a ball. Credit: BBC | Over the last 30 years, at least 565 children in the Indian state of West Bengal have been injured or killed by home-made bombs used in political violence in the region, a BBC Eye investigation has found. Why are so many children paying this deadly price? |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | A child star is born | In the 1930s, Shirley Temple revived a studio's fortunes and a nation's spirits. | |
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And finally... | An unusual pitch invasion occurred during a rugby match in England over the weekend, when a deer sprinted on and tackled one of the players. Watch the moment it happened and don't worry - both the player and the muntjac were said to be unharmed. | |
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