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The air-launched cruise missile that struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv was from Russia, Sky News can confirm.The strike on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital was one of several attacks in the deadliest bombardment of Ukraine’s capital in several months.According to the United Nations team tracking human rights violations in Ukraine, at least two people died and around 50 people were injured in the hospital strike.NATO leaders gather to discuss aid – follow Ukraine latestA 30-year-old doctor was among those killed.In total, 42 people were killed and 150 were injured in strikes across Kyiv on Monday. Please use Chrome browser for a…

India’s criminal justice system marked a major overhaul in July 2024. Three new criminal laws came into effect, replacing 19th century Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act, which were inherited from the British after securing independence in 1947. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government says that the new laws were necessary due to the colonial legislation being a central part of the country’s criminal justice system for over a century. But the move has evoked a widespread controversy, sparking concerns and intense debate among human rights groups, legal experts and opposition political parties. The new laws were passed by the…

A union representing workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said on Wednesday it would continue striking “indefinitely.” The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) had previously declared a three-day strike. The labor action is the largest in the tech giant’s history. It comes after the firm predicted a substantial second-quarter operating increase. What do we know about the strike? The NSEU said it decided to extend the strike because management had shown no indication of willingness to hold talks. The union said it had revised demands to include a 3.5% increase in base salary and a day off to mark…

Mason Greenwood is set to sign for French club Marseille, prompting anger from the city’s mayor who has called for the deal to be scrapped.Greenwood, 22, has not played for Manchester United since January 2022, when he was arrested and subsequently charged with one count each of attempted rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and coercive control. All charges against him, which related to the same woman, were dropped last year after key witnesses withdrew their co-operation, the Crown Prosecution Service said.The player is now close to signing for Olympique Marseille, which has agreed a fee of 31.6m euros (£26.7m),…

It was perhaps inevitable that he’d mention his mum. One’s parents are a major part of one’s frame of reference, at the tender age of 16. “It was my mum’s dream, so I’m really happy that my first goal came in a semifinal against France,” Lamine Yamal told reporters at fulltime. A 16-year-old who fires his team into a European Championship final, thereby becoming the youngest goalscorer in the competition’s history, is after all still a 16-year-old. There have been breakout stars in the past, talented teenagers are nothing new. But the scale and pace of his ascent at Euro 2024…

Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday it is launching a probe into European policies amid an antisubsidy investigation into Chinese companies. “The Ministry of Commerce will conduct a trade and investment barrier investigation into the relevant practices adopted by the EU in its investigation of Chinese enterprises,” the ministry said on its website. The investigation, which will run until at least January 2025, comes after a complaint made by the national Chamber of Commerce for importing and exporting machinery and electronics. The inquiry will focus on the EU’s practices in its investigations of Chinese companies under the Regulation on Foreign Subsidies Distorting the Internal Market of the…

A 14-foot long crocodile has been shot dead after killing a 12-year-old girl in Australia.The huge reptile, believed to be at least 30 years old, attacked the girl as she was swimming with her family last week, leading to efforts by rangers to hunt it down. Her death was the first fatal crocodile attack in the Northern Territory since 2018 and has rekindled debate on whether more should be done to curb the crocodile population.It is estimated that there is currently one crocodile for every 2.5 people in the region and the protected species has encroached on human populations in…

The kidney doctor raced to the basement of a children’s hospital in Kyiv to check up on some of her young patients who had been moved there for safety during an air raid siren.Svitlana Lukyanchuk, 30, then risked her life to go back upstairs to a treatment centre where five more infants were hooked up to dialysis machines unable to be taken to the shelter. Despite the danger, she stayed with them to make sure their life-saving procedures could continue even as the ground shook to the sound of Russian missiles striking the capital.Suddenly, one of the munitions hit the…

A union representing workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said on Wednesday it would continue striking “indefinitely.” The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) had previously declared a three-day strike. The labor action is the largest in the tech giant’s history. It comes after the firm predicted a substantial second-quarter operating decrease. What do we know about the strike? The NSEU said it decided to extend the strike because management had shown no indication of willingness to hold talks. “(We) declare a second indefinite general strike from July 10, after learning that the management has no willingness to talk,” the…

At their summit in the US capital, NATO leaders are not only set to approve a new military aid package for Ukraine, but also to talk tough on China. In an interview with US media ahead of the summit, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described China as “the main enabler of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.”  Blinken asked by DW about China’s support for RussiaTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoAntony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, told DW at a foreign ministers’ meeting in Prague in May…