Ukraine said its forces have retaken more settlements in Kherson, one of four partially Russian-occupied regions that President Vladimir Putin formally incorporated into Russia in Europe's biggest annexation since World War Two.
- WorldGunman in Thailand kills 34 people at day-care centre
A former policeman killed 34 people on Thursday in a mass shooting at a children's day-care centre in Thailand, with media reporting the gunman later shot and killed himself.
- MarketsMorning Bid: Runaway oil
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga
- WorldU.S. carrier, allied ships hold missile defence drill after N. Korea tests
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in the direction of Japan, as a U.S. aircraft carrier and allied warships held a drill that simulated shooting down one of the North's missiles.