Bodies retrieved from Lviv's historic centre after Russian strike
An overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's western city of Lviv close to the border with NATO member Poland killed seven people, including three children, local officials said on Wednesday.
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Drone video shows severe flooding in western India
Drone footage captured in western India's Gujarat state showed large swathes of a residential district inundated on Wednesday (September 4) after heavy rains led to massive flooding.
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Gunfire and drones echo over Lviv as Russia attacks
Russia's early Wednesday (September 4) attack on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv has killed seven people, including three children, Mayor Andriy Sadovy said on the Telegram messaging app.
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Pope urges leaders in Indonesia against religious extremism
Pope Francis on Wednesday (September 4) urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said distorted people's religious beliefs through "deception and violence".
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This zero-waste workshop transforms waste into everyday items
Plastic bottle caps, food packaging, single-use utensils and scrapped toys are just some of the throw-away items that have been given a new life at a zero-waste workshop in Taipei. Syakir Jasnee reports.
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How mange is threatening the survival of Australia's wombats
A group of volunteers in southeastern Australia are on a mission to protect the wombat from mange, a skin disease caused by parasitic mites. Melina Budden, founder of the Blue Mountains Wombat Conservation Group, calls the disease a 'biosecurity issue' because it affects most of Australia's native mammals and can also infect livestock and immunocompromised humans. Olivia Zollino reports.
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Ex-aide to NY governor charged with acting as Chinese agent
A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was charged on Tuesday with secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese government in exchange for millions of dollars in compensation and gifts, including meals of gourmet duck. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.
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Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine damaged after violent storm
The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation authorities said on Tuesday (September 3).
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A lake that supplies water for millions of Greeks is shrinking
After a winter of hardly any snow, a summer of punishing heatwaves and months of little rain, Lake Mornos - a huge man-made lake which supplies water for nearly half the Greek population - has dwindled to its lowest level in decades, exposing the muddied remains of a once sunken village. Kristy Kilburn has more.
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Suspected Boko Haram attack kills dozens in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a military official. Emma Jehle reports.
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Heatwave-fueled algae bloom turns Serbian river green
Belgrade's Sava River is covered in a thick layer of green algae as a result of prolonged heat and minimal rainfall, according to scientists.
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Heatwave-fueled algae bloom turns Serbian river green
Belgrade's Sava River is covered in a thick layer of green algae as a result of prolonged heat and minimal rainfall, according to scientists.
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S. Africa scientists unveil piece of motorbike-sized meteorite
South African scientists on Tuesday unveiled a fragment of what they described as a motorcycle-sized meteorite that was discovered by a little girl in the country's Eastern Cape province last month. The scientists said it was a rare type of an achondritic meteorite. Fiona Jones reports.
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Auto industry at 'turning point,' says expert amid VW troubles
Volkswagen is considering closing factories in Germany for the first time, in a move that shows the mounting price pressure Europe's top carmaker faces from Asian rivals. Director of the Center of Automotive Management, Stefan Bratzel, says the news is a "major wake-up call."
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How Reuters verified Burkina Faso massacre videos
Reuters' Visual Verification Team looked for landmarks to pinpoint the location of the August 24 attack, which left hundreds of civilians dead. Emma Jehle's report contains graphic images.
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UK's Grenfell fire families feel justice delayed ahead of final report
As an inquiry into Britain's 2017 deadly Grenfell Tower fire is due to publish its final report on Wednesday (Sept 4) - seven years after the blaze - families of the victims are questioning whether justice will ever be served, or if the issue of unsafe social housing will be addressed. Diane To reports.
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Dozens killed in deadliest Russian strike on Ukraine this year
At least 51 people were killed in Ukraine and more than 230 wounded on Tuesday, when Russia struck a military institute in the central town of Poltava with two missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, the war's deadliest single attack so far this year. Sean Hogan has more.
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Gazan pupil longs for school as war hampers new academic year
Gaza schoolgirl Rama Abu Seif longs to return to her studies, but her classroom is now a dormitory for families displaced by war. Rachel Judah has more.
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Aftermath of deadly Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Poltava
Video posted on social media and verified by Reuters shows the scale of destruction after Russia struck a military institute in the central town of Poltava with missiles, killing dozens and wounding more than 200, Ukraine's first lady said.
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Frenchman on trial for inviting strangers to rape unconscious wife
A 71-year-old man is on trial in France over allegations that he drugged his wife and invited dozens of strangers to rape her in their home over nearly a decade, in a case that has shocked the country. This report produced by Zachary Goelman.
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Amazon's river communities are left stranded as drought worsens
Across the Amazon region, communities are facing isolation due to lower river navigability. Residents cannot travel to buy food, crops are being harmed and fish are killed when streams dry up, hurting riverside communities that live from fishing. Fiona Jones reports.
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At least 12 migrants dead after vessel capsizes in Channel
At least 12 migrants died on Tuesday (September 3) after their boat capsized on its way across the Channel to Britain, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding that rescue operations were underway to find people still missing.
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Polio vaccinations for Gaza children surpass targets, says WHO
The World Health Organization said that it was ahead of schedule in its polio vaccination campaign in the enclave on Tuesday (September 3), day three of a mass drive, and had inoculated about a quarter of children under 10. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory told reporters area-specific humanitarian pauses are working.
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DR Congo says 129 people killed in attempted prison break
At least 129 people have been killed as they attempted to escape from prison in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, the government said on Tuesday. David Doyle has more.
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Junior doctors in Kolkata stage sit-in over murdered colleague
The medics sat in the middle of the road, clapping, singing and hitting empty water bottles on the ground overnight on Monday (September 2), demanding to see the police commissioner and get justice for a trainee 31-year-old doctor who was brutally raped and murdered in the city.
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