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April 10, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaBate Urgessa: Ethiopian opposition OLF figure shot dead and dumped by roadPublished4 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AWLO MediaImage caption, Bate Urgessa was a senior official of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)By Kalkidan YibeltalBBC News, Addis AbabaA top Ethiopian opposition figure has been shot dead and his body found on the side of a road in his hometown in Meki, in the troubled Oromia region.Bate Urgessa, 41, was an outspoken critic of the government and had been jailed on several occasions.Family members told local news site, Addis Standard, people who “looked like government security forces” took him from his room on Tuesday night.The Oromia regional government denied that security forces were involved.In recent years Ethiopia has seen an increase in the killing of political and cultural figures. Mr Bate was a senior official of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) – one of the biggest political parties in Ethiopia.The OLF condemned the “brutal murder” of Mr Bate and said he was a “eloquent, brave and selfless Oromo soul”.”The unwarranted and extrajudicial killing of conscious and active Oromo political and cultural figures has been a systematic and irresponsible act of silencing the Oromo throughout years and decades,” the statement said. His death has sparked outraged across social media, while human rights groups are demanding justice.Chief commissioner of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Daniel Bekele posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the federal authorities need “to hold perpetrators to account”.Phone lines are cut off in the town but it is unclear if the killing of Mr Bate will trigger protests.Mr Bate has been jailed several times in recent years, but has remained an advocate of non-violent dissent.In February security forces accused him of “working to incite unrest.” He was arrested while being interviewed by French journalist Antoine Galindo and later released on bail. Galindo was released after a week in jail and returned to Paris.The OLF boycotted the last general election, in 2021, saying the political space was too narrow to operate. At the time it accused the government of arresting several of its members, supporters and leaders. The Oromo ethnic group is the largest in Ethiopia but some of its leaders say they have suffered discrimination from the country’s traditional elites.The OLF used to be an armed group but laid down its weapons in 2018 after Abiy Ahmed, an ethnic Oromo, became prime minister.However, the OLF has since become disillusioned with Mr Abiy.More Ethiopia stories from the BBC:Why Ethiopia’s deal with Somaliland is making wavesA simple guide to Ethiopia’How a dance posted to TikTok nearly cost me my life’Related TopicsEthiopiaAround the BBCAfrica Daily podcastFocus on Africa podcastTop StoriesLive. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says three sons killed in Gaza strike’We are not fine’: War casts shadow over Eid in GazaPublished25 minutes agoEU approves major overhaul of migration rulesPublished1 hour agoFeaturesSeven things we spotted in the trailer for Joker 2Wait for gender support frustrating, trans woman saysFact-checking PM’s claims on prisons, crime and the NHSWatch: Is that a house floating through San Francisco Bay? VideoWatch: Is that a house floating through San Francisco Bay?Recipes for Eid feasts with friends and familyBiden pressure on Israel not enough, say dissenting US officialsGaming festival shines a light on diversityWas an extinct fox once man’s best friend?’Airport car park fire turned my life upside down’Elsewhere on the BBCProfound revelation, glorious chaos and a lot of laughsMichael Sheen faces the interview of a lifetime where no question is off the tableAttributioniPlayerHave you ever had ‘beer fear’?Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about the great British pubAttributionSoundsBritain’s most iconic and unexpected film locationsAli Plumb travels through the silver screen sights of NorfolkAttributioniPlayerThe plasterer who fought a boxing legendTen thousand people watched the unlikely fight in 1997AttributionSoundsMost Read1Vennells accused of false statement on postmasters2TV doctor exchanged Botox for sex with patient3EU approves major overhaul of migration rules4Man ‘confused’ after wife’s body found in kitchen5Biden ‘considering’ request to drop Assange charges6Support for Romeo & Juliet actress abused online7Go-kart company fined after schoolgirl death8Lady Gaga brings bad romance to Joker 2 trailer9Six arrested over killing of South African footballer10Don’t ignore us, road death parents tell government

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaBate Urgessa: Ethiopian opposition OLF figure shot dead and dumped by roadPublished4 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AWLO MediaImage caption, Bate Urgessa was a senior official of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)By Kalkidan YibeltalBBC News, Addis AbabaA top Ethiopian opposition figure has been shot dead and his body found on the side of a road in his hometown in Meki, in the troubled Oromia region.Bate Urgessa, 41, was an outspoken critic of the government and had been jailed on several occasions.Family members told local news site, Addis Standard, people who “looked like government security forces” took him from his room on Tuesday night.The Oromia regional government denied that security forces were involved.In recent years Ethiopia has seen an increase in the killing of political and cultural figures. Mr Bate was a senior official of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) – one of the biggest political parties in Ethiopia.The OLF condemned the “brutal murder” of Mr Bate and said he was a “eloquent, brave and selfless Oromo soul”.”The unwarranted and extrajudicial killing of conscious and active Oromo political and cultural figures has been a systematic and irresponsible act of silencing the Oromo throughout years and decades,” the statement said. His death has sparked outraged across social media, while human rights groups are demanding justice.Chief commissioner of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Daniel Bekele posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the federal authorities need “to hold perpetrators to account”.Phone lines are cut off in the town but it is unclear if the killing of Mr Bate will trigger protests.Mr Bate has been jailed several times in recent years, but has remained an advocate of non-violent dissent.In February security forces accused him of “working to incite unrest.” He was arrested while being interviewed by French journalist Antoine Galindo and later released on bail. Galindo was released after a week in jail and returned to Paris.The OLF boycotted the last general election, in 2021, saying the political space was too narrow to operate. At the time it accused the government of arresting several of its members, supporters and leaders. The Oromo ethnic group is the largest in Ethiopia but some of its leaders say they have suffered discrimination from the country’s traditional elites.The OLF used to be an armed group but laid down its weapons in 2018 after Abiy Ahmed, an ethnic Oromo, became prime minister.However, the OLF has since become disillusioned with Mr Abiy.More Ethiopia stories from the BBC:Why Ethiopia’s deal with Somaliland is making wavesA simple guide to Ethiopia’How a dance posted to TikTok nearly cost me my life’Related TopicsEthiopiaAround the BBCAfrica Daily podcastFocus on Africa podcastTop StoriesLive. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says three sons killed in Gaza strike’We are not fine’: War casts shadow over Eid in GazaPublished25 minutes agoEU approves major overhaul of migration rulesPublished1 hour agoFeaturesSeven things we spotted in the trailer for Joker 2Wait for gender support frustrating, trans woman saysFact-checking PM’s claims on prisons, crime and the NHSWatch: Is that a house floating through San Francisco Bay? VideoWatch: Is that a house floating through San Francisco Bay?Recipes for Eid feasts with friends and familyBiden pressure on Israel not enough, say dissenting US officialsGaming festival shines a light on diversityWas an extinct fox once man’s best friend?’Airport car park fire turned my life upside down’Elsewhere on the BBCProfound revelation, glorious chaos and a lot of laughsMichael Sheen faces the interview of a lifetime where no question is off the tableAttributioniPlayerHave you ever had ‘beer fear’?Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about the great British pubAttributionSoundsBritain’s most iconic and unexpected film locationsAli Plumb travels through the silver screen sights of NorfolkAttributioniPlayerThe plasterer who fought a boxing legendTen thousand people watched the unlikely fight in 1997AttributionSoundsMost Read1Vennells accused of false statement on postmasters2TV doctor exchanged Botox for sex with patient3EU approves major overhaul of migration rules4Man ‘confused’ after wife’s body found in kitchen5Biden ‘considering’ request to drop Assange charges6Support for Romeo & Juliet actress abused online7Go-kart company fined after schoolgirl death8Lady Gaga brings bad romance to Joker 2 trailer9Six arrested over killing of South African footballer10Don’t ignore us, road death parents tell government
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March 22, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaRussia Ukraine war: Fleeing embattled border villagesPublished14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage caption, Nina Skorkina has now left her village near the border with RussiaBy Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent, Sumy regionWhen Russian planes began bombing her border village in northern Ukraine, Nina Skorkina refused to leave. Then a police team arrived and evacuated the 87-year-old anyway, with explosions all around. In recent days, other elderly and frail residents have been carried out on blankets across a bridge already damaged by air strikes. As Vladimir Putin celebrates securing another six years in the Kremlin, and vows to continue his full-scale war on Ukraine, attacks across the border have sharply escalated.Volodymyr Zelensky says nearly 200 bombs have been dropped on the Sumy region in north-eastern Ukraine this month alone. He accuses Russia of trying to “burn our border villages to the ground”.Image caption, Nina Makarenko was evacuated to a safer town, with just a few clothes and her own jamPolice and emergency workers have now rescued hundreds of people from the Sumy border area, moving them deeper into Ukraine and to safety. Many are from a cluster of villages around Velyka Pysarivka. Helped off a bright yellow school bus this week, Nina Makarenko told me the home she’d had to leave was in ruins.”They smashed up our houses. There’s nothing left,” she said.Her cheeks were bright with blusher and her lips painted, but all Nina had brought with her was a few clothes and some homemade jam. Before the war, she used to cross into Russia regularly to go shopping. Now Russian forces are attacking her home. “It’s scary. They’re shelling day and night.”The bus delivers the evacuees to the small town of Okhtyrka, where the local authorities have turned a kindergarten and a school into a temporary shelter. It’s cosy and there are psychologists working with children, with plenty of smiles and laughter. But on camp beds laid out inside a classroom, older women sit still, looking bewildered. They’ve lost everything they know and own.The first thing I hear as I enter the room is a plea for more help for Ukraine’s soldiers. ‘You can rebuild Mariupol – you can’t bring back the dead’Has Russia carried out war crimes in Ukraine?No choice for Ukrainians: More Putin means more war”Give them weapons to push the Russians back, that’s all we ask!” Valentyna says as she leaps up to greet me. “Their planes are dropping bombs on us, and we have nothing to knock them out of the sky!”The next outburst is one of anger at Vladimir Putin – who launched this war and who was just officially declared Russia’s president for a fifth term. “Putin is our enemy! He says he will destroy Ukraine!” Tetiana tells me passionately and mocks the Russian leader’s triumphant re-election. “He appointed himself!””What did we ever do to him? But look at how many people have been killed here, how many tortured. How many people have lost their arms and legs. And what for?”As Tetiana speaks, her elderly mother sobs uncontrollably beside her. Looking round, I realise almost everyone in the room is crying. Many villagers have abandoned the Sumy border area since last summer as it became more dangerous. Now, it’s almost impossible to stay. Images filmed by police rescue teams show streets of detached houses in utter ruin.Image source, Ukrainian National PoliceImage caption, Ukrainians say entire streets in border villages have been destroyed by Russian bombardmentOne possible reason for the upsurge in attacks is increased Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod, the biggest Russian city across the border. Vladimir Putin has vowed to respond, ignoring the fact that Russian missiles have been hitting homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine relentlessly for two years. The mayor of Okhtyrka has another theory for the escalation.”I understand that the enemy wants to create some kind of grey zone where military equipment can’t enter and where people can’t move in large groups,” Pavlo Kuzmenko suggests. We met in the town library because his own offices had been destroyed by a Russian missile strike. “Along the whole of our border, the enemy is gradually creating an area where Ukrainians will not be able to tread,” the mayor believes. There is another reason for the increased bombardment. Just ahead of Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin, a group of Russian fighters announced an armed incursion from Ukraine – into their own country. The self-styled “liberation forces” wanted to show that Mr Putin had lost control of his border. That’s when villagers say the military air strikes on Velyka Pysarivka began.”The explosions didn’t stop for a moment.”Tetiana described life in the village then as “hell”. Image caption, Anti-Putin Russian fighters hold a press conferenceThe Russian forces are made up of men ranging from openly far-right nationalists to Siberian separatists. They’re linked by a belief that only armed resistance can change Russia now and remove Vladimir Putin. The size and military effectiveness of the forces, based in Ukraine and backed by Ukrainian military intelligence, is unclear.In Kyiv on Thursday, a spokesman for one of the groups said their ongoing raids had tied up the “Kremlin military machine”, scuppering plans for a new push into Ukraine.My own sources suggest there could be as much hype as actual fighting.When I questioned whether their self-vaunted achievements merited the destruction of Ukrainian villages, another spokesman said that civilians suffering was “sad”.But he said fighting an enemy like Russia “without victims and ruin” was impossible.It’s not only the fighting that families are fleeing in Sumy.The northern region has the only working border crossing in the country from Russia, making it the main route for Ukrainians escaping occupation.Every day, dozens of people from areas Russia has illegally claimed as its own endure a draining journey to reach territory controlled by Kyiv. The Kremlin says the occupied regions turned out to vote for Putin this month in large, enthusiastic crowds.Image caption, Children in a Ukrainian welcome centre for displaced peopleBut that’s not the picture painted by those who reach Sumy.This week, Zoya Vypyraylo and her husband Mykhailo travelled three days from a village in the southern Kherson region that’s now full of Russian soldiers. “There are so many of them. They set up in the houses. They’re in the fields. Their vehicles are moving all over. It was really scary,” Zoya confided, when she finally reached a reception centre. She says life under occupation changed her, radically: “I had no will. No energy. My spirit was crushed.”So she and Mykhailo gave up everything. They handed their home of 53 years to a neighbour and left their ducks, chickens and dogs. Image caption, Zoya and her husband Mykhailo (centre) have left everything behind in Russian-occupied territory”We want Kherson to be Ukraine. We really do. But we don’t believe it, anymore,” Zoya told me quietly, her whole body sagging from all kinds of exhaustion. To reach Ukraine, the pensioners had to drag their bags across a two-kilometre stretch of no-man’s-land.Pluriton, an aid group, then shuttles people from the border to a facility where it offers phone calls home, train tickets onwards, tea and hot food. All arrivals from occupied territory face a security screening by their own country. “When I look at these people, I remember myself,” Pluriton boss Kateryna Arisoy says. It’s not so long since she left her own home in Bakhmut, a city since razed to the ground.Image caption, After three days travelling from occupied areas, Zoya is finally able to call her son to say she is safe”I can’t find the words to explain that their former life, unfortunately, will never continue.”Zoya Vypyraylo knows that.”When we were driving here I started to cry. I breathed the fresh air, our Ukrainian air,” the pensioner tells me, her voice low but intense.For two years in Kherson she’s been pressured to deny her identity. Take a Russian passport. Even vote for Vladimir Putin, who ordered the invasion of her country. “We are Ukrainians. We want our country to flourish. For our children and grandchildren to live in peace,” Zoya tells me, then starts to cry. “I’m sorry. It’s really hard.”It’s slowly sinking in that she is free. But Ukraine is no closer to peace. Additional reporting by Hanna Chornous. Photos by Joyce LiuRelated TopicsWar in UkraineVladimir PutinUkraineUkrainian refugeesMore on this storyInside Ukraine’s struggle to find new men to fightPublished12 FebruaryPutin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to KremlinPublished9 FebruaryTop StoriesPrincess of Wales undergoing cancer treatmentPublished38 minutes agoLive. 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VideoPeople take cover as gunmen enter Moscow concert hallPublished2 hours agoFeaturesGrumpy gran aged 75 is global Fortnite sensationTrump poised for billions as stock market deal passesInside the ice cream van feeding familiesFleeing Ukraine’s embattled border villagesSolar eclipse spectacle set to grip North America againUFC star squares his Muslim faith with a career in the octagonWeekly quiz: How long did this woman take to climb nearly 300 mountains?Apple becomes the latest tech giant under siege’Help my brother first’: Gazan girl’s plea as entire family killedElsewhere on the BBCThe ultimate bromanceWatch the masters of satire Peter Cook and Dudley Moore with a look back through the archivesAttributioniPlayerHow did Emma of Normandy shape early medieval England?Greg Jenner and his guests step back in time to find out…AttributionSoundsAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerThe last eruptionMount Vesuvius is famous for destroying Pompeii in 79AD but it last erupted in 1944AttributionSoundsMost Read1Princess of Wales undergoing cancer treatment2What we know about Kate’s cancer diagnosis3Chancellor says £100,000 not a huge salary in Surrey4FA defends new England kit over flag design5Lost elderly couple drive around city for 10 hours6Trump poised for billions as stock market deal passes7Stranger Things actor to officiate co-star’s wedding8Eyewitnesses tell of panic as gunmen open fire in Moscow hall9Legal warning over Barclay waste project decision10Life sentence for man who murdered couple with fentanyl

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaRussia Ukraine war: Fleeing embattled border villagesPublished14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage caption, Nina Skorkina has now left her village near the border with RussiaBy Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent, Sumy regionWhen Russian planes began bombing her border village in northern Ukraine, Nina Skorkina refused to leave. Then a police team arrived and evacuated the 87-year-old anyway, with explosions all around. In recent days, other elderly and frail residents have been carried out on blankets across a bridge already damaged by air strikes. As Vladimir Putin celebrates securing another six years in the Kremlin, and vows to continue his full-scale war on Ukraine, attacks across the border have sharply escalated.Volodymyr Zelensky says nearly 200 bombs have been dropped on the Sumy region in north-eastern Ukraine this month alone. He accuses Russia of trying to “burn our border villages to the ground”.Image caption, Nina Makarenko was evacuated to a safer town, with just a few clothes and her own jamPolice and emergency workers have now rescued hundreds of people from the Sumy border area, moving them deeper into Ukraine and to safety. Many are from a cluster of villages around Velyka Pysarivka. Helped off a bright yellow school bus this week, Nina Makarenko told me the home she’d had to leave was in ruins.”They smashed up our houses. There’s nothing left,” she said.Her cheeks were bright with blusher and her lips painted, but all Nina had brought with her was a few clothes and some homemade jam. Before the war, she used to cross into Russia regularly to go shopping. Now Russian forces are attacking her home. “It’s scary. They’re shelling day and night.”The bus delivers the evacuees to the small town of Okhtyrka, where the local authorities have turned a kindergarten and a school into a temporary shelter. It’s cosy and there are psychologists working with children, with plenty of smiles and laughter. But on camp beds laid out inside a classroom, older women sit still, looking bewildered. They’ve lost everything they know and own.The first thing I hear as I enter the room is a plea for more help for Ukraine’s soldiers. ‘You can rebuild Mariupol – you can’t bring back the dead’Has Russia carried out war crimes in Ukraine?No choice for Ukrainians: More Putin means more war”Give them weapons to push the Russians back, that’s all we ask!” Valentyna says as she leaps up to greet me. “Their planes are dropping bombs on us, and we have nothing to knock them out of the sky!”The next outburst is one of anger at Vladimir Putin – who launched this war and who was just officially declared Russia’s president for a fifth term. “Putin is our enemy! He says he will destroy Ukraine!” Tetiana tells me passionately and mocks the Russian leader’s triumphant re-election. “He appointed himself!””What did we ever do to him? But look at how many people have been killed here, how many tortured. How many people have lost their arms and legs. And what for?”As Tetiana speaks, her elderly mother sobs uncontrollably beside her. Looking round, I realise almost everyone in the room is crying. Many villagers have abandoned the Sumy border area since last summer as it became more dangerous. Now, it’s almost impossible to stay. Images filmed by police rescue teams show streets of detached houses in utter ruin.Image source, Ukrainian National PoliceImage caption, Ukrainians say entire streets in border villages have been destroyed by Russian bombardmentOne possible reason for the upsurge in attacks is increased Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod, the biggest Russian city across the border. Vladimir Putin has vowed to respond, ignoring the fact that Russian missiles have been hitting homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine relentlessly for two years. The mayor of Okhtyrka has another theory for the escalation.”I understand that the enemy wants to create some kind of grey zone where military equipment can’t enter and where people can’t move in large groups,” Pavlo Kuzmenko suggests. We met in the town library because his own offices had been destroyed by a Russian missile strike. “Along the whole of our border, the enemy is gradually creating an area where Ukrainians will not be able to tread,” the mayor believes. There is another reason for the increased bombardment. Just ahead of Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin, a group of Russian fighters announced an armed incursion from Ukraine – into their own country. The self-styled “liberation forces” wanted to show that Mr Putin had lost control of his border. That’s when villagers say the military air strikes on Velyka Pysarivka began.”The explosions didn’t stop for a moment.”Tetiana described life in the village then as “hell”. Image caption, Anti-Putin Russian fighters hold a press conferenceThe Russian forces are made up of men ranging from openly far-right nationalists to Siberian separatists. They’re linked by a belief that only armed resistance can change Russia now and remove Vladimir Putin. The size and military effectiveness of the forces, based in Ukraine and backed by Ukrainian military intelligence, is unclear.In Kyiv on Thursday, a spokesman for one of the groups said their ongoing raids had tied up the “Kremlin military machine”, scuppering plans for a new push into Ukraine.My own sources suggest there could be as much hype as actual fighting.When I questioned whether their self-vaunted achievements merited the destruction of Ukrainian villages, another spokesman said that civilians suffering was “sad”.But he said fighting an enemy like Russia “without victims and ruin” was impossible.It’s not only the fighting that families are fleeing in Sumy.The northern region has the only working border crossing in the country from Russia, making it the main route for Ukrainians escaping occupation.Every day, dozens of people from areas Russia has illegally claimed as its own endure a draining journey to reach territory controlled by Kyiv. The Kremlin says the occupied regions turned out to vote for Putin this month in large, enthusiastic crowds.Image caption, Children in a Ukrainian welcome centre for displaced peopleBut that’s not the picture painted by those who reach Sumy.This week, Zoya Vypyraylo and her husband Mykhailo travelled three days from a village in the southern Kherson region that’s now full of Russian soldiers. “There are so many of them. They set up in the houses. They’re in the fields. Their vehicles are moving all over. It was really scary,” Zoya confided, when she finally reached a reception centre. She says life under occupation changed her, radically: “I had no will. No energy. My spirit was crushed.”So she and Mykhailo gave up everything. They handed their home of 53 years to a neighbour and left their ducks, chickens and dogs. Image caption, Zoya and her husband Mykhailo (centre) have left everything behind in Russian-occupied territory”We want Kherson to be Ukraine. We really do. But we don’t believe it, anymore,” Zoya told me quietly, her whole body sagging from all kinds of exhaustion. To reach Ukraine, the pensioners had to drag their bags across a two-kilometre stretch of no-man’s-land.Pluriton, an aid group, then shuttles people from the border to a facility where it offers phone calls home, train tickets onwards, tea and hot food. All arrivals from occupied territory face a security screening by their own country. “When I look at these people, I remember myself,” Pluriton boss Kateryna Arisoy says. It’s not so long since she left her own home in Bakhmut, a city since razed to the ground.Image caption, After three days travelling from occupied areas, Zoya is finally able to call her son to say she is safe”I can’t find the words to explain that their former life, unfortunately, will never continue.”Zoya Vypyraylo knows that.”When we were driving here I started to cry. I breathed the fresh air, our Ukrainian air,” the pensioner tells me, her voice low but intense.For two years in Kherson she’s been pressured to deny her identity. Take a Russian passport. Even vote for Vladimir Putin, who ordered the invasion of her country. “We are Ukrainians. We want our country to flourish. For our children and grandchildren to live in peace,” Zoya tells me, then starts to cry. “I’m sorry. It’s really hard.”It’s slowly sinking in that she is free. But Ukraine is no closer to peace. Additional reporting by Hanna Chornous. Photos by Joyce LiuRelated TopicsWar in UkraineVladimir PutinUkraineUkrainian refugeesMore on this storyInside Ukraine’s struggle to find new men to fightPublished12 FebruaryPutin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to KremlinPublished9 FebruaryTop StoriesPrincess of Wales undergoing cancer treatmentPublished38 minutes agoLive. At least 40 dead in Moscow concert hall attack, Russian intelligence service saysPeople take cover as gunmen enter Moscow concert hall. VideoPeople take cover as gunmen enter Moscow concert hallPublished2 hours agoFeaturesGrumpy gran aged 75 is global Fortnite sensationTrump poised for billions as stock market deal passesInside the ice cream van feeding familiesFleeing Ukraine’s embattled border villagesSolar eclipse spectacle set to grip North America againUFC star squares his Muslim faith with a career in the octagonWeekly quiz: How long did this woman take to climb nearly 300 mountains?Apple becomes the latest tech giant under siege’Help my brother first’: Gazan girl’s plea as entire family killedElsewhere on the BBCThe ultimate bromanceWatch the masters of satire Peter Cook and Dudley Moore with a look back through the archivesAttributioniPlayerHow did Emma of Normandy shape early medieval England?Greg Jenner and his guests step back in time to find out…AttributionSoundsAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerThe last eruptionMount Vesuvius is famous for destroying Pompeii in 79AD but it last erupted in 1944AttributionSoundsMost Read1Princess of Wales undergoing cancer treatment2What we know about Kate’s cancer diagnosis3Chancellor says £100,000 not a huge salary in Surrey4FA defends new England kit over flag design5Lost elderly couple drive around city for 10 hours6Trump poised for billions as stock market deal passes7Stranger Things actor to officiate co-star’s wedding8Eyewitnesses tell of panic as gunmen open fire in Moscow hall9Legal warning over Barclay waste project decision10Life sentence for man who murdered couple with fentanyl
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March 1, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaWhite Island volcano: Tour operators ordered to pay millions to victimsPublished47 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, 22 people died in 2019 when the White Island volcano eruptedBy Frances MaoBBC NewsA New Zealand court has ordered NZ$10m (£4.8m; $6m) in compensation to the victims of the White Island volcano disaster, where 22 people died.In December 2019, 47 people were touring the volcano when it erupted, killing nearly half of the group and gravely injuring everyone else.The firms which owned the island and operated tours were found guilty last year of negligence and safety breaches.Their failure to provide proper checks had ruined many lives, the court said.The volcano had been showing signs of heightened activity in the weeks leading up to the eruption but operators ignored these, the court said.On Friday, the Auckland District Court ordered the company which owned the island, Whakaari Management Limited, to pay NZ$4.57m in damages to victims.Whakaari Management – named after the Maori name for the island – licenced tour groups to visit the volcano.The court also ordered White Island Tours, the company which had brought the tourists to the island for a walking tour, to pay NZ$4.68m in reparations. Three other tour companies, Volcanic Air Safaris, Aerius Limited and Kahu NZ Limited, were also ordered to pay damages. The privately owned volcano that is always activeSeventeen of the tourists who died were from Australia, with the others from the US, New Zealand and Germany. Affected visitors on the day had also come the UK, China and Malaysia.Judge Evangelos Thomas said in his judgement on Friday that the compensation was “no more than a token recognition” of the victims’ suffering. Families were broken after the death of loved ones, he acknowledged. Many of the survivors suffered terrible burns and were still enduring a painful toll.”The treatment was often painful, arduous, disheartening. For many it remains ongoing,” he said. “Many people grapple with disfigurement of one kind or another. It’s not just simply the physical injury that has caused such harm… the emotional consequences deepen the suffering. We acknowledge that harm.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A 2021 memorial in the New Zealand town of Whakatane to the tourists affected in the disasterPayments will be divided among the victims, with greater amounts to the families of the 22 people who were killed.In testimonies earlier this week, relatives of those who died told the court the “grief never goes away”.The mother of Hayden Marshall-Inman, a 40-year-old tour guide killed in the eruption, said: “When Hayds died on White Island, a part of me died. My heart carries the loss of him day and night.”The owners of the island, Whakaari Management, were also fined NZ$978,000 for breaching workplace safety laws.The firm’s owners previously faced individual criminal prosecutions over the deaths, but the charges were dropped last year.The disaster prompted the most extensive and complex investigation ever undertaken by WorkSafe NZ, which was also criticised for failing to monitor activities on the island between 2014 and 2019.Tourism activities on White Island have not resumed since the eruption.Some of the tourists who bought their tour ticket to Whakaari through Royal Caribbean Cruises have already reached settlements after suing the Florida-based company in the US.Related TopicsVolcanoesNew ZealandMore on this storyCompany found guilty over NZ volcano disasterPublished31 October 2023Top StoriesLive. 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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaWhite Island volcano: Tour operators ordered to pay millions to victimsPublished47 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, 22 people died in 2019 when the White Island volcano eruptedBy Frances MaoBBC NewsA New Zealand court has ordered NZ$10m (£4.8m; $6m) in compensation to the victims of the White Island volcano disaster, where 22 people died.In December 2019, 47 people were touring the volcano when it erupted, killing nearly half of the group and gravely injuring everyone else.The firms which owned the island and operated tours were found guilty last year of negligence and safety breaches.Their failure to provide proper checks had ruined many lives, the court said.The volcano had been showing signs of heightened activity in the weeks leading up to the eruption but operators ignored these, the court said.On Friday, the Auckland District Court ordered the company which owned the island, Whakaari Management Limited, to pay NZ$4.57m in damages to victims.Whakaari Management – named after the Maori name for the island – licenced tour groups to visit the volcano.The court also ordered White Island Tours, the company which had brought the tourists to the island for a walking tour, to pay NZ$4.68m in reparations. Three other tour companies, Volcanic Air Safaris, Aerius Limited and Kahu NZ Limited, were also ordered to pay damages. The privately owned volcano that is always activeSeventeen of the tourists who died were from Australia, with the others from the US, New Zealand and Germany. Affected visitors on the day had also come the UK, China and Malaysia.Judge Evangelos Thomas said in his judgement on Friday that the compensation was “no more than a token recognition” of the victims’ suffering. Families were broken after the death of loved ones, he acknowledged. Many of the survivors suffered terrible burns and were still enduring a painful toll.”The treatment was often painful, arduous, disheartening. For many it remains ongoing,” he said. “Many people grapple with disfigurement of one kind or another. It’s not just simply the physical injury that has caused such harm… the emotional consequences deepen the suffering. We acknowledge that harm.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A 2021 memorial in the New Zealand town of Whakatane to the tourists affected in the disasterPayments will be divided among the victims, with greater amounts to the families of the 22 people who were killed.In testimonies earlier this week, relatives of those who died told the court the “grief never goes away”.The mother of Hayden Marshall-Inman, a 40-year-old tour guide killed in the eruption, said: “When Hayds died on White Island, a part of me died. My heart carries the loss of him day and night.”The owners of the island, Whakaari Management, were also fined NZ$978,000 for breaching workplace safety laws.The firm’s owners previously faced individual criminal prosecutions over the deaths, but the charges were dropped last year.The disaster prompted the most extensive and complex investigation ever undertaken by WorkSafe NZ, which was also criticised for failing to monitor activities on the island between 2014 and 2019.Tourism activities on White Island have not resumed since the eruption.Some of the tourists who bought their tour ticket to Whakaari through Royal Caribbean Cruises have already reached settlements after suing the Florida-based company in the US.Related TopicsVolcanoesNew ZealandMore on this storyCompany found guilty over NZ volcano disasterPublished31 October 2023Top StoriesLive. 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February 19, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaCape Town smell blamed on cattle ship docked in South African cityPublished37 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Animal rights campaigners want to ban the export of live animals by sea (file photo)By Danai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsA “nauseating” stench engulfing the South African city of Cape Town comes from a ship docked in the port carrying 19,000 cows, local officials say.”It was the worst stench I have ever come across in my life,” Lerato Bashing, a 29-year-old Cape Town resident, told the BBC. The smell has been traced to the Al Kuwait ship which has been anchored in Cape Town since Sunday evening.The City of Cape Town said on X the issue of the smell was being handled.The city’s official in charge of water and sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, said the ship was due to leave on Monday night.The Al Kuwait is heading to Iraq from Brazil. It stopped in Cape Town to get feed for the cattle, according to anti-animal cruelty organisation, NSPCA.Its agents boarded the ship to asses the condition of the ship and said in a statement: “This smell is indicative of the awful conditions the animals endure, having already spent 2½ weeks on board, with a build-up of faeces and ammonia.””It ruined my day because even when I was indoors, every time the lift opened, the smell spilled over into the office and it stuck in the back of my throat like a bad aftertaste,” Ms Bashing said. Another resident, who works near the harbour, told the BBC the smell was “overwhelming” and they were forced to close their car windows, despite it being a hot day.”It smelled as bad as one you’d imagine and I was put off of breathing,” they said. However, residents say the stink has not reached the other side of Table Mountain or the southern suburbs.While residents in the port city were greatly affected, many wondered how the crew were faring as they had spent about two weeks with the cattle. “I feel sorry for the workers on that carrier who have to be around that every day and for the animals,” Ms Bashing said.The NSPCA took the moment to reiterate “its firm stance against the live export of animals by sea”. The group launched a campaign in 2019 to stop the the practice. The NSPCA says this method of trade causes “pain, suffering and distress to many animals”. Additional reporting by Flora DruryYou may also be interested in:’Brutal’ donkey skin trade banned across AfricaAnimals fear human voices more than lions – studyRelated TopicsSouth AfricaAfricaAround the BBCFocus on Africa podcastTop StoriesLive. Alexei Navalny’s widow vows to continue his work in fight for ‘free Russia’Baby was among three children found dead Published6 minutes agoLive. Kemi Badenoch says Post Office payout delay claims ‘wild, baseless allegations’FeaturesWatch Baftas 2024 best bits… in two minutes. VideoWatch Baftas 2024 best bits… in two minutesMichael J Fox brings audience to tears at BaftasThe unprecedented case of a migrant manslaughter trial’Hearing my children’s laughter is like torture’Voters feel better about the economy. Will it help Biden?Who is Julian Assange and why is he facing extradition?Determination and despair in Ukraine front-line town‘Without painkillers, we leave patients to scream for hours’Matt Smith on a Doctor Who return… and Prince Harry. VideoMatt Smith on a Doctor Who return… and Prince HarryElsewhere on the BBCWhat is it really like to be a monk?’To be a monk is something very vast, very high and very beautiful’AttributioniPlayerCould Taylor Swift swing the US election?‘Swifties’ know the words to all her songs, but are they listening to her on politics?AttributionSoundsWhat holds us back from exercising as we age?James Gallagher explores the mental and physical barriers that may stop usAttributionSounds’I smashed all my trophies’Bradley Wiggins opens up about his mental health and imposter syndromeAttributioniPlayerMost Read1New controls on holiday lets to be introduced2Father tried to rescue son, 2, who fell into river3Constance Marten told to say baby died of cot death4Baby among three children found dead in house5Israeli PM ‘missed chance’ to cut off Hamas cash6Bafta taking Oppenheimer stage invasion ‘seriously’7Crew abandon cargo ship after attack off Yemen8Crystal Palace appoint Glasner as new managerAttributionSport9Michael J Fox brings audience to tears at Baftas10First jailing over intention to supply nitrous oxide

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaCape Town smell blamed on cattle ship docked in South African cityPublished37 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Animal rights campaigners want to ban the export of live animals by sea (file photo)By Danai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsA “nauseating” stench engulfing the South African city of Cape Town comes from a ship docked in the port carrying 19,000 cows, local officials say.”It was the worst stench I have ever come across in my life,” Lerato Bashing, a 29-year-old Cape Town resident, told the BBC. The smell has been traced to the Al Kuwait ship which has been anchored in Cape Town since Sunday evening.The City of Cape Town said on X the issue of the smell was being handled.The city’s official in charge of water and sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, said the ship was due to leave on Monday night.The Al Kuwait is heading to Iraq from Brazil. It stopped in Cape Town to get feed for the cattle, according to anti-animal cruelty organisation, NSPCA.Its agents boarded the ship to asses the condition of the ship and said in a statement: “This smell is indicative of the awful conditions the animals endure, having already spent 2½ weeks on board, with a build-up of faeces and ammonia.””It ruined my day because even when I was indoors, every time the lift opened, the smell spilled over into the office and it stuck in the back of my throat like a bad aftertaste,” Ms Bashing said. Another resident, who works near the harbour, told the BBC the smell was “overwhelming” and they were forced to close their car windows, despite it being a hot day.”It smelled as bad as one you’d imagine and I was put off of breathing,” they said. However, residents say the stink has not reached the other side of Table Mountain or the southern suburbs.While residents in the port city were greatly affected, many wondered how the crew were faring as they had spent about two weeks with the cattle. “I feel sorry for the workers on that carrier who have to be around that every day and for the animals,” Ms Bashing said.The NSPCA took the moment to reiterate “its firm stance against the live export of animals by sea”. The group launched a campaign in 2019 to stop the the practice. The NSPCA says this method of trade causes “pain, suffering and distress to many animals”. Additional reporting by Flora DruryYou may also be interested in:’Brutal’ donkey skin trade banned across AfricaAnimals fear human voices more than lions – studyRelated TopicsSouth AfricaAfricaAround the BBCFocus on Africa podcastTop StoriesLive. Alexei Navalny’s widow vows to continue his work in fight for ‘free Russia’Baby was among three children found dead Published6 minutes agoLive. Kemi Badenoch says Post Office payout delay claims ‘wild, baseless allegations’FeaturesWatch Baftas 2024 best bits… in two minutes. VideoWatch Baftas 2024 best bits… in two minutesMichael J Fox brings audience to tears at BaftasThe unprecedented case of a migrant manslaughter trial’Hearing my children’s laughter is like torture’Voters feel better about the economy. Will it help Biden?Who is Julian Assange and why is he facing extradition?Determination and despair in Ukraine front-line town‘Without painkillers, we leave patients to scream for hours’Matt Smith on a Doctor Who return… and Prince Harry. VideoMatt Smith on a Doctor Who return… and Prince HarryElsewhere on the BBCWhat is it really like to be a monk?’To be a monk is something very vast, very high and very beautiful’AttributioniPlayerCould Taylor Swift swing the US election?‘Swifties’ know the words to all her songs, but are they listening to her on politics?AttributionSoundsWhat holds us back from exercising as we age?James Gallagher explores the mental and physical barriers that may stop usAttributionSounds’I smashed all my trophies’Bradley Wiggins opens up about his mental health and imposter syndromeAttributioniPlayerMost Read1New controls on holiday lets to be introduced2Father tried to rescue son, 2, who fell into river3Constance Marten told to say baby died of cot death4Baby among three children found dead in house5Israeli PM ‘missed chance’ to cut off Hamas cash6Bafta taking Oppenheimer stage invasion ‘seriously’7Crew abandon cargo ship after attack off Yemen8Crystal Palace appoint Glasner as new managerAttributionSport9Michael J Fox brings audience to tears at Baftas10First jailing over intention to supply nitrous oxide
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February 19, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaMinnesota shooting: Two police and a medic killedPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Minnesota Department of Public Safety/ReutersImage caption, Police officers Paul Elmstrand (L) and Matthew Ruge (R) were shot dead, along with paramedic Adam Finseth (C)By James FitzGeraldBBC NewsMinnesota police say two officers and a paramedic have been killed in a shooting at a family home. The gunman, who was barricaded inside his Burnsville home with seven children, opened fire as officers tried to negotiate with him.The dead officers were named as Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27, and the paramedic was Adam Finseth, 40. The attacker also died in the incident, which followed a domestic abuse call in the early hours of Sunday morning.Burnsville police chief Tanya Schwartz said her whole force was “hurting”, while Minnesota Governor Tim Walz described it as a “tragic loss for our state”.State authorities said officers were called at about 01:50 local time (07:50 GMT) to the address in Burnsville, a city about 15 miles (24 km) south of central Minneapolis.They were responding to a “report of a domestic situation” involving an armed man, said Supt Drew Evans from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.The responders later learned seven children, aged two to 15, were also “barricaded” in the property. They went on to spend “quite a bit of time negotiating with this individual”.The attacker then opened fire, killing the three victims and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries on a fourth policeman, who was named as Adam Medlicott.Details of exactly what happened next are not yet clear, though Supt Evans confirmed that the police “did return fire”. Local media said the gunman killed himself. He is said by Supt Evans to have had “several guns and large amounts of ammunition”, and shot at the first responders from different parts of the home.He has not yet been named. He was found dead at about 08:00, which left other inhabitants of the home able to escape unharmed. How gun violence is reshaping American livesNeighbours on the quiet residential street described their fear as the incident escalated. Jason Skog recalled seeing a large police and Swat presence in his neighbourhood.Describing the sound of explosions and gunfire, he said it quickly became clear that “something bad was taking place”.An investigation is under way into what happened, while tributes have been paid by emergency workers in the local area and beyond. A candlelit vigil was held for the victims on Sunday night.The incident came just days after another mass shooting in another Midwestern state, during which one person was killed and 21 injured in Missouri.The victims were among a crowd who had been watching a victory parade by the Kansas City Chiefs after the NFL team won the Super Bowl earlier this month.A pair of teenagers have been charged over the attack.Related TopicsUS gun violenceMinnesotaMore on this storyHow gun violence is reshaping American livesPublished1 June 2023Two teenagers charged over Super Bowl parade shootingPublished2 days agoTop StoriesLive. 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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaMinnesota shooting: Two police and a medic killedPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Minnesota Department of Public Safety/ReutersImage caption, Police officers Paul Elmstrand (L) and Matthew Ruge (R) were shot dead, along with paramedic Adam Finseth (C)By James FitzGeraldBBC NewsMinnesota police say two officers and a paramedic have been killed in a shooting at a family home. The gunman, who was barricaded inside his Burnsville home with seven children, opened fire as officers tried to negotiate with him.The dead officers were named as Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27, and the paramedic was Adam Finseth, 40. The attacker also died in the incident, which followed a domestic abuse call in the early hours of Sunday morning.Burnsville police chief Tanya Schwartz said her whole force was “hurting”, while Minnesota Governor Tim Walz described it as a “tragic loss for our state”.State authorities said officers were called at about 01:50 local time (07:50 GMT) to the address in Burnsville, a city about 15 miles (24 km) south of central Minneapolis.They were responding to a “report of a domestic situation” involving an armed man, said Supt Drew Evans from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.The responders later learned seven children, aged two to 15, were also “barricaded” in the property. They went on to spend “quite a bit of time negotiating with this individual”.The attacker then opened fire, killing the three victims and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries on a fourth policeman, who was named as Adam Medlicott.Details of exactly what happened next are not yet clear, though Supt Evans confirmed that the police “did return fire”. Local media said the gunman killed himself. He is said by Supt Evans to have had “several guns and large amounts of ammunition”, and shot at the first responders from different parts of the home.He has not yet been named. He was found dead at about 08:00, which left other inhabitants of the home able to escape unharmed. How gun violence is reshaping American livesNeighbours on the quiet residential street described their fear as the incident escalated. Jason Skog recalled seeing a large police and Swat presence in his neighbourhood.Describing the sound of explosions and gunfire, he said it quickly became clear that “something bad was taking place”.An investigation is under way into what happened, while tributes have been paid by emergency workers in the local area and beyond. A candlelit vigil was held for the victims on Sunday night.The incident came just days after another mass shooting in another Midwestern state, during which one person was killed and 21 injured in Missouri.The victims were among a crowd who had been watching a victory parade by the Kansas City Chiefs after the NFL team won the Super Bowl earlier this month.A pair of teenagers have been charged over the attack.Related TopicsUS gun violenceMinnesotaMore on this storyHow gun violence is reshaping American livesPublished1 June 2023Two teenagers charged over Super Bowl parade shootingPublished2 days agoTop StoriesLive. 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February 9, 2024

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSwitzerland: Police shoot dead axe-wielding hostage-taker on trainPublished42 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Police attempted to talk to the hostage taker for several hoursBy Imogen Foulkes & Ian Casey BBC News, Geneva and LondonPolice in Switzerland have shot dead a man armed with an axe and a knife who took 15 passengers hostage on a train on Thursday night.The hostage-taker, reported to be a 32-year-old asylum seeker from Iran, boarded a local train near Yverdon.He forced the driver to stop the train and to join passengers in the carriage.Officers stormed the train and “fatally wounded” the man after he attacked them, police reports say. The hostages were all released unharmed.According to local media, the authorities were alerted by passengers on the train and more than 60 officers were in attendance. Police, including a special unit from Geneva, surrounded the train and spent several hours trying to talk to the man in English and in Farsi, without success. Late at night, when they observed the hostage-taker moving away from the passengers, they stormed the train using stun grenades. According to police reports, the man attacked the police, at which point they used their firearms to protect the hostages and themselves, and the hostage taker was fatally shot.Police say the motive for the hostage-taking is unclear. One passenger on the train said the perpetrator appeared “very stressed”. Local reports say hostages and their families are being supported by the Swiss health service’s psychological department.Little is known about the man, except that he was originally from Iran and had been assigned to an asylum seeker centre in Neuchatel.Hostage dramas are rare in Switzerland, but have previously taken place at banks and businesses. In January 2022, employees at a watch-making firm were taken hostage and forced to open a vault.Related TopicsSwitzerlandMore on this storyHow London hotel sting caught Swiss museum heist thievesPublished20 JanuaryGambia ex-minister faces Swiss trial for murderPublished8 JanuaryWolves win against farmers as Swiss cull put on holdPublished30 December 2023Top StoriesLive. Prince Harry hacking case hearing if more claims are settled’My memory is fine’ – Biden hits back after report on classified filesPublished2 hours agoPutin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to KremlinPublished1 hour agoFeaturesWeekly quiz: Who beat Miley to win Song Of The Year?Political grenade thrusts Biden’s age into spotlight’Fat people can be heroes, not just the punchline’Putin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to KremlinWhy I shared my mum’s murder story on TikTokWatch: Japan earthquake leaves smouldering wasteland. VideoWatch: Japan earthquake leaves smouldering wastelandHow Taylor Swift ‘supersized’ the history-making Kelce brothersAttributionSport‘Get it up ye!’ How 17-year-old Kevin Bridges conquered the worldChris Mason: The politics of Starmer’s U-turnElsewhere on the BBCHow did a booming computer manufacturer go bust?Commodore computers were huge in the 1980s, so why couldn’t the business adapt and survive?AttributionSounds’It was 23andMe’s biggest ever security breach’Was a recent, unprecedented DNA data theft a racially motivated attack?AttributionSoundsCould you be owed cash over car finance deals?Martin has been investigating and shares his step-by-step guide on how to find outAttributionSoundsThe surprising health benefits of doing the plankMichael Mosley explores whether it outshines crunches or sit-ups…AttributionSoundsMost Read1Putin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to Kremlin2Nationwide’s Dominic West advert reported by rival3Juniors doctors to strike over five days, BMA says4Green Party loses ‘gender critical’ court battle5’My memory is fine’ – Biden hits back at special counsel6Weather warnings across UK for snow and floods7Warning over ‘surge’ in deadly dog disease cases8‘Get it up ye!’ How 17-year-old Kevin Bridges conquered the world9Woman catches police watching Netflix in her home10US warns Israel sending troops into Rafah risks ‘disaster’

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Read More: BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSwitzerland: Police shoot dead axe-wielding hostage-taker on trainPublished42 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Police attempted to talk to the hostage taker for several hoursBy Imogen Foulkes & Ian Casey BBC News, Geneva and LondonPolice in Switzerland have shot dead a man armed with an axe and a knife who took 15 passengers hostage on a train on Thursday night.The hostage-taker, reported to be a 32-year-old asylum seeker from Iran, boarded a local train near Yverdon.He forced the driver to stop the train and to join passengers in the carriage.Officers stormed the train and “fatally wounded” the man after he attacked them, police reports say. The hostages were all released unharmed.According to local media, the authorities were alerted by passengers on the train and more than 60 officers were in attendance. Police, including a special unit from Geneva, surrounded the train and spent several hours trying to talk to the man in English and in Farsi, without success. Late at night, when they observed the hostage-taker moving away from the passengers, they stormed the train using stun grenades. According to police reports, the man attacked the police, at which point they used their firearms to protect the hostages and themselves, and the hostage taker was fatally shot.Police say the motive for the hostage-taking is unclear. One passenger on the train said the perpetrator appeared “very stressed”. Local reports say hostages and their families are being supported by the Swiss health service’s psychological department.Little is known about the man, except that he was originally from Iran and had been assigned to an asylum seeker centre in Neuchatel.Hostage dramas are rare in Switzerland, but have previously taken place at banks and businesses. In January 2022, employees at a watch-making firm were taken hostage and forced to open a vault.Related TopicsSwitzerlandMore on this storyHow London hotel sting caught Swiss museum heist thievesPublished20 JanuaryGambia ex-minister faces Swiss trial for murderPublished8 JanuaryWolves win against farmers as Swiss cull put on holdPublished30 December 2023Top StoriesLive. Prince Harry hacking case hearing if more claims are settled’My memory is fine’ – Biden hits back after report on classified filesPublished2 hours agoPutin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to KremlinPublished1 hour agoFeaturesWeekly quiz: Who beat Miley to win Song Of The Year?Political grenade thrusts Biden’s age into spotlight’Fat people can be heroes, not just the punchline’Putin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to KremlinWhy I shared my mum’s murder story on TikTokWatch: Japan earthquake leaves smouldering wasteland. VideoWatch: Japan earthquake leaves smouldering wastelandHow Taylor Swift ‘supersized’ the history-making Kelce brothersAttributionSport‘Get it up ye!’ How 17-year-old Kevin Bridges conquered the worldChris Mason: The politics of Starmer’s U-turnElsewhere on the BBCHow did a booming computer manufacturer go bust?Commodore computers were huge in the 1980s, so why couldn’t the business adapt and survive?AttributionSounds’It was 23andMe’s biggest ever security breach’Was a recent, unprecedented DNA data theft a racially motivated attack?AttributionSoundsCould you be owed cash over car finance deals?Martin has been investigating and shares his step-by-step guide on how to find outAttributionSoundsThe surprising health benefits of doing the plankMichael Mosley explores whether it outshines crunches or sit-ups…AttributionSoundsMost Read1Putin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to Kremlin2Nationwide’s Dominic West advert reported by rival3Juniors doctors to strike over five days, BMA says4Green Party loses ‘gender critical’ court battle5’My memory is fine’ – Biden hits back at special counsel6Weather warnings across UK for snow and floods7Warning over ‘surge’ in deadly dog disease cases8‘Get it up ye!’ How 17-year-old Kevin Bridges conquered the world9Woman catches police watching Netflix in her home10US warns Israel sending troops into Rafah risks ‘disaster’