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Russia has barred top UK-based journalists and defense figures as part of sanctions, in response to UK measures on Russian public figures.
The BBC's Clive Myrie, Orla Guerin, Nick Robinson, and Nick Beake, who have reported from Ukraine, and Director General Tim Davie are on the list.
All bridges to the embattled Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk have now been destroyed, the local governor says.
With the city effectively cut off, Serhiy Haidai says delivering supplies and evacuating civilians are now impossible.
Fierce fighting is taking place in the eastern city where Ukrainian officials said Russian artillery had driven its forces out of the center.
The first of Russia's rebranded McDonald's has opened in Moscow after the famous fast-food brand ended all operations in the country.
Last month McDonald's announced the closure of all restaurants in Russia, citing the "humanitarian crisis" and "unpredictable operating environment" caused by the war in Ukraine.
THE DEFENSE SECRETARY HAS SAID THAT the UK is sending its first long-range missiles to Ukraine, despite a threat from Russia to the West.
Ben Wallace said the M270 multiple-launch rocket system will help Ukraine defend itself against Russia.
The UK government has not confirmed how many weapons will be sent, but the BBC understands it will be three initially.
The US will send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems to help it defend itself, President Biden has announced.
The weapons, long requested by Ukraine, are to help it strike enemy forces more precisely from a longer distance.
Until now, the US had refused the request out of fear the weapons could be used against targets in Russia.
But on Wednesday, Mr Biden said the lethal aid would strengthen Kyiv's negotiating position against Russia and make a diplomatic solution more likely.
Authorities in Shanghai have announced that some Covid-19 lockdown measures imposed on businesses will be lifted from Wednesday.
Plans have also been introduced to support the city's economy, which has been hit hard by the restrictions.
The commercial center has been under strict lockdown for almost two months.
Meanwhile, China's capital Beijing has reopened parts of its public transport system as well as some shopping malls and other venues as infections ease.
Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian writer to win the International Booker Prize.
Her novel Tomb of Sand, a family saga set in the shadow of the partition of India, follows an 80-year-old woman after the death of her husband.
It was the first Hindi-language book to be shortlisted for the £50,000 prize.
The head of the World Bank has warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause a global recession as the price of food, energy and fertilizer jump.
David Malpass told a US business event on Wednesday that it is difficult to "see how we avoid a recession".
He also said a series of coronavirus lockdowns in China are adding to concerns about a slowdown.
His comments are the latest warning over the rising risk that the world economy may be set to contract.
"As we look at the global GDP... it's hard right now to see how we avoid a recession," Mr. Malpass said, without giving a specific forecast.
Anyone at the highest risk of having caught monkeypox should isolate for 21 days, official guidance says.
The UK Health Security Agency's advice is for anyone who has direct or household contact with a confirmed case.
Contacts are advised to provide their details for contact tracing, forgo travel, and avoid contact with immunosuppressed people, pregnant women, and children under 12.
Nineteen young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school in south Texas.
The 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by law enforcement, officials said.
Investigators say the suspect was armed with a handgun, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, and high-capacity magazines.
The teenager is suspected of shooting his grandmother at the start of the rampage.
Local media report he may have been a high school student in the area.
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