Army sources tell the BBC military intelligence special forces are being used to protect supply lines into Pokrovsk.
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Egypt’s Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time
The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.
Hand of Moscow? The men jailed for vandalism in French hybrid warfare case
Three Bulgarians are jailed for painting red hands on France’s Holocaust Memorial in a suspected case of Russian “destabilisation”.
‘I was accused of spying and beaten’ – a boy’s escape from captured Sudan city
A 12-year-old tells the BBC that in the chaos he lost contact with his family and is now on his own at a camp.
Police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion
The spirit manufacturer’s parent firm is accused of failing to declare a similar amount in tax during a merger.
China to loosen chip export ban to Europe after Netherlands row
EU-China chip disputes alarmed carmakers amid concerns it could halt global car productions
Samia wins Tanzania election as hundreds feared dead in unrest
Demonstrations continued on Friday as young protesters denounced the election as unfair.
Disney pulls channels from YouTube TV over fee dispute
ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels will not be available to YouTube TV subscribers.
US judges say Trump administration must continue food aid during US shutdown
In two separate rulings, US judges said the plan to cut off Snap food benefits for millions of Americans is likely unlawful.
Sixty years after tourist stole skull from cathedral, he sends it back
“It’s not something you expect,” says Franz Zehetner, who opened the parcel addressed to Vienna’s St Stephen’s Cathedral.