Russian propaganda continues an information campaign aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine by spreading fabricated "eyewitness testimonies" about alleged war crimes.

BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.

Cuba’s current president says the charges against Castro - including conspiracy to kill US nationals and destruction of aircraft - are a "political manoeuvre".

The Ukrainian government, together with businesses, is developing training, retraining and veteran entrepreneurship support programs, with the goal of employing 100,000 veterans by 2030.

The Czech Republic has donated 25 mobile water purification stations to communities in the Nikopol and Synelnykiv districts.

Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure have reduced exports of petroleum products, significantly affecting the revenues of the Russian budget.

In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his influence over Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to push for an end to Moscow’s war against Ukraine during Putin’s visit to Beijing.

Russia is deliberately redirecting Ukrainian drones toward the Baltic states while simultaneously conducting smear campaigns against them.