Ecuador defender Mario Pineida dies at the age of 33 after being shot outside a shop in Guayaquil.

In Cherkasy, six people were injured as a result of a Russian drone attack, and part of the city has been left without electricity.

During an air raid alert in Zaporizhzhia, the sound of an explosion was heard.

Lithuania will allocate €3 million over three years to the Create for Ukraine program, under which around 80 young professionals are expected to return to Ukraine.

In the Kursk sector of the front, border guards from the Stalevyi Kordon (Steel Border) Brigade delivered precise strikes against Russian invaders and their shelters.

In Odesa district, seven people were injured as a result of an attack by Russian drones.

In the territory of Donetsk region controlled by Ukraine, 33 Ukrposhta offices are currently operating – 27 stationary and six mobile – whereas before Russia’s full-scale invasion a total of 304 offices were functioning there.

Lina Chernykh tells the BBC her niece Matilda was a joyous child who spread love everywhere she went.

It comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the country’s coast, intensifying pressure on Nicolás Maduro.

Cocoa prices in New York are rising for a second consecutive day, as traders factor in worsening forecasts for excess supply on the market this season and purchasing prospects.