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  • Reuters

    Russia, Ukraine trade allegations of chemical weapons use at global watchdog

    Russia and Ukraine have accused each other at the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague of using banned toxins on the battlefield, the organisation said on Tuesday. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said that the accusations were "insufficiently substantiated" but added that "the situation remains volatile and extremely concerning regarding the possible re-emergence of use of toxic chemicals as weapons." Last week, the U.S. said Russia had violated the international chemical weapons ban overseen by the OPCW by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot control agents "as a method of warfare" in Ukraine.

  • BBC

    Brazil floods: Hundreds of Rio Grande do Sul towns under water

    At least 85 people have died in Rio Grande do Sul state and 150,000 have had to flee their homes.

  • BBC

    Prolific thief jailed after Nottingham shoplifting spree

    Mohammad Alali stole items including clothing and energy drinks from retailers across Nottingham.