• Reuters

    Ukraine drone attacks on Russia's Belgorod region kill one, injure four, governor says

    The Russian defence ministry said that its air defence systems destroyed a total of 29 Ukraine-launched drones over the region's territory. An elderly woman died in a village near the Belgorod city, which is the administrative centre of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the region said on the Telegram messaging app.

  • Reuters

    Nepalese court finds 'Buddha Boy' guilty of child sexual abuse

    A Nepali court has found a man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha guilty of child sexual abuse, a court official said on Tuesday. As a teenager, Ram Bahadur Bamjon drew international attention in 2005 when tens of thousands of people turned up to see the so-called 'Buddha Boy' sitting cross-legged under a tree in a dense forest in southeastern Nepal for nearly 10 months. Sadan Adhikari, registrar of the Sarlahi district court, said Bomjon had been found guilty of child sex abuse, without giving details.

  • The Canadian Press

    Giants rally to top Cubs 5-4, snap five-game skid

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wilmer Flores drew a bases loaded walk in the ninth, capping a wild comeback as the San Francisco Giants snapped a five-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.