countries like iran and saudi arabia and turkey, they are condemning the decision by the taliban, saying that, you know, it s not the sharia law. we have to educate women. so the afghan taliban seem to be the one country where in the world where they do not want women to get educated. are world service south asia editor. let s get some of the day s other news. china s national health commission is no longer releasing daily covid 19 case figures and will only report relevant data, despite a new surge in the number of cases. according to one government official, 250 million new cases were this reported in the first 20 days of december. at least 15 people are now know to have been killed killed in south africa after a fuel tanker exploded. the blast apparently happened after the tanker hit a bridge. a0 people were injured in the incident which occurred in boksburg, a city to the east ofjohannesburg. franco frattini, a former italian minister and european union commissioner, has died aged
at least ten people have been killed in south africa after a fuel tanker exploded. the blast apparently happened after the tanker hit a bridge. a0 people were injured in the incident which occurred in boksburg, a city to the east ofjohannesburg. the pope has held his annual christmas eve mass at st peter s basilica in the vatican. his sermon remembered victims of war particularly those in ukraine. this year marks the tenth year of his papacy and later the pontiff will be speaking to the faithful who ll gather below the balcony for his christmas day blessing. at least 10 people were killed when russia carried out widespread shelling of the ukrainian city of kherson this morning. more than 50 others were wounded. president zelensky has described the attack, which came exactly 10 months after the start of the russian invasion, as killing for the sake of intimidation and pleasure. our correspondent yogita limaye reports from southern ukraine.
the day s other news. at least ten people have been killed in south africa after a fuel tanker exploded. the blast apparently happened after the tanker hit a bridge. a0 people were injured in the incident which occurred in boksburg, a city to the east ofjohannesburg. franco frattini, a former italian minister and european union commissioner, has died aged 65. mr frattini represented italy as foreign minister in two governments led by prime minister silvio berlusconi. he had been ill for some time with cancer. a spokesperson for the duke and duchess of sussex says an apology from the sun newspaper regarding a column, in which broadcaster jeremy clarkson said, he hated meghan markle is nothing more than a pr stunt . on friday, the newspaper issued a statement expressing regret for the publication of the column. at least ten people were killed when russia carried out widespread shelling of the ukrainian city of kherson.
step by step approach to erasing all of that, that determination, the agency of people, and the taliban know exactly what they are doing. and the rest of the world is just watching. this is happening on our watch, we can t let afghanistan slide back into the hell that it was in the last century. let s get some of the day s other news. china s national health commission is no longer releasing daily covid i9 case figures and will only report relevant data, despite a new surge in the number of cases. according to one government official, 250 million new cases were reported in the first 20 days of december. at least ten people were killed in south africa after a fuel tanker exploded. the blast apparently happened after the tanker hit a bridge. a0 people were injured in the incident which occurred in boksburg, a city to the east ofjohannesburg. franco frattini, a former italian minister and european union commissioner, has died aged 65. mr frattini represented
in south africa after a fuel tanker exploded. the blast apparently happened after the tanker hit a bridge. a0 people were injured in the incident which occurred in boksburg, a city to the east ofjohannesburg. soft toys left in memory of a nine year old who was stabbed to death in a street in boston in the east midlands of england, will be sent to children in lithuania. her family said, if the toys go to young people who love them some good might come from their terrible year . jessica lane now reports. amongst the messages and flowers, toys and teddies were brought in tribute after nine year old lilia valutyte was killed injuly. her family now face their first christmas without her, and a friend suggested to lilia s mum she could send them to children in lithuania who might not otherwise have had any gifts. we just thought that she would like to share, and she and herfamily would like to share all those presents. because i think they really