america filled with some unexpected challenges. daniela relph, bbc news, boston. bomb disposal experts in spain have defused a letter bomb at the us embassy the sixth device sent to high profile targets in less than ten days. the authorities have now stepped up security around public buildings. as well as the us embassy, similar devices were also sent to the defence ministry, an airforce base, a weapons manufacturer and the ukrainian embassy, where a security officer was slightly injured. south african president cyril ramaphosa postponed an appearance in parliament amidst growing pressure on him to resign. his no show came just a day after an independent panel said there was evidence suggesting he d committed serious misconduct after millions of dollars in cash were reportedly stolen from his private game ranch almost three years ago. the deputy president
Police in the Czech Republic say Ukraine’s consulate in the country’s second-largest city, Brno, has received "a suspicious letter" similar to letter bombs sent to high-profile targets in Spain in recent days.
have defused a letter bomb at the us embassy the sixth device sent to high profile targets in less than ten days. the authorities have now stepped up security around public buildings. as well as the us embassy, similar devices were also sent to the defence ministry, an airforce base, a weapons manufacturer and the ukrainian embassy, where a security officer was slightly injured. the case in australia against a former political adviser accused of raping a colleague inside the parliament building has been dropped because of concerns for his alleged victim s mental health. the adviser, bruce lehrmann, denied sexually assaulting brittany higgins on a government minister s sofa. in october this year, mr lehrmann s trial collapsed because ofjury misconduct. an australian man who became the subject of a popular crime podcast has been jailed for 24 years for his wife s murder. chris dawson, who s 74, was told he would probably die in prison. he was convicted in august in a judge only trial
in suggesting he would be open to talks with the russian president over the future of the conflict in ukraine. but there s not an appetite on either side, the ukrainian or russian side, to sit down at the negotiating table. the russians are still got it into their minds they re pressing ahead with what they call their special military operation. the ukrainians are saying they want a complete withdrawal of all occupied territory by russian forces including the crimean peninsula as well. so very little sign despite the words of president biden that there s any prospect of peace talks. that means the war will continue and it is getting increasingly bloody. we re getting word that embassies around the world are getting threats. what do we know about that? reporter: that s right. there s been some incidents in ukrainian embassies around the world. a couple days ago, a letter bomb apparently sent to the embassy
mexico s lead? plus, kanye west, also known as ye, has been spewing anti-semitic things for months now but what made elon musk kick aim off of twitter? and leading this hour, ukrainian embassies on heightened alert after being targeted with suspicious packages that include blood-soaked envelopes holding the eyeballs of animals. ukrainian embassies in hungary, the netherlands, poland, croatia, italy and austria. this comes days after a letter bomb in madrid exploded, injuring a ukrainian employee. the minister says he believes this is a well-planned campaign of terror and intimidation. acts of terrorism coming at a time when russia is lashing out and trying to use winter as a weapon of war by targeting ukraine s power grid after