it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 3am in baghdad which has been struck by a us drone attack which killed a senior leader of an armed pro iran group. three people were killed in the attack, including a commander of the group that us officials say was behind recent attacks on us bases in iraq and syria. this was the scene in baghdad earlier tonight. angry crowds surrounded the burnt out vehicle chanting america is the biggest devil . our senior international correspondent orla guerin is in baghdad for us tonight she tried to get close to the scene of this attack. this was a high profile strike inside the capital. it happened at 930 at night to local time there were distinct explosions that were audible from our hotel we reached the scene very quickly. an angry crowd had gathered around the charred wreckage of the car which had been hit we know a drone strike a powerful pro iranian official. with the attack in jordan that killed three service personnel. they were
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and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. air raid sirens have sounded across all of ukraine, with civilians being asked to stay in shelters amid reports of russian jets taking off from an airbase in belarus. russia has also stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on kherson, a port city in southern ukraine. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea, and because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent hugo bachega sent this report from kyiv. a final goodbye for another life lost to the war. this city was liberated by ukraine atjust last month, but liberation has not brought relief. russia s bombing has been relentless. it does not stop even for the dead. natalia was in her flat whe
traffic accident in central china. just one person was killed but many were injured. air raid sirens have sounded across all of ukraine, with civilians being asked to stay in shelters amid reports of russian jets taking off from an airbase in belarus. russia has also stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on kherson, a port city in southern ukraine. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent, hugo bachega, sent this report from kyiv. tears in kherson. a final goodbye for another life lost to the war. this city was liberated by ukraine just last month. but liberation hasn t brought relief. russia s bombing has been relentless. it doesn t stop even for the dead. natalia was in her flat