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The United Nations says the first group of civilians evacuated from a Ukrainian steel plant besieged by Russian forces have now reached safety.
Around 100 people were safely conveyed out of the plant in Mariupol after intervention by the UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres.
Hundreds more civilians remain trapped, living in tunnels beneath the Avostal plant.
Reporter Sergio Olmos is in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
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It's been revealed that the US Supreme Court is on track to overturn a landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion throughout the United States.
A draft opinion leaked to a news website in Washington shows that the majority of justices on the 9-member court now favor overturning Roe versus Wade, the case that has protected abortion's legality from coast-to-coast.
Our Washington correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Abortion rights activist Kelley Robinson is the executive director fo the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
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OUT: “…coming true”
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Its success has prompted calls for the British government to impose a one-off windfall tax on energy companies to support families struggling with the cost of living crisis.
Sally Patterson has more.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday with a focus on tackling climate change.
The visit is part of Mr. Modi's three-day Europe trip – during which he's hoping to woo key allies amid criticism over India's stance on the war in Ukraine.
Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.
IN: India and Denmark...China is carrying out millions of tests of residents in the capital city Beijing, in a bid to stop a COVID-19 outbreak.
Richard Kimber reports.
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OUT: Richard Kimber, Hong Kong
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President Biden will travel to Alabama on Tuesday to visit a factory that produces Javelin anti-tank missiles.
The White House says he will thank workers there for the extraordinary contribution those missiles have made to Ukraine's defense.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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OUT: "…and humanitarian assistance"
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On Wall Street, U.S. stocks swung between gains and losses in volatile trading on Monday.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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The White House is urging Russia to allow civilian evacuations to continue from a besieged steel plant in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Mariupol.
Though around 100 evacuees did reach safety within the last 24 hours, the Avostal factory has again been shelled by the Russians.
Hundreds of people are trapped, living in tunnels beneath it.
Reporter Oz Katerji is following the humanitarian crisis in Mariupol from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
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OUT: "…by Russian forces"
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The Russians said today they have hit and destroyed a key bridge that provides the only road and rail link from the southern part of the region surrounding Odesa to the rest of Ukraine.
Reporter Will Denselow is in the Latvian capital Riga, beyond the reach of the Kremlin's reporting restrictions.
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OUT: "…will be rebuilt"
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The Biden administration says it is determined to "do more" to ramp up diplomatic and economic ties with Pacific island nations and has invited regional leaders to the White House later this year.
The move comes after Washington failed to persuade the Solomon Islands to shelve plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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There are nearly 3 million Ukrainian refugees in Poland, who've fled the conflict at home.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Ukrainian officials say the Russians have started shelling a besieged steel plant in the city of Mariupol where hundreds of civilians remain trapped.
The Azovstal plant has been the last bastion of Ukrainian efforts to resist a full Russian takeover of the city.
Ukrainian commanders say the shelling resumed shortly after a first batch of civilians were successfully evacuated from tunnels beneath the complex.
Lee Reaney is a reporter with the Kyiv Post.
IN: "There's tunnels…."
OUT: "…to get out"
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A large majority of Americans support sanctions on Russia and sending aid to Ukraine according to a new poll.
But the Washington Post-ABC News poll also revealed strong opposition to any direct military conflict with Moscow.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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South African health authorities believe that the country may enter a fifth COVID-19 wave weeks earlier than originally anticipated. The daily infection rate is climbing to the highest levels recorded this year, but hospitals are not yet reporting increases in intensive care admissions or COVID-19 deaths. Mark Roughton reports.
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Chaos disrupted the Eid Celebrations in Ethiopia's capital after gunshots were fired and teargas was discharged in the middle of prayers.
Thousands were gathered at a stadium in the capital Addis Ababa to mark the end of the fasting period.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:
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