Day: December 17, 2024

Ukraine says it was behind the killing of a senior Russian general, Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, who died in scooter blast in Moscow.. The head of Russia’s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Protection Unit was at the entrance to a residential block when a device hidden in an electric scooter went off. On Monday, Lt Gen Kirillov was charged in Kyiv for the use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine; he had already been sanctioned by the UK. We’ll find out more about the killing and its likely impact. Also in the programme: A French member of parliament tells us the island of Mayotte has, after Saturday’s cyclone, been “deleted from the map”; and we’ll get a sense of Syria’s revolution from two big cities outside the capital. Ukraine says it was behind the killing of a senior Russian general, Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, who died in scooter blast in Moscow.. The head of Russia’s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Protection Unit was at the entrance to a residential block when a device hidden in an electric scooter went off. On Monday, Lt Gen Kirillov was charged in Kyiv for the use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine; he had already been sanctioned by the UK. We’ll find out more about the killing and its impact. Also in the programme: A French member of parliament tells us the island of Mayotte has, after Saturday’s cyclone, been “deleted from the map”; and we’ll get a sense of Syria’s revolution from two big cities outside the capital. (Photo shows Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov attending a press conference in Moscow, Russia in a still image from video released on 5 November 2024. Credit: Russian Defence Ministry handout via REUTERS)

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a father and stepmother receive life sentences in the killing of a young girl in England.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the death of a seventh woman.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports an Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant.

Donald Trump tries to tamp down concerns about RFK Jr.’s history of vaccine skepticism. Two are dead after a school shooting in Wisconsin. A White House intelligence committee demands answers about the uptick in unexplained drone sightings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Police are starting to piece together what happened at the shooting at a private school in Madison, Wisconsin. Ukraine is claiming responsibility for an explosion that killed a Russian general. TikTok wants the Supreme Court to weigh in, as it’s just weeks away from possibly being banned in the US. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is having problems in his own government. Plus, there’s some wild weather coming to the western US.
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