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£350m worth of seized drugs have been burned by authorities in Myanmar to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day. The military regime has been condemned for holding wrongly detained prisoners and carrying out executions which disregard “human rights and the rule of law”. (Subscribe: ——- Watch more of our explainer series here – Get more news at our site – Follow us: Facebook – Twitter – TikTok – Instagram – source

Pelé – regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time – has died at the age of 82. When he travelled as a teenager with the Brazilian team to the World Cup in 1958 – Brazil had never won the trophy and were not yet footballing giants. Within 12 years they had won three World Cups – and to this day, no player has won the tournament as many times as Pele. And so today as the tributes pour in from across the world of football – back home in Brazil – they are mourning a sporting icon…

Russia’s ‘unstoppable’ Kinzhal missiles shot down six times, Ukraine claims. (Subscribe: ——- Watch more of our explainer series here – Get more news at our site – Follow us: Facebook – Twitter – TikTok – Instagram – source

It might have taken a drama to galvanise the response to a crisis – but the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is gradually bringing more details to light, as hundreds of victims seek justice for their ruined lives. The inquiry will be hoping to uncover more details when it examines a series of covert recordings. This programme has obtained a summary of some of the tapes – a meeting in 2013 between Post Office executives and the independent forensic accountants brought in to investigate. (Subscribe: ———————– Follow us: Facebook – Twitter – TikTok – Instagram – source

In the trenches on the front lines of the Ukraine war, our team meets the soldiers defending Vuhledar from the Russians. #Ukraine #Russia #War source

She’s been described as the Post Office executive who knew more about the Horizon IT scandal than anybody else. (Subscribe: Angela van den Bogerd personally oversaw complaints about Horizon problems since 2010 and was part of a mediation scheme that was supposed to get to the bottom of why so many subpostmasters were being accused of theft. But she defended the Post Office until the bitter end, even as late as 2019, during the High Court class action which Alan Bates and his group of fellow postmasters won. ———————– Follow us: Facebook – Twitter – TikTok – Instagram – source

Russian mercenary group claims to raise flag over Bakhmut but Ukraine says its forces are holding out. (Subscribe: ——- Watch more of our explainer series here – Get more news at our site – Follow us: Facebook – Twitter – source

Russia has suffered another huge setback in its war against Ukraine as its forces are set to retreat from the city of Kherson. (Subscribe: ——- Watch more of our explainer series here – Get more news at our site – Follow us: Facebook – Twitter – source

Ukraine’s counteroffensive has begun, president Zelenskyy’s spokesperson said today. (Subscribe: ——- Watch more of our explainer series here – Get more news at our site – Follow us: Facebook – Twitter – TikTok – Instagram – source

Fleeing Palestinians gunned down despite waving white flags, buildings flattened with whole families inside – the Israeli army has been widely condemned for its conduct in Gaza. (Subscribe: Israel blames Hamas for hiding behind civilians, and for starting the conflict with its October 7th attack. It’s rare to hear from soldiers who’ve served on the ground, but tonight one Israeli soldier tells us that what he witnessed turned him against Israel’s war. He’s voiced by an actor to protect his identity. And a warning you may find some images upsetting. ———————– Follow us: Facebook – Twitter – TikTok – Instagram…