World News Briefs -- April 28, 2022 (Evening Edition)

Putin fired the missiles at Kyiv during the meeting between the Ukrainian president and the UN Secretary-General  

Daily Mail: Putin thumbs his nose at the world again: New Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv DURING UN Secretary-General's visit to the Ukrainian capital - killing at least one and injuring more just two days after he sat down for talks in Moscow with despot 

* Russian missiles bombarded Kyiv during the visit of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this evening 

* The missile strike came barely an hour after President Zelenskyy had held a news conference with Guterres 

* The UN Secretary-General trip to Kyiv came two days after he was in Moscow to sit at Putin's long table 

* It is the first such bombardment of Ukraine's capital since mid-April and at least one person killed in the attack 

Vladimir Putin has launched a new double missile attack at Kyiv during the visit of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres just two days after he sat down with the Russian dictator in Moscow. 

At least one person was killed and several injured, including some who were trapped beneath the rubble in the western part of the city centre, according to rescue officials. 

The bombardment came barely an hour after President Zelenskyy held a news conference with the UN Secretary-General, who said Ukraine has become 'an epicentre of unbearable heartache and pain.'  

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MIDDLE EAST 

Turkey’s military operation causes controversy, division in Iraq. 

Erdogan meets Saudi crown prince on first visit since Khashoggi's killing. 

Israeli air raids in Syria kills nine: War monitor. 

Israel launches deadly air strikes on ammunition depot, targets in Syria. 

Sirens bring Israel to a standstill to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

Death threat in envelope containing a bullet sent to Israel PM's eldest son. 

Iran executions: Alarming rise in use of death penalty in 2021 - report. 

Yemen: Saudi Arabia to release 163 Houthi prisoners. 

ASIA 

COVID-hit Beijing keeps up guard to avoid Shanghai-like misery. 

Beijing locals buy fridges, stockpile food after Shanghai residents warn COVID outbreak will 'get serious'. 

China slams US and UK over Taiwan. 

Leaked documents reveal Chinese company's aviation plans for Solomon Islands to become a 'regional hub'. 

Japan edges from pacifism to more robust defense stance. 

South Korea arrests businessman, army captain on spying charges. 

Heatwave in India leaves millions struggling to cope. 

Extreme heatwave in India and Pakistan causes power and water shortages. 

 AFRICA 

Sudan: West Darfur clashes leave 200 dead. 

Mali's military junta accuses France of spying after video emerges of mass grave. 

French army rejects Mali's accusations of espionage, violation of airspace. 

War in Ukraine is compounding Africa's food crisis. 

Ukraine war fallout could fuel unrest in Africa - IMF. 

 Burkina Faso junta defends three-year plan for transition to constitutional rule. 

Algeria threatens to cut gas contract with Spain. 

Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as an official currency, a first in Africa. 

EUROPE 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited to 2022 G20 summit. 

Russia's Gazprom halts gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria. 

European Union accuses Russia of using gas to blackmail member nations as Poland says they don't need Russian gas. 

Putin gas cutoff shakes up Europe at little cost to Kremlin. 

Germany top buyer of Russian energy since Ukraine invasion began: report. 

German inflation hits 4-decade high for single month. 

Swedish PM rejects referendum on possible NATO membership.  

Croatia backtracks on Finnish and Swedish NATO membership comments. 

EU triggers rule of law procedure against Hungary. 

EU estimates up to 80% of population has had COVID. 

AMERICAS 

America is 'OUT of the pandemic phase': Fauci confirms Covid-19 infections are 'at a low level' but people should still get 'intermittently' vaccinated. 

US economy shrinks, threats loom, but growth likely to last. 

Hillary Clinton says Madeleine Albright had 'blunt warnings' about fascism and authoritarianism and references January 6 and Putin at her funeral alongside Biden, the Obamas, the Clintons and the DC elite. 

British Virgin Islands premier arrested on cocaine charges in US sting operation. 

Brazil: UN claims corruption probe violated ex-president Lula's rights. 

8 dead, 11 injured in fighting at Mexican cement plant. 

Latin American nations ease restrictions as COVID cases drop. 

Haiti’s deadly gang violence spikes, families caught in crossfire. 

Colombia conflict: Soldiers passed off killed civilians as rebels. 

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR 

Several killed in suspected ISIL attack on northeast Syria iftar. 

 Islamic State claims deadly bomb blasts on minibuses in Afghan city. 

Guantanamo court weighs testimony from alternative suspect in USS Cole case. 

Pakistan: Woman suicide bomber change in Baloch rebels’ strategy? 

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS 

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday. 

Stocks rally on Wall Street as technology giants rebound. 

Possibility of ‘large’ economic shocks in future, Yellen warns. 

Oil spikes after EU says Russian embargo 'imminent' as Germany drops opposition. 

'Extremely' rare 15-carat blue diamond sells at auction for almost $60 million.