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In images released by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, firefighters are seen putting out a fire at a fuel storage facility in the southern city of Belgorod, after "an air strike carried out by two Ukrainian army helicopters", according to the local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Belgorod lies some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine and some 80 kilometres from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been pummelled by Russian forces since Moscow launched its war on February 24. IMAGES
A huge plume of black smoke rises from a fuel storage facility in the village of Kalynivka outside Kyiv, as Russia says it has destroyed the military site with Kalibr cruise missiles fired from the sea. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Washington wants to avoid a military build-up in the Arctic, a day after Russia defended its military activities in the strategic region. SOUNDBITE
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warns Western countries against attempting to stake claim in the Arctic ahead of this week's Arctic Council meeting in Reykjavik. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo an Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands before reporters in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi before the beginning of an Arctic Council ministerial meeting. 1ST IMAGES
A woman is killed and five people injured in a knife attack in central London which police said they are investigating for possible terrorist links. IMAGES
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