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Smoke billows after an apparent Russian airstrike hit Kyiv's main television tower in the heart of the Ukrainian capital, knocking out some state broadcasting but leaving the structure intact. After a blast sounded around the city and smoke was seen rising in the Babi Yar district, the interior ministry said equipment had been damaged and "channels won't work for a while". IMAGES
Smoke rises from damaged buildings in Kyiv after Russia launched dozens of missiles in a rare day-time barrage targeting several Ukrainian cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. IMAGES
Smoke rises from a Kharkiv hardware store, which Russia bombed on Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring over 20, in an attack condemned as "vile" by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The city of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest, regularly comes under attack from Russian missiles, with strikes on the city killing at least seven people on Thursday. IMAGES
Smoke billows following Israeli air strikes north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel pressed its blistering assault on the Gazan city of Khan Yunis, with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas saying dozens were killed in heavy bombardment and urban combat. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke billow from Adaisseh in southern Lebanon after Israeli shelling. Cross-border fire has erupted almost daily between Israel and Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement, since Hamas militants broke through Gaza's militarised border and attacked southern Israel on October 7. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.