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The United States says it welcomes South Africa's promise to probe allegations of arms shipments to Russia after Washington angered Pretoria by going public with a charge of covert weapons. "It certainly would be a welcome step," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters of the promise of a probe made by a spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim of Western sabotage in the leaks of the Nord Stream gas pipelines "absurd" and "outrageous." SOUNDBITE
The United States says that President Vladimir Putin was "absurd" and insulting history by casting Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a defensive operation on the anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. "To call this a defensive action is patently absurd," State Department spokesperson Ned Price tells reporters at a briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
A thick pall of grey smoke is seen streamed across clear blue sky over Lviv's airport in western Ukraine at 7:30 am Friday. IMAGES
Images from the airport in Moscow as flights are cancelled following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has entered its fifth day. 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.