Reports from Russia say there has been a drone attack on the airport of the north-western city of Pskov. The local governor said the military was repelling an attack. He uploaded video showing a large fire while an explosion could also be heard. An unconfirmed Russian media report says four Ilyushin 76 transport planes were…

The new popularity of Aperol is leaving some Venetians perplexed. How has a drink that, until 20 years ago could only be found in humble taverns and bars, conquered the world? This summer, Aperol Spritz is flowing from the counters of the most enchanting venues in New York City, from the terrace of the Independent…

By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington The sole defendant in the Georgia election interference case being held in Fulton County Jail is expected to be released five days after his arrest. It comes after a judge set a bond in his case. Harrison Floyd’s lawyer told the BBC that his client had not been able…

Hundreds of people in Kyiv have paid their respects to one of Ukraine’s most celebrated fighter pilots, who was killed in a mid-air crash last week. Capt Andrii Pilshchykov, who flew under the call-sign “Juice”, and two other pilots died when two L-39 training planes collided in northern Ukraine. Pilshchykov, 30, won fame for dogfights…

By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Police have released audio of a 911 call by the father of a gunman who killed three people in a racially motivated attack in Florida. The dad is heard telling an emergency dispatcher the 21-year-old has stopped taking psychiatric medication. The killer used a legally purchased rifle and…

Russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports from the perimeter of the cemetery where it is believed Wagner chief Prigozhin has been buried. The 62-year-old’s press service has said a private funeral was held at the Porokhovskoye cemetery. Prigozhin was confirmed dead by Russian authorities after a plane crash on 23 August near Moscow. The Kremlin has…

By Angus Crawford BBC News Police in Canada have brought an additional 12 charges against a man accused of supplying a poisonous chemical to people who died by suicide. Kenneth Law, 57, from Toronto had already been charged in May this year with two counts of counselling or aiding suicide in Canada. Police think Mr…

By Kayla Epstein BBC News Steve Scalise, the second most powerful Republican in the US House of Representatives, has announced he is being treated for cancer. The House Majority leader said he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. “I expect to work through this period and intend to return to Washington,” the…

By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore The late star-maker Johnny Kitagawa’s niece must resign as head of the talent agency that he allegedly used to sexually abuse aspiring pop stars in Japan, investigators have said. The agency was also told to compensate Kitagawa’s victims, whose accounts featured in a BBC documentary in March. Johnny and…

There has not been an increase in the number of hurricanes making landfall in the US, but warming oceans have led to more powerful storms forming over the Atlantic in recent years. The BBC’s Carl Nasman looks at what that means for the US and its residents.