Michael Hayes By George Wright BBC News, London Pastor Y Hin Nie, 75, preaches the gospel from the comfort of his church in the US state of North Carolina. But as a young man he survived nearly two decades in the jungle, giving sermons to his comrades fighting Vietnamese troops long after the war had…

EPA By Katy Watson BBC News, Quito A candidate in Sunday’s presidential election in violence-hit Ecuador has called for an investigation after shooting erupted near a restaurant where he was having breakfast. Otto Sonnenholzner, a conservative politician, was with his family and supporters when shots rang out. He is not believed to have been the…

Seven people, including a six-year-old child, have been killed in a missile strike on the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. The BBC’s James Waterhouse reports on the ground, where the scale of the damage shows the typical force of a ballistic missile.

EPA By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem Two Israelis have been killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military says. It happened near the village of Huwara – which has been the scene of previous deadly attacks on Israelis and rampages by Jewish settlers in retribution. The shooting…

Getty Images Britney Spears has spoken for the first time since her husband Sam Asghari announced their split, saying she “couldn’t take the pain anymore”. Mr Asghari, 29, cited “irreconcilable differences” in a divorce petition filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He asks that spousal support and payment of legal fees be paid by Ms…

Video content Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the attack on Chernihiv. Posting on the Telegram messaging app, he shared a short video showing damaged cars and a city square littered with debris. “A Russian missile hit right in the centre of the city, in our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theatre,” Zelensky…