Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Russian strike on buses kills civilians in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk.
In this episode
- Russian strike on buses kills civilians in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk
- US prosecutors add torture-conspiracy charge against Nicolás Maduro
- Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months on the space station
- Canadian poet Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Two Latvian men arrested near UK air base hosting US and NATO operations
- Kenya records first case of Bundibugyo Ebola strain in outbreak
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Sources
- BBC NewsRussian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
- ABC NewsAt least 35 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, officials say
- CNARussian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukraine's frontline city of Kramatorsk
- Al JazeeraRussian attack on buses in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk kills at least 30 people
- BBC NewsVenezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
- Deutsche WelleUS prosecutors add new torture charge against Maduro
- NPRNew U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture
- RechercheA judge denied Flores’s request for pretrial release at a hearing in New York on Thursday.
- RechercheMaduro and Flores were already facing U.S. charges, including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses. They have pleaded not guilty to the earlier charges.
- The GuardianFour astronauts return to Earth from ISS after medical relief mission
- ABC NewsFour astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
- France 24French, US and Russian astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
- NPR4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space
- BBC News'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize
- The GuardianAnne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
- Al JazeeraCanadian Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Le MondeCanadian writer Anne Carson awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in literature
- Deutsche WelleNobel Prize in literature goes to Canada's Anne Carson
- France 24Two Latvian men arrested at UK base housing US and NATO intelligence hubs
- Le MondeTwo Latvian nationals arrested after trespassing on military base in England
- RechercheRAF Molesworth hosts intelligence operations for the US military and NATO, making the arrests significant because the site supports military intelligence work.
- RechercheWHO reports that Uganda ended its latest Bundibugyo outbreak in August 2026, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo was responding to an ongoing outbreak.
- AfricanewsKenya confirms first Ebola death as 28 contacts traced
