Russia is not planning an attack on Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said and denied US fear in this regard. 

The tornado came as storms wreaked havoc in multiple US states. At least 50 people are dead in Kentucky.

The World Food Programme has suspended distribution of food aid in two northern Ethiopian towns after gunmen looted its warehouses.

UK has tightened  pandemic rules to curb the spread of the omicron variant, P M Boris Johnson has advised people to work from home,.

US President Joe Biden said putting American troops on the ground in Ukraine to deter a potential Russian invasion was "not on the table".

In Mali, seven UN peacekeepers were killed and three critically injured when their vehicle was blasted by an improvised explosive device(IED).