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'Why would they?': Doubts in Russia's retreat from Kherson
'Why would they?': Doubts in Russia's retreat from Kherson

Few Ukrainians shopping for socks and extension cords on the main market of the biggest city near the Kherson front Thursday could believe the Russians really were pulling back. Mechanic Kosorotov said he was certain the Russians would destroy Kherson before allowing Ukraine to take it back.

'We can't survive on our own': locals help out neighbours in Bakhmut
'We can't survive on our own': locals help out neighbours in Bakhmut

In a supermarket car park in Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city at the centre of the fighting for the Donbas region, Anatoliy is rushing to load up his truck with coal for him and his neighbours, determined to stay dug in for the winter. Behind him, cars with trailers are coming and going to pick up the coal that authorities have piled up to help residents ahead of the cold winter.

Senegal to gamble on Mane fitness, says federation source
Senegal to gamble on Mane fitness, says federation source

Sadio Mane will be included in Senegal's squad for the World Cup despite suffering a leg injury this week, a source within the country's football federation told AFP on Thursday. Augustin Senghor, president of the Senegalese football federation, told AFP he was "worried".