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Emergency services are on scene after several explosions rocked Ukraine's capital overnight. One of the missiles hit the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, setting multiple cars on fire. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were injured and 15 percent of households were without power and 40 percent without heating following the explosions. IMAGES
President of EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave the venue after "emergency" talks with US president Joe Biden and allies. The meeting is in response to a missile hitting Polish territory near the border with Ukraine. IMAGES
Emergency services rescue three people, including one child, from the rubble of a hotel that collapsed in Kröv, a town some 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Frankfurt, leaving one person dead. IMAGES
The UN considers that there is a "strong probability" that the children's hospital in Kyiv was hit by a "direct hit" from a Russian missile, according to the representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine, who speaks remotly during a UN press briefing in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
Images of blackouts in the capital Kyiv, as Ukraine rolls out the emergency measure following weeks of Russian strikes on power plants which have left the country unable to deal with a drop in temperatures, according to the state power operator Ukrenergo. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.