Sabotage sparks explosions at a military stockpile in Crimea - seeing thousands of people evacuated, according to Russian officials.
We report from a devastated town in the Lugansk region - which Ukraine's troops abandoned in their retreat with Russian-led forces now mopping up the area.
German households will have to cover the government's refusal to buy Russian gas as Berlin slaps a special levy while the media reports on what it calls 'Ukraine crisis fatigue' among Europeans.
Violent riots erupt in Kenya where William Ruto has netted a controversial, narrow victory in the race for the presidency.