Our correspondent is caught under shelling while Russia says Ukraine is opting for insane counteroffensive attempts to encourage the sending of more weapons to Kiev.
South Africa hosts the world's second largest mining exhibition, bringing cutting-edge technology to thousands of investors.
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-ruling monarch, dies aged 96.
Her 70-year reign spanned Britain's colonial era to the diminished role it now has on the world stage.
A major European publisher has called for a ban on Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, accusing it of collecting personal data.
