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Morning news brief: Russia strikes blood transfusion centre, China rattled by earthquake, and more

Morning news brief: Russia strikes blood transfusion centre, China rattled by earthquake, and more

Morning news brief

After Russia struck a blood transfusion centre in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky termed the attack a 'war crime'.The attacks were the latest since Moscow exited the Black Sea grain deal last month. In other news, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted eastern China in the early hours of Sunday (August 6), leaving multiple injured.

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Zelensky slams Russia's attack on blood transfusion centre, terms it ‘war crime’

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia carried out the attack on one of the blood transfusion centres of the country, as he termed the fatal strike as a “war crime”.

Prosecutors want protective order against Trump after his threatening post

Prosecutors in former US president Donald Trump's election overturning case have asked a US judge to limit how much information Trump can discuss publicly about the latest indictment against him.

China rattled by 5.5 magnitude earthquake, several injured, multiple buildings collapse

At least 21 were injured while 126 buildings collapsed after an earthquake measuring 5.5 rattled parts of eastern China early on Sunday morning.The quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about 300 km (185 miles) south of Beijing, the Chinese capital, at 2.33 am (1833 GMT).

Mass shooting in Washington DC leaves three dead, two others injured

Three people were killed and two others suffered injuries in a mass shootout that took place in Washington DC, United States on Sunday (August 6), as per preliminary reports.

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