Russia bombs shopping centre in Kharkiv

Ukrainian officials say at least eleven people are now known to have been killed in a Russian attack on a busy DIY store in Kharkiv.

Also today: why Ireland says it will recognise Palestinian statehood; and Singapore Airlines tightens safety measures during turbulence following a fatal flight.

Today’s guests are Verashni Pillay, a South African journalist and founder of the Explain news portal, and Marco di Nunzio, Associate Professor in Urban Anthropology at the University of Birmingham in the UK.

Photo: firefighters work at a site of a household item shopping mall hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 25, 2024.

Credit: Reuters