‘We’re all terrified’, Minnesotan tells the BBC in tears

Zelensky welcomes amendments to proposed peace planJust nowShareSaveLaura GozziandPatrick JacksonShareSaveRubio hails 'most productive day' of negotiations with UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed proposed changes to the controversial 28-point peace plan for ending the war with Russia.
It appears Ukraine's European allies produced an amended version of the plan after rejecting parts which favoured Russia's war aims.
“Now the list of necessary steps to end the war can become doable…” Zelensky said on Telegram. “Many correct elements have been incorporated into this framework.”
Later, in the early hours of Tuesday, Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said a wave of Russian missile and drone attacks hit an apartment building in the capital and disrupted electricity and water supplies.
Ukraine's Ministry of Energy also confirmed a “massive, combined enemy attack” on the country's energy infrastructure facilities.
“Energy officials wil..

'We need food, we have no food' – desperation takes hold in Jamaica after hurricane21 hours agoShareSaveBrandon Drenonin Black River, Jamaica ShareSaveWatch: BBC reports from “ground zero” of Hurricane Melissa's destructionPeople walk along muddied roads scavenging the wreckage for food. Others jump into damaged stores in the hope of finding bottled water or other supplies.
As the death toll rises, residents of Black River are still searching for loved ones while they also battle to survive, days after Hurricane Melissa made this Jamaican port city ground zero of the devastation seen across the Caribbean.
Residents here say they have been living in a state of chaos the last three days since Melissa slammed into them as one of the most powerful category five storms ever recorded in the region.
The fierce winds and storm surge that barrelled through here have decimated nearly everything, leaving roads unusable and a trail of destruction that has them increasingly despera..

At least eight killed after car explodes near Delhi's Red Fort6 hours agoShareSaveDoug Faulkner and Vikas Pandey,India editor, DelhiShareSaveWatch: Verified video shows aftermath of car explosion in DelhiAt least eight people have been killed and more injured after a car exploded near Delhi's historic Red Fort, authorities have said.
Delhi City police spokesperson, Sanjay Tyagi confirmed the deaths to the BBC, and said a further 20 people had suffered injuries.
Police are investigating the cause of the explosion and “exploring all possibilities”, Mr Tyagi said.
Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha has told reporters that the incident happened at around 18:52 local time (13:52 GMT), when a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light before it exploded, damaging nearby vehicles.
Mr Tyagi told the BBC the explosion happened in a Hyundai i20 car that was moving and carrying three people at the time.
Mumbai, India's financial capital, has been put on high alert, as has the ..