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He might be 90 years old, but the notorious American boxing promoter Don King is putting on a championship fight night in Ohio next week, declaring: “I will slow down when I go to heaven.”

We spoke to Bill Browder, a financier who invested in Russian business, later to be targeted by the government there.

With the tense stand-off between Russia and the West over Ukraine, and the US and its allies threatening even tougher sanctions, the impact of all this isn’t just hurting Moscow. 

He sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and starred in over 65 films.

Psychologist Adam Grant has written about the culture of learning and how to encourage people to question their basic assumptions and embrace new ideas.

At least 13 people have been killed after a massive explosion in western Ghana which went off after a truck carrying mining explosives crashed into a motorbike. 

We spoke to Kusti Salm, secretary general of the Estonian defence ministry, and Anthony Gardner, who was the US ambassador to the European Union.  

“Frank and substantive”, according to the Americans, “open and useful”, according to the Russians, after further talks today over Ukraine. 

Russia, which has about 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border, is holding firm, declaring the US couldn’t force them to pull back. 

Matt Frei talks about what he’s seen on the ground in Ukraine.

The tsunami which swept through the Pacific nation of Tonga was an “unprecedented disaster” – according to its government – with some outlying islands left devastated in its wake.

Nato has invited Russia to new talks in an effort to defuse the rising tension over Ukraine although Moscow has insisted it will not take part unless the West responds to its demands on the future of European security.

Novak Djokovic isn’t the only person in the world of tennis to fall foul of Covid rules. 

It fuelled the Syrian war, and now it’s propping up both the Syrian and Lebanese economies.

Russia’s foreign minister has rejected as “total disinformation” US claims it is preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine.