
China fires missiles near Taiwan
Huge military drills have followed senior US politician Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
China has fired missiles near Taiwan as part of huge military drills following a visit by senior US politician Nancy Pelosi to the island. Taiwan says China launched 11 ballistic missiles into waters around the north-east and south-west coasts. We speak to a local journalist and get updates from three people in Taiwan.
A court in Moscow has found the US basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of drug smuggling. Griner, an Olympic gold medallist, had admitted having vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her possession when she was detained in February. But she said she had not intended to break the law. We explain what the court case has been about and what might happen next.
And after football’s record-breaking Women’s Euros 2022, we hear a conversation between female sports commentators based in Rwanda, the Netherlands and the Philippines, discussing the future for women in sport.
(Photo: Families swim in the sea in New Taipei city, Taiwan, August 4, 2022. Credit: Reuters/Ann Wang)
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