Russian forces targeted towns on the far side of the river from Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, as the Ukraine conflict entered the 186th day.
Fears about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persist as both sides trade blame for nearby shelling.
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Sunday, August 28, 2022Ukraine on edge as shellfire resounds around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Shellfire at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine fuelled fears of major disaster as both sides kept blaming the other, while Russian forces targeted towns on the far side of the river from Europe's largest atomic plant.
Despite the danger, officials from the United Nations nuclear watchdog were still waiting for clearance to visit the plant on the southern front line of the conflict.
Standing beside a crater at a school that had been largely reduced to rubble, the governor of Zaporizhzhia region, Oleksandr Starukh, told Ukrainian television people were being informed how to apply iodine in case of a radiation leak.
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Al Shabab militants storm Hayat Hotel in Somali capital and continue to battle government soldiers, security officials say, leaving at least eight people dead.
Security forces patrol near the Hayat Hotel after an attack by Al Shabab in Somalia's Mogadishu.
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At least eight people have been confirmed dead as security forces battled Al Shabab terrorists who stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a security commander said.
"The security forces continued to neutralise terrorists who have been cordoned inside a room in the hotel building, most of the people were rescued but at least eight civilians were confirmed dead so far," Mohamed Abdikadir said early on Saturday.
The assault on the Hayat Hotel on Friday triggered a fierce gunfight between security forces and the terrorists who are still holed up inside the building.
The Al Qaeda-linked group, which has led an insurrection against Somalia's central government for about 15 years, claimed responsibility.
Security challenge
Earlier this week, the United States announced that its forces had killed 13 Al Shabab militants in an air strike in the central-southern part of the country as the gunmen were attacking Somali forces.
The US has carried out several air raids on the group in strikes in recent weeks.
In recent weeks, Al Shabab militants have also waged attacks on the Somalia-Ethiopia border, raising concerns about a possible new strategy.
Al Shabab terrorists were driven out of the capital in 2011 by an African Union force, but the group still controls swathes of countryside and frequently strikes civilian and military targets.
Somalia's new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said last month that ending Al-Shabab's insurgency required more than a military approach, but that his government would negotiate with the group only when the time is right.
Al Shabab militants were driven out of the capital in 2011 by an African Union force, but the group still controls swathes of countryside.
It continues to wage deadly strikes on civilian and military targets, with hotels a quite frequent target.
The singer's father will also have to produce all documents requested and appear for a deposition, Rosengart said outside of the courthouse, calling it "another very good day for Britney."
"Britney obtained her freedom last November, and as many of you know, particularly in light of recent news, Britney is moving on with her life," Rosengart said, referencing the star's recent marriage. "She wants to move on with her life. And yet that man, her father, her flesh and blood, does not want that."
CNN has reached out to Jamie Spears' attorney for comment on the ruling.
"We hope (Jamie Spears) will accept his losses and simply move on and leave his daughter alone," Rosengart told CNN in a statement. "That is what any decent man, what any decent father would do."
The Grammy-winner was in a court-ordered conservatorship for 13 years before it was terminated in November. Spears' father acted as her co-conservator from the conservatorship's inception in 2008. This put him in charge of her finances and, at some points, her medical decisions.
The two faced off in court multiple times last year with things reaching a tipping point during two emotional testimonies in which the singer pleaded with the judge to end the conservatorship, calling it "abusive." Spears said she felt she had been forced to perform, was given no privacy, and was made to use birth control and take medication against her will.
Outside of court Wednesday, Rosengart also took a moment to speak on behalf of AB 1663, a California bill that would amend rules for the conservatorships process, saying that while Spears "shined a light on this issue," it is now "beyond Britney." The bill is currently making its way through the state legislature.
"This is not about Britney, this is beyond Britney," Rosengart said while surrounded by supporters of the bill. "There is a lot of people in the country and in the state who are not free and are subjected to forced abusive conservatorships. And that's something I look forward to working with legislators on, both in California and Washington DC."
