This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Rachel Wright and at 1300 hours,

GMT on Monday the 8th of July,

these are our main stories.

Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with missiles

and hits a children's hospital in Kyiv.

Politicians in France argue over who should lead the country following inconclusive elections

with the leftist coalition slightly ahead of the other parties. Boeing to plead

guilty to a charge of criminal fraud conspiracy.

Also in this podcast, what's behind the killings of elderly people in Kenya

accused of witchcraft?

It's all about inheriting, acquiring, land resources, properties,

you know.

And how a new scoring system is aiming to make artistic swimming more exciting just in time for the Olympics.

But first, the war in Ukraine will take center stage when NATO chiefs meet in Washington

over the next few days. In Ukraine itself though the war returned with a vengeance

today. That was the scene at a children's hospital and Kyiv as local residents using

their bare hands helped the emergency workers scouring the rubble for survivors.

The city's mayor, Vitalitko, visited the scene.

The staff is doing everything they can to clear the rubble. There are already some dead.

That number is being clarified. There were also hits in other parts of the city, in other locations. We do not yet have clear

information about the number of dead and wounded because that work is still

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