This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nikki Cardwell and in the early

hours of Friday the 29th of November, these are our main stories. President Putin says Russia's

attack on Ukraine's power grid is in response to the use of US-made missiles inside Russia. Islamist fighters

launch a surprise offensive in northern Syria.

A British soldier who escaped from prison under a food truck

is convicted of spying for Iran.

Also in this podcast, the Australian Senate approves a social media ban for under 16s and...

These copulites very often contain undigested food remains.

If we scan a lot of them, we can maybe reconstruct the food web.

So who was eating who basically in these ecosystems of the past.

What scientists are learning from dinosaur droppings.

It seems Russia is turning up the pressure on Ukraine

by executing a second massive strike in a month

targeting the country's energy infrastructure.

More than a million Ukrainians were left without electricity on Wednesday night.

On Thursday, Vladimir Putin speaking in Kazakhstan... More than a million Ukrainians were left without electricity on Wednesday night.

On Thursday, Vladimir Putin, speaking in Kazakhstan, said the latest bombardment was a response to Ukraine's ongoing use of advanced US-supplied weapons.

These strikes, on our part, took place in response to the ongoing strikes on Russian territory

by American attackam's missiles. As I've said many times, there will always be a response from our side.

President Putin also threatened to attack what he called decision-making centres in Kiev

with Russia's new hypersonic missile.

That's prompted an angry reaction from his Ukrainian counterpart, Philodemir Zelensky,

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