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

I'm Nigel Adelie and in the early hours of Friday the 13th of September,

these are our main stories.

President Putin has warned that if the West allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles at targets

inside Russia, it will bring them into direct conflict with Moscow.

There's despair in Nigeria where hundreds of thousands have been displaced by flooding.

A Thai court has issued arrest warrants for six retired security personnel over the death of 85 Muslim

protesters two decades ago.

Also in this podcast, in our skin we have four main receptors, the type of

texture of the object that we are interacting with, the type of a stimulus or what

is the direction of the stimulus as well.

Scientists have unveiled new touch technology that potentially could help patients who've

lost sensitivity in their hands and fingers.

Prejudent Putin has said the West will be in direct conflict with Russia if it allows Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range

missiles. Mr. Putin said that because NATO military personnel would have to

program the flight paths such a move would drag the country's supply

Kiv into the war. If this decision is made, it will mean nothing other

than the direct participation of NATO countries,

the United States and European countries in the war in Ukraine and this of course

significantly changes the very essence of the conflict. This will mean that NATO countries are

fighting with Russia and if that's the case we'll make the appropriate decisions

based on the threats that we face. President Vladimir Zelensky has been urging his allies to allow him to hit Russian military

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