Moscow has played down the idea of the Vatican being a potential location for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, calling it a “fantasy” that many people are talking about.

At least 12 people were injured in a knife attack in Hamburg station on Friday evening, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported, and local police confirmed they had arrested the suspected assailant.

The recent military action between India and Pakistan was the first instance of two nuclear weapon states engaging in continuous strikes and counter-strikes, which sparked global tensions, Dr Walter Ladwig, a professor at King’s College London, said.