Konadu Apau

Police in Austria have urged people to be vigilant after a sample of HiPP baby food was found to contain rat poison. Police in the eastern region of Burgenland said the poisoned jar of carrot and potato purée had been reported by a customer and that their baby had fortunately not consumed the food. The jar had apparently been tampered with, police said. Authorities believe at least one more poisoned jar is in circulation and have issued guidance on how to recognise tampered jars.

At least six people have been killed and others injured after a person opened fire in Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian officials say. The incident happened in the southern Holosiivskyi district. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the man, who lived locally, began shooting at people on the street and then took others hostage in a nearby supermarket. Klymenko said the attacker was killed in the supermarket following a shoot-out with police. His motive is currently unclear.

Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has publicly denied all allegations against him in his first statement after being charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week. The Victoria Cross recipient, released on bail on Friday, said he was “proud of my service in Afghanistan”, and would use the charges against him as an opportunity to “finally” clear his name. He said: “I understand this journey will be difficult.