VOA60: December 14, 2022

Ukraine says its missile defense systems identified and shot down 13 Russian-launched drones over the capital Kyiv.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of dead from mass flooding in the capital Kinshasa rises to at least 120 people.

In Britain, officials say four people are confirmed dead after a boat overturned in freezing water in the English Channel. The boat was believed to be carrying migrants.

And in the United States, President Joe Biden signs legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages at the federal level.