Ukraine war: Why is Bakhmut so important to Russia and a ‘thorn in the side of Putin’?
The landscape around the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut has come to resemble a First World War battlefield, the ground carved...
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Sean Patterson: British man’s murder in Jamaica was ‘contract killing’ by ‘unknown assailants’, police claim
The murder of a British tourist in Jamaica was a "contract killing" by "unknown assailants", police in the country have...
Ukraine war: Teachers, plumbers and builders among volunteer soldiers preparing for the worst on Belarus border
In the forest and snowed-over swamps of Ukraine's 621-mile border with Belarus is a territorial defence unit gearing up for...
EU ‘strongly encourages’ members to impose COVID testing on passengers from China – in move likely to anger Beijing
The EU has "strongly encouraged" member states to impose pre-departure COVID testing on passengers from China in a move which...
WHO ‘really concerned’ about COVID situation with ‘intense transmission in several parts of the world’
The World Health Organisation says it is concerned about "risk to life" in China amid a surge in COVID-19 cases,...
Patients build up outside entrances as hospitals in China struggle with rising COVID infections
Patients in China are being forced to wait in beds outside entrances and along corridors as hospitals continue to struggle...
Damar Hamlin: NFL player’s condition ‘moving in a positive direction’, friend says
The health of Damar Hamlin, the American football player who suffered a cardiac arrest during a game, is "moving in...
Pope Benedict’s historic funeral takes place at Vatican led by Pope Francis
The funeral of Pope Benedict XVI has been held at the Vatican, the first time in hundreds of years a...
Pope Benedict’s funeral tomorrow will make history
He made history during his life and now Pope Benedict XVI will do so in death. For the first time...
Ukraine war: Teachers, plumbers and builders among volunteer soldiers preparing for the worst on Belarus border
In the forest and snowed-over swamps of Ukraine's 621-mile border with Belarus is a territorial defence unit gearing up for...
WHO ‘really concerned’ about COVID picture with ‘intense transmission in several parts of the world’
The World Health Organisation says it is concerned about "risk to life" in China amid a surge in COVID-19 cases,...
Why the Republicans are struggling to pick a new House speaker
It's been 100 years since American politics has faced a comparable mess. The engine room of the American democratic machine...
Trump backs Kevin McCarthy for new speaker as Republican hardliners block appointment amid chaos in US House
Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Kevin McCarthy to become the new House of Representatives speaker as chaos gripped...
Satellite images show dramatic lack of snow in ski resorts as heat in Europe ‘annihilates’ records
Striking satellite images have revealed dirty brown hillsides around what should be pristine, white snow-covered ski resorts as record-breaking January...
Meta fined for forcing users to agree to personalised adverts
Meta has been hit with a €390m fine (£343m) fine by regulators for forcing users to agree to personalised adverts.The...
Patients build up outside entrances as hospitals in China struggle with rising COVID infections
Patients in China are being forced to wait in beds outside entrances and along corridors as hospitals continue to struggle...
Bryan Kohberger: Quadruple student murder suspect will be extradited to Idaho to face charges
The man suspected of stabbing to death four university students in their beds will be taken to Idaho to face...
Protests in India after woman dies after being dragged for miles in hit-and-run
The death of a 20-year-old woman in India who was dragged for miles after being hit by a car has...
Iranian chess player Sara Khadem who competed without hijab ‘lands in Spain after threats’
An Iranian chess player who competed without a hijab has arrived in Spain after being warned not to return home,...
Ski resorts forced to shut as Europe starts new year with record-breaking temperatures
Unseasonably warm conditions and sparse snowfall has forced some low-level ski resorts to shut in recent days - as Europe...
