China to end COVID quarantine for international arrivals from 8 January
China is to lift the requirement for international travellers to quarantine from 8 January in the latest break from its...
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Vladimir Putin ‘needs to return to reality’ as Russia shells dozens of towns on day he said he was ‘ready’ for Ukraine talks
Ukraine has said Vladimir Putin "needs to come back to reality" in response to the Russian president's claim that he...
Russia’s Lavrov: Either Ukraine fulfils Moscow’s proposals or the issue will be decided by our army
Russia's foreign minister appears to have ended any immediate prospect for peace talks over the Ukraine war, days after Russia's...
Taliban ‘trying to erase women’ from society in Afghanistan, foreign secretary James Cleverly says
The foreign secretary has accused the Taliban of "trying to erase women from society in Afghanistan" after its ban on...
Parts of the US could see another nine inches of snowfall as President Biden authorises federal support
Parts of the US could see nine inches of new snow today, in a sign that the winter blizzard causing...
US bomb cyclone: At least 59 dead as North America gripped by devastating winter storm
At least 61 deaths have been linked to a severe storm that continues to batter the US and Canada.The US...
Iranian record-breaking footballer Ali Daei says family prevented from leaving country after he supported protests
A record-breaking Iranian footballer who criticised the authorities' crackdown on anti-regime protesters has said his family were prevented from leaving...
South Korea scrambles fighter jets and attack helicopters after North Korean drones ‘violate airspace’
South Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters, firing warning shots, after North Korean drones "violated" its...
Vladimir Putin ‘needs to return to reality’ as Russia shells dozens of towns on day he said he was ‘ready’ for Ukraine talks
Ukraine has said Vladimir Putin "needs to come back to reality" in response to the Russian president's claim that he...
Six dead after bus falls from bridge in Spain
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of those who died after a bus fell from a bridge and crashed into a...
Paris shooting suspect ‘tells investigators of hatred of foreigners’
The man suspected of shooting dead three Kurds in Paris this week has told investigators of his "hatred of foreigners",...
Iran arrests seven people with links to the UK after anti-government protests
Seven people with links to the UK have been arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guard after anti-government protests in the country,...
Two people missing after huge avalanche triggered in Austria
Rescue workers are searching for two people feared buried by an enormous avalanche in western Austria, local media has reported.Initially...
How Ukrainians are doing Christmas differently this year
Combat medic Myroslav Mardarevych is hunched over a desk in the foyer of St Sophia Cathedral in central Kyiv. He...
Foreign aid groups in Afghanistan suspend work after Taliban ban on women workers
Several groups providing aid in Afghanistan have suspended their operations, after the Taliban ruled women could no longer work for...
US bomb cyclone: At least 28 dead and hundreds of thousands of homes without power in brutal storm
At least 28 people have died in the US as the country grapples with a brutal winter storm.Blizzard conditions have...
Taliban ban Afghan women from working at NGOs – as UN says its work will be affected
The Taliban have banned Afghan women from working at non-governmental organisations in the country. The letter said female employees would...
What is Christmas and when and how is it celebrated around the world?
The festive season has arrived, with sleigh bells ringing and the timely smattering of snow glistening on our streets. Amid...
‘I think about sprouts every day’: Inside the Dutch factory growing your Christmas vegetables
In the world of Christmas vegetables, nothing is more divisive than a Brussels sprout. And here, as I look out...
Adam Boulton: The glimmers of hope and reasons to be cheerful as 2022 ends
2022 has been a tough year, in which the UK has often been hit harder than its peer countries in...