Iran calls for the US to be banned from World Cup after social media flag row
American soccer's governing body temporarily displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic -...
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What’s being done about ‘murder-for-hire’ sites on the dark web, and how dangerous are they?
At some point in our lives most of us have done something to upset someone.That person might have responded by...
Ukraine war: School frozen in time after it was used as bomb shelter during nine months of fear
The date scribbled on the blackboard of a classroom in southern Ukraine still reads 23 February.It was the day before...
Landslide kills 14 attending funeral in Cameroon, regional governor says
A landslide has killed at least 14 people who were attending a funeral in Cameroon, a regional governor has said.The...
Riots erupt in Belgian and Dutch cities after Morocco pull off World Cup upset beating Belgium
Riots have broken out in several Belgian and Dutch cities after Morocco shocked Belgium by winning 2-0 during a World...
Ischia landslide: Body of young girl pulled from mud as rescue effort continues
The body of a young girl has been pulled from the mud after a landslide tore through a small island...
Ukraine war: Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko hits back at Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticisms
The mayor of Kyiv, former professional boxer Vitali Klitschko, has traded rhetorical punches with Ukraine's president over how to help...
Rare protests in China as fatal fire collides with zero-COVID fatigue
Public anger in China towards continuing COVID-19 lockdowns has sparked rare protests in a number of major cities in recent...
Ukraine war: ‘Living in a nightmare’ – Kyiv families without water or electricity in suffering ‘worse than WWII’
In the flicker of candlelight, a 91-year-old grandmother says she is scared as night falls, plunging her apartment block in...
Eight killed in landslide on Italian holiday island of Ischia, minister Matteo Salvini says
At least eight people have been killed in landslides on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, officials say.Infrastructure minister Matteo...
Ukraine war: Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticises Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko in rare sign of discontent
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised the mayor of Kyiv over the provision of emergency shelters, in a sign of discontent rarely...
Vladimir Putin trying to starve Ukrainians into giving up in the war but he will fail, says UK’s foreign secretary
Vladimir Putin is trying to freeze and starve Ukraine's people into giving up this winter by attacking power and water...
FIFA to allow rainbow hats and flags at Qatar World Cup stadiums in U-turn
FIFA has confirmed fans will be allowed to wear rainbow bucket hats and take rainbow flags into the stadium for...
‘Fear and intimidation’ – the tactics of Iran’s secret police
State secret police have been accused of abducting and killing civilians on the street of Iran, a country where hundreds...
Migrants fill up squalid camp and wait for boats to cross the Channel – in wake of tragic deaths
There is never a good time to visit the migrant camp in Grande-Synthe, but now it looks particularly grim. The mud...
Elon Musk to ‘unlock doors to Twitter jail’ with amnesty for suspended accounts
Elon Musk has announced he will grant "amnesty" for suspended Twitter accounts - prompting experts to predict a rise in...
Climate activists glue themselves to runway at Berlin airport
Climate protesters broke on to a runway in Berlin's Brandenburg Airport and glued themselves to the tarmac, causing its temporary...
Saudi Arabia wants its investors to own Manchester United and Liverpool
Saudi Arabia says it wants its investors to take over Manchester United and Liverpool – and hopes Cristiano Ronaldo comes...
China expands lockdowns as COVID cases soar to daily record high
China has intensified its COVID restrictions and lockdowns as its daily infection figures climbed to a record high.On Wednesday it...
Russia tightens LGBTQ+ law in clampdown on beleaguered community
As if there weren't other things for Russian MPs to worry about nine months into the Kremlin's war with Ukraine.But...