COVID-19: Beijing is essentially in lockdown but authorities won’t use that word
In Beijing, business after business is bolted shut.The authorities won't use the word, but this city is essentially in lockdown....
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World Cup 2022: Why is so much stoppage time being added to games?
Many football fans will not have seen a game with as much stoppage time as in England's 6-2 win over...
At least one dead, several injured in two explosions at Jerusalem bus stops
At least one person has died and 14 people have been injured after two explosions at bus stops in Jerusalem...
Ukraine war: Why is Crimea so important to Russia and can Zelenskyy’s troops recapture it?
As Ukrainian battlefield victories continue with the liberation of the city of Kherson, the spotlight once more falls upon the...
Multiple fatalities in shooting at Walmart store in Virginia
Several people have died in a shooting at a Walmart store in Virginia, police say.The shooting happened in the city...
Manchester United: How ‘scavenger’ Glazers bought club – and left Old Trafford ‘rusting’ and in a ‘mess’
It's nearly 20 years since the American tycoon Malcolm Glazer bought his first stake in Manchester United - now his...
World Cup’s greatest shocks – where does Argentina’s loss to Saudi Arabia at Qatar 2022 rank?
Argentina have become the latest side to suffer a shock World Cup defeat - but how does it compare to...
Tourist booed and mobbed after scaling ancient pyramid in Mexico
A tourist has gone viral after a TikTok video captured her trespassing up the ancient Mayan Temple of Kukulcan in...
World Cup 2022: Brazilian journalist has phone seized by Qatar police after regional flag mistaken for LGBTQ banner
A journalist reporting on the World Cup in Qatar claims local police hassled him outside a stadium after mistaking his...
Indonesia earthquake: Many schoolchildren among 268 killed in West Java
Children killed when their schools collapsed are among the 268 dead following an earthquake that devastated a town in Indonesia.More...
Lockdown frustration grows in China’s COVID epicentre despite a surge in cases
The main roads that run into the district of Haizhu stood almost silent this morning.While such arterial roads would usually...
England and Wales make mark on World Cup on day of off-pitch drama
It was a day that football fans back home had been dreaming of.Wales, in their first World Cup for 64...
Indonesia earthquake: At least 56 people killed after 5.6 magnitude quake in West Java
At least 56 people have been killed following an earthquake in Indonesia, West Java governor Ridwan Kamil confirmed.Around 700 people...
World Cup: Iran player becomes first in national team to speak out over protests at home
Iran's national football team prepares to face England in their opening World Cup match later - but do so as...
World Cup: Qatar fans left Al Bayt stadium early as Ecuador pulled further ahead to win first match
Twelve years ago, Qatar was awarded the World Cup and scrutiny has barely let up since.But on Sunday evening, after...
‘Live like a worm, or risk your life’: Desperate Albanians plot escape to the UK
In the backstreets of Albania's capital city, Tirana, there is little light and even less hope.The warren of alleyways we...
Countries celebrate first-ever fund for climate damages at COP27
For the first time in history countries have agreed on a dedicated fund to pay out for extreme climate damages...
Rishi Sunak in Ukraine to discuss ‘global security’ with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Rishi Sunak has visited Ukraine for the first time since becoming prime minister, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.The two...
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino hits out at Qatar criticism saying European countries should instead ‘be apologising for the next 3,000 years’
The president of world football governing body FIFA says the West should not criticise Qatar's hosting of the World Cup...
Ukraine war will be over by end of spring, country’s deputy defence minister predicts
Ukrainian forces could be back in Crimea by the end of December and the entire war with Russia will be...