US and South Korea begin biggest military training in years amid growing North Korean nuclear threat
The US and South Korea have begun their biggest combined military training in years as they heighten their defence posturing...
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Singapore to decriminalise sex between men – but PM also vows to safeguard institution of marriage
Sex between men will be decriminalised in Singapore at a time when society is becoming more accepting of gay people,...
Daughter of Russian ultra-nationalist killed in suspected car bomb attack
The daughter of a Russian ultra-nationalist and ally of President Vladimir Putin who argued Russia should absorb Ukraine has been...
Russian forces step up efforts to take full control of Donbas region
Russian forces have stepped up their efforts to seize one of the dwindling number of cities in eastern Ukraine not...
At least 12 killed in hotel attack claimed by al Shabaab
At least 12 people have been killed in an attack by Islamic militants who stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital...
Who was ‘Ringo’, the ISIS Beatle? From west London to Syria, how Elsheikh joined the deadly terrorist group
El Shafee Elsheikh, known to his victims as "Ringo", grew up in White City, west London, after his family arrived...
South Korean president told to ‘shut his mouth’ by Kim Jong Un’s sister as she rejects economic aid
The sister of North Korean president Kim Jong Un has told South Korea's president to "shut his mouth" as she...
Ukraine claims Russia preparing to stage ‘provocation’ at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant
Ukraine has said Russia is preparing to stage a "provocation" at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant on Friday.The country's intelligence...
Revealed: The breadcrumb trail that identified the IS ‘Beatles’
Freed hostages were able to give British police key information identifying an IS kidnap gang nicknamed "The Beatles" which had...
Insolence of Russian troops in Kherson appears to confirm officers have fled, source says
The city of Kherson, on the banks of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, was taken by Russian forces without...
Das Boot and Air Force One director Wolfgang Petersen dies aged 81
German director Wolfgang Petersen, known for the World War Two submarine epic Das Boot and Air Force One, has died...
Elite Ukrainian forces behind attack on weapons store in Crimea
Ukrainian special forces operating inside Russian-occupied Crimea were behind an attack on a military base there, Sky News understands.Russia's defence...
‘Don’t use restrictions on girls’ education against us’, says senior Taliban leader
Girls' rights to education in Afghanistan will be solved with "the passage of time" and should not be a "condition...
Beaten, tortured and in hiding: British Army Afghan interpreter’s year on the run from the Taliban
"Look at this man... he worked for British forces," shouted one Taliban fighter, as a group of them began to...
Remote island nation grapples with first COVID surge
COVID cases are surging on the Marshall Islands as the Pacific nation grapples with its first community outbreak of the...
Many of these children could be treated – but doctors are struggling to keep them alive
With his long black hair flowing beneath a traditional cap and over his masked face, a Taliban guard, machine gun...
Who is the suspect in Salman Rushdie attack? What we know so far
Sir Salman Rushdie's suspected attacker has been charged with attempted second degree murder. Hadi Matar, 24, was identified by New...
Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator and may lose eye after he was stabbed on stage, says agent
Author Salman Rushdie will likely lose an eye and has suffered severed nerves in an arm and damage to his...
Why is Salman Rushdie so controversial?
Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British author whose writing about religion and politics has made him controversial in some parts...
Russia is trying to ‘threaten the whole world’ by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Zelenskyy warns
Russia has reached a new low and is trying to "threaten the whole world" by shelling Europe's largest nuclear power...