Hotels and homes evacuated as wildfire rages on Greek holiday island
A wildfire has broken out on the Greek island of Lesbos, with authorities urging people to leave a popular tourist...
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Zelenskyy’s wife says son, 9, wants to become a soldier and learn how to use rifle
Ukraine's first lady says Russia's war in Ukraine is affecting her family, causing her young son to lose interest in...
Russian pipeline resumes pumping gas to Europe after 10-day shutdown
Moscow has allowed gas to flow through the biggest pipeline between Russia and Germany after it was cut off for...
Oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity dies aged 35
The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died aged 35.An An lived most of his life at a theme...
A lost royal city where worshippers prayed to a water goddess has been found, researchers believe
A lost royal city where worshippers prayed to a water goddess 2,000 years ago and whose existence was known only...
Sri Lanka faces a darker future if president fails to ditch wealthy elites
Sri Lankans rose up in their hundreds of thousands and clamoured for change - instead they have been handed more...
Sri Lanka parliament votes in new president
Sri Lanka's acting president has become the country's new permanent leader after being selected in a parliament vote.Ranil Wickremesinghe was...
Zero-COVID policy blamed as China’s economy contracts, with Burberry among the victims
China's zero-COVID policy is being blamed for a return to the red for its economy, with experts warning that recovery...
Sri Lanka accepts president’s resignation after letter flown from Singapore
Sri Lanka's parliament has accepted a letter of resignation from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.The letter was flown from Singapore late last...
Video shows ‘last minutes’ of young girl’s life before Russian strike
A four-year-old girl has been killed and her mother was seriously injured after Russian missiles struck a city in central...
Italian PM ordered back to parliament after president rejects his resignation
Italy's prime minister Mario Draghi has offered his resignation - but the country's president has rejected it.Mr Draghi, the widely...
‘The perfect petri dish’: Animal to human disease outbreaks rise by more than 60% in Africa
Outbreaks of diseases that travelled from animals to humans in Africa have risen by 63% in the past decade, according...
Girl, 14, dies after part of rollercoaster ride ‘comes off rails’ at theme park in Denmark
A 14-year-old girl has died at a theme park in Denmark after the rear part of a rollercoaster ride reportedly...
Ukraine war will be ‘prolonged’ if UK continues to supply weapons, says Russian ambassador to London
The war in Ukraine will be longer if the UK continues to supply President Zelenskyy's forces with weapons, the Russian...
Russian basketball boss defends US star Brittney Griner as she faces drug charges
The American basketball star Brittney Griner is appearing in a Russian court for a third time after pleading guilty to...
Uber flouted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied govts – leaked files reveal
Uber lobbied officials to drop investigations, used a "kill switch'' to thwart regulators and law enforcement and considered exploiting violence...
Shinzo Abe’s party on course to increase upper house majority after former PM’s assassination
Japan's ruling coalition appears to have increased its majority in the upper house, two days after the assassination of former...
Hamilton says ‘ignorance’ to blame for alleged racial abuse at Austrian Grand Prix
Formula One drivers including Lewis Hamilton have condemned racist abuse apparently suffered by fans at the Austrian Grand Prix.Before Sunday's...
At least 15 killed in Russian strike on block of flats
At least 15 people were killed when Russian rockets destroyed an apartment building in an eastern Ukrainian town.The governor of...
Selfies, picnics, board games: Inside Sri Lanka’s presidential palace day after it was stormed
Sri Lankans are roaming through the ransacked presidential palace a day after it was stormed by thousands of people angry...