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Britain will send more than 50 tanks to Eastern Europe to take part in the largest NATO war games in a generation as warnings...

A woman and two children are reported to be among four people killed in a wave of Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon. Security sources...

Swiss police are investigating after a ski shop put up a sign saying it would no longer rent equipment to Jews. The hotel-restaurant at...

A woman has appeared in court in Ireland charged with the murder of her six-year-old son. Ruth Purcell Healy, from Waterford, is accused of...

An elderly man from Alaska has become the first person to die after contracting Alaskapox – a recently discovered viral disease. But how dangerous...

Chinese football fans have called Lionel Messi a “thief” and mocked him over the Falkland Islands. The Argentinian star angered supporters when he didn’t...

Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza will expand over the coming days, Benjamin Netanyahu has warned, as attacks appeared to intensify on Christmas Day. The...

Two people have been detained after a plane carrying 303 Indian citizens was grounded in France over human trafficking allegations. Those on board the...

John and Melody Hennessee plan to spend the rest of their lives cruising around the world – and they reckon it could be as...

Pandas are China’s undisputed pride and joy. They are a symbol of statehood, in many ways a national obsession. But they are also valuable...

Ukraine is officially marking Christmas on 25 December for the first time today – after it continued to fend off Russian drone attacks overnight....

At least 68 Palestinians were killed following an Israeli air strike that hit a refugee camp in central Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry has...

Imagine having not one, but two babies born in the middle of war. Lina Hammad gave birth to twins in Nasser Hospital in Khan...

Shielded riot police barricaded themselves inside Belgrade’s city hall as they fired tear gas at hundreds of opposition supporters who were trying to enter...

Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed fighting in Gaza, the Israeli military has said. The deaths take the number of Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)...

Congolese men, women, and children are fleeing ethnic violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as tensions soar between two neighbouring governments. Rwanda...

Around 300 Indian travellers are stuck in a French airport after their flight was grounded in a human trafficking investigation. Those on board the...

Ukraine’s military has claimed it shot down three Russian fighter jets in the south of the country. The Su-34 fighter bombers were reportedly brought...

A former TV journalist hoping to challenge Vladimir Putin in Russia’s next presidential election has been barred from standing. Independent politician Yekaterina Duntsova hoped...