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In the centre of Kyiv – protected by checkpoints, sandbags, soldiers and guns – stands the city’s military heart. It is here that we...

Russia has engaged in an unusual burst of contact with the West’s three nuclear powers to raise baseless claims about a dirty bomb plot...

Russia Today has been accused of inciting genocide after a presenter said Ukrainian children who saw Moscow’s forces as occupiers under the Soviet Union...

Russian claims Ukraine could use a “dirty bomb” in the war have been branded “nuclear blackmail” and dismissed by the West. With its forces...

The blackouts in Kyiv creep up on you. There is no Hollywood moment when the whole city goes dark or when the twinkling lights...

It is a quiet street in a fairly tough part of Sao Paulo, but the sound of high velocity weapons firing and the thud...

History has been made in China after it was confirmed that President Xi Jinping will remain in power – breaking with a decades-long precedent...

Vladimir Putin would sacrifice 20 million Russian soldiers to win the war with Ukraine and ensure his political survival, an exiled Russian diplomat has...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukrainians to conserve electricity as Russian strikes devastate the country’s power supply. “The main target of terrorists is energy,” the...

Mina left solitary confinement a few days ago. She has now been arrested twice by Iranian forces for taking part in the protests sweeping...

Fear is a powerful thing and it is motivating many to leave the Ukrainian city of Kherson. With Ukrainian troops closing in on the...

Russian-installed authorities in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson have ordered an “immediate” evacuation of residents, amid warnings of a looming Ukrainian counter-offensive to...

China’s former president Hu Jintao has been unexpectedly escorted out of the closing ceremony of the ruling Communist Party. The 79-year-old, who was seated...

When President Xi Jinping came to power 10 years ago, he had a very clear vision for China. He would return the country to...

When soldiers in Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanised Brigade do their work, most tasks are performed under trees. It is a simple matter of staying alive. Members...

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been disqualified from holding public office. Mr Khan, 70, was handed a ban by the country’s election...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been shown firing a sniper rifle while visiting a training facility for reservists. Footage of the inspection of the...

British and US intelligence says the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is on the ground in Crimea, supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. America’s National Security...

The teenage chess player at the centre of an alleged cheating scandal, has launched a $100 million (£89m) libel suit against the world champion...