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The risk of a miscalculation between Western and Chinese warships in the South China Sea is the highest it has ever been, an expert...

“Military intervention NOW!” If you’ve been following the Brazilian election, this will now be a familiar phrase. Lula da Silva’s electoral victory over right-wing...

This World Cup is unifying the Arab world – spurred by results on the pitch in Qatar. Morocco has become the first Muslim nation...

Top US diplomat Wendy Sherman has refused to be drawn on exactly what Joe Biden’s vision of a Russian “pullout” of Ukraine would be....

TikTok is being sued by the US state of Indiana, alleging deception of its users about China’s access to their data. The short-form video...

Iran says it has executed a prisoner arrested during the ongoing anti-government protests – the first known death sentence linked to the unrest. The...

Germany’s biggest fraud case gets underway as the former executives of payments company Wirecard stand trial after a scandal that rocked the German establishment....

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed in a prisoner swap, a US official has said. She had been imprisoned in Russia after...

Vladimir Putin has said “we haven’t gone mad” when asked about concerns he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine – but didn’t rule out...

Around 3,000 police officers have carried out raids across Germany to stop an alleged plot by a far-right terrorist group to overthrow the government....

German authorities say they have foiled a plot by a far-right terrorist group to overthrow the government. More than 3,000 police officers took part...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and “the spirit of Ukraine” has been named Time magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year. The annual award by the US...

China will now allow people with asymptomatic COVID-19 or mild symptoms to quarantine at home in another relaxation of its rules. Most COVID cases...

Democrat Raphael Warnock has been re-elected to the US Senate in a crucial win for President Joe Biden, NBC News has projected. His expected...

Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been sentenced to jail for corruption – but is currently immune from actually going behind bars...

Standing by a makeshift stove at the bottom of a bitterly-cold ditch, the Ukrainian troops enjoyed a quick tea break. Suddenly there was a...

Standing by a makeshift stove at the bottom of a bitterly-cold ditch, the Ukrainian troops enjoyed a quick tea break. Suddenly there was a...

Facing a serious challenge from ongoing widespread unrest, Iran’s government is blaming Kurdish separatists for inciting the unrest, an Iranian academic has said. Protests...

Explosions have been heard at two air bases in Russia – including at one which is home to bombers carrying nuclear weapons, according to...