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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...

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

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...

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...

Bulgaria has been accused of shooting a refugee after a new video emerged showing a young Syrian man being fired at on the border...

Six and a half years after terrorist attacks that left a legacy of death, injury and shock, Belgium is launching the biggest criminal trial...

Two girls were left with severe injuries after they were attacked on their way to school in the small German town of Illerkirchberg. The...

After the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, the UK government made a promise to take in those who had helped...

Western countries have begun imposing a $60-per-barrel price cap and ban on some types of Russian oil as part of new measures to put...

Three Chinese astronauts have landed back on Earth after six months spent completing construction of the Tiangong station, state TV reported. Commander Chen Dong...

At least nine people have died and eight others are missing after a group of worshippers were swept away by a flash flood during...