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Forty days of protest in Iran passed on Wednesday, with demonstrators making it clear their demands for change are as strong as ever. Tensions...

Liz Truss was “crazy” when she raised concerns about nuclear weapons, Vladimir Putin has claimed. During a major speech in Moscow, the Russian president...

Australia has become the first team to release a group statement criticising Qatar for its poor human rights record. Addressing the issue in a...

The body of a woman reported missing by her husband was found inside the body of snake. The 54-year-old woman, named Jahrah, was reported...

As the Russians retreat from communities in the Ukrainian region of Kherson, residents have been left with reminders of their stay. Vast swathes of...

The Pope has said even priests and nuns give into temptation and watch online pornography. Francis, responding to a question in the Vatican, said:...

Vladimir Putin has watched military forces carry out nuclear exercises in Russia. The Russian president oversaw the tests, which had been planned for some...

Marine archaeologists in Sweden say they have found the sister vessel of a famed 17th century warship that sank and is now on display...

Global coronavirus cases are projected to rise slowly in the coming months to about 18.7 million per day by February. The current daily average...

The crew of a giant US aircraft carrier in European waters says they are ready to fight Russia if the call comes but their...

The combined climate pledges of countries around the world set it on course for a dangerous 2.5C of warming, far higher than limit countries...

A Ukrainian minister has urged refugees who fled the country after Russia’s invasion to stay away this winter. Iryna Vereshchuk, a deputy prime minister,...

Global coronavirus cases are projected to rise slowly in the coming months to about 18.7 million per day by February. The current daily average...

The veteran LGBT activist and campaigner Peter Tatchell was stopped by police as he staged a protest in Qatar before the World Cup next...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has not received “a single cent” towards its $17bn fast recovery plan.  Addressing a Berlin conference on Ukraine’s reconstruction by...

Egypt has urged new prime minister Rishi Sunak not to ditch the UK’s climate leadership role just weeks before it takes over as host...

The American basketball star Brittney Griner has lost her appeal against a nine-year prison sentence. The all-star centre with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury who...

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...

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