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Irish police have named the three siblings who died in a “violent incident” at a house in Dublin. Lisa Cash, 18, and her twin...

Three sisters have died following a violent incident at a house in Dublin, police have said. The teenage girl and her two younger siblings...

The journey north up the Swat Valley in Pakistan is a lesson in just how overwhelming the power of a natural disaster like this...

UN nuclear experts have given their assessment of the safety situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant – and say its “physical integrity” has...

Russia has scrapped plans to reopen a major pipeline that sends natural gas to Europe. The decision by Gazprom, a state-controlled firm, will make...

A man has pointed a loaded handgun in the face of Argentina’s vice president in what is being described as an attempted assassination. Cristina...

I’ve been to the Swat Valley before, it’s one of Pakistan’s most beautiful areas. Indeed, it’s known as the Switzerland of Pakistan, famous for...

The UK Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an appeal to “save and protect lives” as Pakistan deals with devastating floods. More than 1,100 people...

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had a “huge impact on the course of world history” who found his “own solutions to urgent problems”, Vladimir Putin...

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91 – with Joe Biden leading tributes and calling him “a man of remarkable vision” who...

The devastating floods in Pakistan are “probably the worst in the country’s history”, according to its prime minister, as the UN appeals for $160m...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned Russia that his troops will “push them to the border” after Ukraine launched a counterattack to retake territory in the...

Ukrainian forces have begun an offensive operation against Russian troops in the Kherson region – a key, Russia-occupied part of southern Ukraine, two Ukrainian...

Widespread floods in Pakistan that have killed more than 1,000 people since mid-June may not have reached their peak yet, experts have warned. All...

A seven-year-old girl on holiday with her parents in Germany has died after a marble statue collapsed on her. Lavinia Trematerra, from Italy, was...

Tens of thousands of people in Pakistan have been forced to flee their homes following deadly floods, as the country’s prime minister warned the...

Drones and rockets have been deployed in China to make clouds produce rainfall during a record-breaking heatwave and severe drought. The devices have been...

Residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are being handed iodine tablets in case of a radiation leak. The move comes two days after...

Pakistan wants international support to help with a “humanitarian disaster of epic proportions” as the death toll from months of flooding reached nearly 1,000....