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Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party is expected to secure an emphatic win as polls close in the country’s parliamentary election. Preliminary results from the...

The Taliban has replaced Afghanistan’s women’s ministry with an all-male “vice and virtue ministry”. The new ministry is tasked with enforcing the group’s extreme...

Maintaining unity between Western allies will “require a lot of effort” in light of an unfolding rift between France and members of a new...

France has recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia in a backlash over a new security partnership. The country’s foreign minister Jean-Yves...

The economic crisis in Lebanon is never-ending and now it’s ravaging the hospitals where medicines are running out. On the oncology outpatients ward we...

Google deleted a Russian tactical voting app from its online store after staff were threatened, sources at the tech giant have said. Both Apple...

As the UK starts rolling out booster jabs, health experts have raised concerns about diverting resources from developing countries with much lower vaccination rates....

Around 3,000 health workers in France have been suspended, reportedly without pay, for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of a deadline this...

An Islamic State leader in the Sahara has been killed by the French military. President Emmanuel Macron said Adnan Abu Walid al Sahrawi’s death...

The UK, Australia and the United States have agreed a “landmark” partnership to boost their defences and share nuclear submarine secrets at a time...

Three former US intelligence and military officers have admitted working as mercenaries for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and carrying out sophisticated hacking operations...

Many of the women of Afghanistan are frightened right now. And those who worked for the foreigners who’ve pulled out of the country, are...

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has met Vladimir Putin in Moscow – their first meeting in the Russian capital since 2015. Mr Putin congratulated...

Ten million people are “likely to die” due to extreme temperatures if world leaders fail to agree significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by...

An Afghan man suspected of raping and killing a 13-year-old girl in Austria has been arrested in the UK and faces extradition. Rasuili Zubaidullah,...

North Korea has successfully fired a new long range cruise missile, its state media has said. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that...

The notorious detention centre built by the Americans inside the huge Bagram military base is a terrifying place even when empty. It’s known locally as...

For 20 years now, New Yorkers have woken up to this day – to relive, to remember. Some find themselves forced to, others want...

The Taliban fighters we are with are on a charm offensive. “We have changed. We have changed a lot,” one of them tells us....