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It was the first face-to-face meeting between Ukrainian and Russian government officials since 2022 – and it lasted barely two hours. There were hopes...

A wave of deadly strikes in northern Gaza has marked a significant escalation in Israel’s offensive. The Israeli military (IDF) says it has struck...

A man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie, leaving the author blind in one eye, has been jailed for 25 years. Hadi Matar was found...

In all the horrors of this war, the plight of thousands of civilians abducted by Russia is one of the worst, but is in...

The United States “doesn’t have high expectations” for the negotiations in Turkey between Russia and Ukraine to end the war, Marco Rubio has admitted....

A top Iranian official has said the country is prepared to make a number of concessions related to its nuclear programme, in exchange for...

Through long, winding roads, we weave through a wonderland. A place of intense beauty, with wide valleys, rushing rivers and terraced hills. The roads...

Guests used furniture as an “improvised ladder” to try to escape after the Bayesian superyacht capsized last year, a new safety report has said....

Canadians “weren’t impressed” by the decision of the UK government to offer Donald Trump an unprecedented second state visit to the UK, the country’s...

Vladimir Putin has not been listed in a Russian delegation expected to go to Turkey for talks on Thursday with Ukraine. The Russian president...

Canadians “weren’t impressed” by the decision of the UK government to offer Donald Trump an unprecedented second state visit to the UK, the country’s...

At least 16 people have been killed and 70 others were injured at a hospital in Gaza following an Israeli strike, according to the...

Donald Trump has said the US will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria and signed a $600bn (£450bn) deal with Saudi Arabia as he visited...

In today’s Saudi Arabia, convention centres resemble palaces.  The King Abdul Aziz International Conference Centre was built in 1999 but inside it feels like...

Donald Trump has said he is “thinking” of going to Turkey on Thursday for potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia’s leaders. The US...

Hamas says it has released Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier who holds American citizenship, as part of ongoing efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire...

Of all the fronts in Donald Trump’s trade war, none was as dramatic and economically threatening as the sky-high tariffs he imposed on China....

It has been an extraordinary few hours which may well set the tone for a hugely consequential week ahead. In the time that it...

Pope Leo has called for an end to a polarising “war of words” as he hosted an audience with international media for the first...