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Vladimir Putin has linked the deadliest attack in Russia for years to Ukraine – despite a branch of Islamic State claiming responsibility. The Russian...

A rocket taking astronauts from the US, Russia and Belarus to the International Space Station has successfully blasted off – days after its launch...

Hundreds of people are protesting in India’s capital for a second day to demand the release of a rival to the prime minister before...

Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) has taken credit for attacks by other terror networks in the past, but it is almost certainly behind the deadly...

Several people have been killed after gunmen burst into a concert hall in Moscow and fired at the crowd, according to Russian media reports....

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Israel that an offensive on Rafah, the southern Gazan city sheltering more than one million people,...

A former Yoozoo Games executive has been sentenced to death over the poisoning of the company’s founder. Xu Yao poisoned Lin Qi’s food in...

India’s prime minister has been labelled a “scared dictator” after a key opposition politician was detained. Delhi‘s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, a prominent anti-corruption...

Action is being taken by schools taking part in Japan’s annual spring baseball tournament to safeguard cheerleaders against upskirting. Some have introduced shorts for...

The former chief executive of South African multinational retailer Steinhoff was told he would be arrested shortly before he was found fatally injured, police...

Former football star Robinho has been arrested in Brazil, more than 10 years after he was first accused of raping a woman in Italy....

Russia has returned five Ukrainian children to Kyiv with thousands still believed to be held by Moscow. A report from Russian news agency TASS...

The family of a British woman who has been missing for three years in the US Virgin Islands are pleading for help from President...

The family of a British woman who has been missing for three years in the US Virgin Islands are pleading for help from President...

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says he has been blocked from entering Gaza. Philippe Lazzarini claimed it was the...

Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has said her “heart is broken” after the death of her ex-boyfriend. Konstantin Koltsov, 42, a Belarusian former professional ice...

Ex-Manchester City footballer Robinho has been told by judges he must serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape in Brazil. In 2017, Robinho was...

The death of Chen Almog-Goldstein’s 20-year-old daughter Yam was just the start of her ordeal. The final time Chen saw her, Yam was convulsing...

Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his determination to carry out a ground invasion of Rafah, despite growing pressure from Western allies. The Israeli prime minister...