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An explosion at a fuel depot in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local Armenian authorities say. Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them “still in critical condition”. It comes as the Armenian government said 13,350 refugees crossed into the country from the enclave. The disputed Nagorno-Karabakh […]
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi is visiting Russia for security talks, as Moscow seeks continued support for its war on Ukraine. A close ally of Moscow, Beijing is accused of supporting Russia indirectly during the war, which it denies. Mr Wang’s trip is thought to be paving the way for Vladimir Putin to make a […]
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin signals help for Kim Jong Un but quiet on weapons (Category: Breaking News)
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has met Vladimir Putin in Russia in a highly scrutinised visit which was expected to yield an arms deal. After talks ended at the Vostochny space centre, Kim began his long journey home on his private armoured train, Russian state media reported. Moscow has indicated it will help Pyongyang develop […]
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
- China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has praised a joint declaration by G20 leaders in Delhi that avoids condemning Moscow for its war against Ukraine. Russia had not expected consensus and agreement on the wording was “a step in the right direction”, said Mr Lavrov. The closing G20 statement denounced using force for territorial gain but […]
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
The G20 joint declaration in Delhi is being described as a significant diplomatic win for India. The agreement of a joint statement looked almost impossible a few days ago, given how sharply divided the group was over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the end, we had a declaration that garnered unanimous support from all G20 […]
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia hails unexpected G20 ‘milestone’ as Ukraine fumes (Category: Breaking News)
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
World leaders have been gathering in India ahead of a G20 summit between nations that are divided on many issues, the biggest being the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. On Friday evening US President Joe Biden met his host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the leaders pledging cooperation in a raft of areas. […]
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia hails unexpected G20 ‘milestone’ as Ukraine fumes (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi US visit: Why Washington is rolling out the red carpet for Indian PM (Category: Breaking News)
- India stands with Manipur -PM Modi (Category: Breaking News)
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, a US official has told the BBC’s US partner CBS. The two leaders will discuss the possibility of North Korea providing Moscow with weapons to support its war in Ukraine, the official
- Vladimir Putin signals help for Kim Jong Un but quiet on weapons (Category: Breaking News)
- China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un reveals North Korea’s ‘nuclear attack submarine’ (Category: Breaking News)
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in St Petersburg, his press service has said. It said the ceremony, in his home city, was held in “a closed format”, and all those “wishing to say goodbye can visit the Porokhovskoye cemetery”. The mercenary chief was confirmed dead by Russian officials after […]
- Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner chief presumed dead after Russia plane crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
Vladimir Putin has broken his silence over Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death – some 24 hours after the Wagner chief’s private jet crashed. Russia’s president said the head of the mercenary group was a “talented person” who “made serious mistakes in life”. Mr Putin also sent condolences to the families of all 10 people said to […]
- Prigozhin buried in private funeral – Wagner chief’s press service (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner chief presumed dead after Russia plane crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks (Category: Breaking News)
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed in Russia killing all 10 people on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority says. Social media linked to the Wagner mercenary group say his private plane was shot down by Russian air defences. Prigozhin died “as a result of actions of […]
- Prigozhin buried in private funeral – Wagner chief’s press service (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign (Category: Breaking News)
Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when a Russian missile struck a theatre in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday morning, officials have said. Fifteen children were among 144 people wounded, the police said. At least 25 people were in hospital. Among the victims were people who had been celebrating an […]
- Kremlin says 20 dead after attack on Russian city (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian attack on Ukraine cities hits deadly new level (Category: Breaking News)
At least 30 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Dagestan in southern Russia. The blast occurred in the regional capital Makhachkala, which sits on the coast of the Caspian Sea, at 21:40 local time (18:40 GMT). Dozens of other people were injured in the incident, the exact […]
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Johannesburg fire: 74 dead in blaze at city centre building (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- US grounds entire Osprey fleet after fatal crash in Japan (Category: Breaking News)
A Russian naval ship has been damaged in a Ukrainian naval drone attack in the Black Sea, Ukrainian sources say. The assault reportedly occurred near the Russian port of Novorossiysk, which is a major hub for Russian exports. Russia’s defence ministry said it had repelled a Ukrainian attack on its naval base there which involved […]
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- US approves $250m in military aid to Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
The United States has ordered the partial evacuation of its embassy in Niger following last week’s coup. Hundreds of foreign nationals have already been evacuated from the country, and on Sunday the French embassy was attacked by protesters. Coup leader Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani has warned against “any interference in the internal affairs” of the country. […]
- Pakistan ex-PM given three-year jail sentence (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian ship hit in Novorossiysk, Black Sea drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Rahul Gandhi returns to India’s parliament as MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan passenger train derails killing 30 (Category: Breaking News)
A skyscraper in Russia’s capital Moscow has been attacked by a drone for the second time in two days, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said. Several drones were shot down overnight on Monday, he said, but “one flew into the same tower at the Moskva City complex” that was targeted on Sunday. Russia’s defence ministry blamed […]
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian ship hit in Novorossiysk, Black Sea drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
The EU has suspended all security cooperation with Niger after the country’s army took power in a coup. It comes shortly after the US declared its “unflagging support” for ousted president Mohamed Bazoum – seen as a key Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants. On Friday the head of the presidential guards unit […]
- Mike Pence tears into Donald Trump at 2024 campaign launch (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after a dramatic coup. Also known as Omar Tchiani, he staged a takeover which started on Wednesday when the presidential guards unit he led seized the country’s leader. This shatters Niger’s first peaceful and democratic transition since independence in 1960. President Mohamed Bazoum is […]
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
- EU suspends security cooperation with Niger following coup (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
- China elects Li Qiang as premier (Category: Breaking News)
Udeni Kaluthantri, a 54-year-old port worker, became an overnight sensation last year for reasons that had nothing to do with his job. Days after protesters stormed the presidential palace in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, a video surfaced of Mr Kaluthantri lounging on a bed draped with the presidential flag. Pictures of young men jumping […]
- Brazil’s President vows to punish rioters who stormed Congress (Category: Breaking News)
- Mass arrests in Brazil as President condemns ‘terrorist’ riots (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules Imran Khan arrest was illegal (Category: Breaking News)
- A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM (Category: Breaking News)
The US will send Ukraine a cluster munitions package to help in its counteroffensive against Russia. The White House said it had postponed the decision for as long as it could because of the risk of civilian harm from such unexploded ordnance. Ukraine has been asking for the weapons for months amid an ammunition shortage. […]
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv as he pledges £50m in aid (Category: Breaking News)
Crisis-hit Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over $3bn (£2.4bn) of funding. The deal, which still needs to be approved by the global lender’s board, comes after an eight-month delay. The South Asian nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1947. To help secure […]
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
- JP Morgan to take over First Republic bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander
- Prigozhin buried in private funeral – Wagner chief’s press service (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin claims control of major Russian city Rostov-on-Don (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner chief presumed dead after Russia plane crash (Category: Breaking News)
The boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, says he has seized “all military facilities” in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. The announcement comes hours after he threatened to topple Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. President Vladimir Putin said this was “a stab in the back” and pledged to punish those who had “betrayed” Russia. [...
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Prigozhin buried in private funeral – Wagner chief’s press service (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
A Russian diplomat has been squatting near Australia’s parliament in a row over the site where Russia wants to build its new embassy. The lone protest follows Australia’s decision last week to tear up the lease – granted in 2008 – citing national security grounds. Russia says it will challenge the move in the High […]
- US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project (Category: Breaking News)
- US and China pledge to stabilise tense relationship after talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Blinken begins talks in Beijing during high-stakes visit to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect held after five killed in attack at Colorado nightclub (Category: Breaking News)
The US and China have pledged to stabilise their tense relationship following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s two-day visit to Beijing. Mr Blinken met China’s President Xi Jinping for talks on Monday, restarting high-level communications between the rival superpowers. Mr Xi said they had made progress, while Mr Blinken indicated that both sides were […]
- Blinken begins talks in Beijing during high-stakes visit to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Top US diplomat says China balloon over US is ‘unacceptable’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Xi Jinping defends zero-Covid as party meeting opens (Category: Breaking News)
- China removes foreign minister after unexplained absence (Category: Breaking News)
Mali’s foreign minister has called on the UN to withdraw its peacekeeping force from his country “without delay”. Addressing the UN Security Council Minster Abdoulaye Diop accused the force ‘Minusma’ of having “become a part of the problem in fuelling communal tension”. Minusma has more than 13,000 troops. Its decade-old mission has failed to stop […...
- At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat in Mali (Category: Breaking News)
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has already stationed a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Vladimir Putin says. Russia’s president told a forum they would only be used if Russia’s territory or state was threatened. The US government says there is no indication the Kremlin plans to use nuclear weapons to attack Ukraine. “We don’t see any […]
- Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks (Category: Breaking News)
- US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands flee after dam in Ukraine collapses (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started. “Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking place,” he said. But he added that he would not talk in detail about which stage or state the counter-offensive was in. The comments come after an escalation of fighting in the [...
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine launches counter-offensive actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands flee after dam in Ukraine collapses (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started. “Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking place,” he said. But he added that he would not talk in detail about which stage or state the counter-offensive was in. The comments come after an escalation of fighting in the [...
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine launches counter-offensive actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands flee after dam in Ukraine collapses (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
Novak Djokovic says he is relishing the chance to make tennis history as he aims to become the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic, 36, faces Norway’s Casper Ruud, 24, in the men’s singles final at the French Open today (11). A victory would take the Serb clear of Rafael Nadal’s total […]
- Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud for 14th Roland Garros title (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic wins 24th major by beating Daniil Medvedev (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic takes on Carlos Alcaraz in Paris semi-finals today (Category: Breaking News)
- Djokovic wins Australian Open 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of people are being evacuated downstream of a major dam which has collapsed in Russian-held Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 80 towns and villages may be flooded after the destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka, which he blamed on Russia. Water is surging down the Dnipro river, and is said to pose a […]
- Ukraine launches counter-offensive actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine launches counter-offensive actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Mike Pence tears into Donald Trump at 2024 campaign launch (Category: Breaking News)
- US and China pledge to stabilise tense relationship after talks (Category: Breaking News)
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