“Terrible”, “weird”, “peculiar” and “baffling” – some of the adjectives being levelled by observers at...
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A Russian spy ship is currently on the edge of UK waters, the defence secretary has announced. John Healey said it was the second time that the ship, the...
More than 250 passengers on board a ferry that ran aground off the South Korean coast have been rescued, according to the coastguard. It said the Queen Jenuvia...
The Yantar may look scruffy and unthreatening but below the surface it’s the kind of ship a Bond villain would be proud of. In hangars below decks lurk...
A fire has killed one and damaged or burned 170 buildings after starting during strong winds in south-western Japan. Aerial footage showed homes reduced to...
In front of me, there is a building that has collapsed upon itself, six floors piled upon each other. A wild dog is walking through its ruin, while a military...
The wife of murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi says “zero justice” has been served over her husband’s death. Mr Khashoggi, a...
The warning was meant for British parliamentarians, of course, but MI5 and the government are also trying to send a signal to China. We know what you are...
Mass killings and millions forced to flee for their lives have made Sudan the “epicentre of suffering in the world”, according to the UN’s...
Mass killings and millions forced to flee for their lives have made Sudan the “epicentre of suffering in the world”, according to the UN’s...
The UN Security Council has passed a US-drafted resolution which supports Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. The 20-point proposal, announced last...
The UN Security Council has passed a US-drafted resolution which supports Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. The 20-point proposal, announced last...
Nearly a hundred Palestinian prisoners have died in custody since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a human rights group that claims prisoners are...
Nearly a hundred Palestinian prisoners have died in custody since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a human rights group that claims prisoners are...
Gunmen have abducted 25 girls from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, according to police. The attack took place at 4am on Monday local time (3am UK...
Gunmen have abducted 25 girls from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, according to police. The attack took place at 4am on Monday local time (3am UK...
