'A monstrous crime': Russia blames Ukraine after four killed in drone strike on school

British troops train for war with Russia from the London Underground

British soldiers are fighting a Russian invasion from a platform on the London Underground in a wargame that reveals the UK must invest much more in defence - or risk defeat....

'Some good signs' a US-Iran deal to end war could be in sight, Marco Rubio reveals

Marco Rubio said there are "some good signs" that a deal to end the Iran war could be in sight - but added that he doesn't "want to be overly optimistic"....

Australia faces 'biggest diphtheria outbreak' in decades

Australia is likely facing its "biggest diphtheria outbreak" in decades, the country's health minister has warned, as an investigation continues into a possible death....

Robots on the frontline: Is Ukraine now winning the war?

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UK waters down Russian oil sanctions

The UK government has watered-down sanctions on Russia, allowing diesel and jet fuel from Russian crude oil to enter the UK if it is refined in other countries....

Utter horror and carnage - how Trump's war with Iran went very, very wrong

Right at the start of America's war with Iran, something went very, very wrong....

Indian worker among four killed as Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow in over a year

Four people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia, authorities have said – in what appears to be the largest attack on Moscow in over a year....

'Everyone is doing it': The dark art of GPS jamming in the Iran war

More than a million GPS jamming incidents have been recorded since the start of the Iran war, with experts telling Sky News that "everyone is doing it"....

Netanyahu's office says he had secret meeting with UAE president - but Emirates deny claim

Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates earlier this year during the US-Israeli war with Iran - but the UAE has denied the trip took place....

World Cup could see dangerous heat and humidity, experts warn

This year's World Cup could see hazardous heat and humidity for players and fans at around a quarter of games, academics warned....

British man jailed in Ukraine after admitting spying for Russia

A Scottish man who worked as a military instructor in Ukraine has been jailed for more than eight years after he admitted spying for Russia....

'Most powerful' nuclear missile will be deployed this year says Putin

Vladimir Putin says Russia will deploy the world's "most powerful" nuclear missile at the end of this year....

Fraud risk as World Cup frenzy begins, fans warned

Football fans are being urged to be alert to fraud ahead of the World Cup, with victims of ticket scams losing £215 on average....

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaking a US-brokered ceasefire between the warring nations....

British government sends warning to China over spying in the UK

The British government has issued a warning to China after two spies were convicted of running campaigns of intimidation and surveillance on pro-democracy activists in the UK....

Putin says Ukraine war likely to end soon - despite Ukrainian battlefield gains

President Vladimir Putin has said he believes the Ukraine war is coming to an end....

Russia holds scaled-down military parade

Miners discover rare 11,000-carat ruby weighing nearly five pounds

Miners in Myanmar have unearthed an 11,000-carat ruby thought to be the second heaviest ever found in the war-torn country....

Three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine announced

A three-day ceasefire has been agreed by the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, as well as an exchange of prisoners, following a request from Donald Trump....

Three hikers 'creating online content' killed on active volcano after 'ignoring safety warnings'

A volcanic eruption has killed three hikers "driven by the desire to create online content" after they defied safety warnings and attempted an ascent....

North Korea's Kim Jong Un and daughter eat with crew on new warship

Kim Jong Un and his daughter have been pictured eating with crew as they inspected North Korea's most advanced warship....

Pussy Riot stage protest at Venice art festival over Russian involvement

Russian punk band Pussy Riot and members of a Ukrainian feminist group stormed the Russian pavilion at an arts festival in protest at Moscow's participation....

An extraordinary watershed moment passed below the radar - and helped make Trump's war possible

Load up a satellite map of Texas and find your way to a city called Midland, all the way over in the west of the state....

Soldiers prepare for NATO deployment near Russian border with urban combat drills

Troops from the Royal Regiment of Scotland have been taking part in urban combat drills as they prepare to deploy to the Baltic states for a major NATO exercise....

UK on verge of joining EU's £78bn loan for Ukraine as Starmer seeks reset with Brussels

The UK is on the verge of joining the EU's €90bn (£78bn) loan scheme for Ukraine, as the government seeks to shore up support for Kyiv and deepen defence ties with the bloc....

Iran war has fuelled 'boom' in renewable power, says UN climate chief

The conflict in Iran has "supercharged" the "boom" in renewable power, the United Nations' climate chief has said....

'Dangerously high' temperatures as Europe named world's fastest warming continent

Almost the entirety of Europe saw above-average temperatures last year, while wildfires burnt a record area and heatwaves struck from north to south, according to an extensive new climate study....

Worker killed at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after drone strike, says Russia

A worker at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power ​station has been killed in a ​Ukrainian drone attack, according to Russian ​forces, which control the plant....