Russia launched about 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight on Monday, in what appeared to be the biggest attack on the country in weeks.
Six British diplomats have been expelled from Russia after being accused of "spying and sabotage"....
National day celebrations have been cancelled and schools shut after 12 people died during days of violence blamed on a Sinaloa drug cartel turf war....
President Vladimir Putin has warned that allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles would put NATO "at war" with Russia....
Anna Sorokin, a Russian con artist who posed as a German heiress while scamming New York's elite out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, has appeared at a fashion show with a bejewelled ankle tag. ...
Three Red Cross workers have been killed after aid vehicles were "attacked" by Russia in eastern Ukraine, officials in the country have said....
A Royal Navy warship has intercepted a so-called "narco-sub", seizing cocaine with a street value of £160m....
The last time war came to Oryol was 1941. It came under Nazi occupation, before becoming one of the first major cities to be liberated by the Soviet Red Army....
Dogs have saved "hundreds" of Ukrainian lives by detecting Russian landmines on the front line, a serviceman has said....
Satellite imagery has captured a Russian-flagged cargo ship suspected of transporting ballistic missiles from Iran docked at a port in Russia a week ago....
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have clashed over issues including abortion, the economy and illegal immigration in their first - and possibly only - debate before the US election....
The US secretary of state has told Sky News there will be "consequences" for the killing of a US-Turkish activist by Israeli troops....
The use of sanctions failed to deter Russia from invading Ukraine and failed to persuade Moscow to end it - and yet despite one of the most dramatic escalations in this conflict so far, the West is just issuing more of them, and limited ones at that....
President Joe Biden is "not ruling out" allowing Ukraine to fire missiles deep into Russian territory, the US secretary of state has told Sky News....
Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia and the Kremlin "will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine", the US secretary of state has said....
Scientists tracking the spread of dengue fever have named popular European holiday destinations they say are at risk from future outbreaks....
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after Ukraine launched a major drone attack targeting several regions across Russia....
Sudan has suffered three domestic wars spanning well over 40 years of the country's 67 years of independence. Millions of people have been displaced and thousands killed. ...
The mother of the Georgia shooting suspect called the school 30 minutes warning of an "extreme emergency" before he allegedly opened fire there, his aunt has claimed. ...
The head of the CIA has warned that any move by Iran to supply Russia with ballistic missiles for its war in Ukraine would be a "dramatic escalation" - but Ukrainian sources say this has already happened....
Iran is believed to have sent more than 200 ballistic missiles to Russia - a move security chiefs say would be a "dramatic escalation" of its defence partnership with Moscow....
Russia is waging a "reckless campaign of sabotage" across Europe, the heads of MI6 and the CIA have warned in their first-ever joint remarks....
Polls have opened in regional elections in Russia, which opposition activists say are a farce, after hundreds of anti-war candidates were barred from running....
This year will likely be the warmest on record globally, scientists have warned....
Vladimir Putin has made a surprising endorsement for who he wants to win the 2024 US election....
Norwegian animal rights groups are demanding a criminal investigation after claiming there is "compelling evidence" a "spy" whale was shot dead....
English football clubs are being warned they will face "enormous opposition" if they try to introduce dynamic pricing for match tickets - after two top sides in Spain confirmed they were adopting the controversial practice....
The UK and US have split over their policies in regard to Israel and its war with Hamas, after the government suspended some arms sales to the country....
Ukraine has vowed to hold onto the Russian territory it has seized indefinitely as Moscow launched a drone and missile attack on the western city of Lviv....
At least 47 people have been killed in a Russian strike in a central region of Ukraine, according to the country's first lady Olena Zelenska...
The start of the new school year in Russia is traditionally marked by children giving flowers to their teacher....