The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed killing 38 people was downed by a Russian air defence system, according to four Reuters sources.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would be open to peace talks with Ukraine in Slovakia "if it comes to that". ...
An oil tanker transporting oil to Russia, which is suspected of severing power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea, has been seized by Finnish authorities....
The sinking of a Russian cargo ship that was sent to Syria to collect weapons was an "act of terrorism", the vessel's owner says....
Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Russia's Christmas Day bombardment of Ukraine, saying the hail of missiles and drones was "bloody and brutal"....
Hong Kong has imposed arrest warrants and HK$1m bounties on six pro-democracy campaigners, including a 19-year-old living in the UK after fleeing the city....
A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine claims was sent to Syria to collect weapons has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, according to officials in Moscow....
UN investigators say Syria's new authorities are "very receptive" to their request to probe possible war crimes that may have occurred during the Bashar al Assad regime....
Slovakia's prime minister has drawn criticism from across Europe and from his own people after his surprise visit to Moscow for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin on Sunday....
Moscow has denied claims Bashar al Assad's wife is seeking a divorce and a route out of Russia, where the couple are staying....
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Syrian and Russian forces unleashed all they could on eastern Aleppo. For four years they battled to bring Syria's second city under Bashar al Assad's full control....
Fifty countries voted in elections in 2024 - a year that also brought extreme global weather events, continued fighting in Ukraine and the Middle East, and rioting across the UK....
This annual TV marathon is Vladimir Putin's happy place. He is centre stage, holding court and putting the world to rights. ...
Vladimir Putin has said Russia should have invaded Ukraine earlier, in a national address spanning more than four hours....
UK troops could be deployed to Ukraine to train forces there as the defence secretary pushes for Britain "to help them motivate and mobilise more recruits"....
A dramatic change in tone by Ukraine's president - acknowledging the strength of Russia's hold over swathes of Ukrainian territory - has coincided with the imminent return of Donald Trump to the White House....
Ukraine cannot remove Russian troops from the land they occupy in the east of the country and Crimea, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted....
The world is set to use more coal than ever before, this year, because of high demand in Asia and despite the warnings over the harm that burning fossil fuels does to the planet, a report has said....
A citizen from Uzbekistan has been detained over the killing of Russian nuclear forces general Igor Kirillov, a Russian intelligence agency has said....
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson - who found fame on the television show Whale Wars - has been freed from custody in Greenland and will not face extradition to Japan....
For Ukraine - pitched against Russia's larger and more powerful military - the use of unconventional tactics such as assassinations is seen as a vital way to fight back....
The head of Russia's nuclear protection forces has been killed by a hidden bomb in Moscow....
A senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces has been killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter, Russia's investigative committee says....
Emergency workers are searching for survivors on Mayotte after it was struck by Cyclone Chido, with officials warning that islanders are "starving" as food and water runs out....
Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have "gotta make a deal" to end the war between Russia and Ukraine....
The number of people killed in Gaza in the 14-month Israel-Hamas war has now exceeded 45,000, Palestinian health officials say....
Customers in Ireland are being advised to shop locally as the closure of a ferry port in North Wales continues to affect Christmas deliveries....
26/12/2024 13:18
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