After vote, Vladimir Putin to seize areas
The four days of stage-managed referendums on joining Russia in occupied parts of Ukraine, which wrap up on Tuesday, blended…
Iranian riot police, security forces clash with protesters
Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on Tuesday, state media and social media…
Nasa spacecraft crashes into asteroid at blistering speed
A Nasa spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed on Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a…
Divided Japan in Shinzo Abe’s controversial state funeral
The lead-up to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s controversial state funeral could seem like a never-ending exchange of heated…
Afghanistan: Taliban deputy in girls’ school ban appeal
A senior member of the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan on Tuesday called on Afghanistan’s new rulers to reopen schools for…
Giorgia Meloni’s hard-Right coalition wins Italy’s election
Italy turned a page of European history on Sunday by electing a hard-Right coalition led by Giorgia Meloni, leader of…
Attack on Siberia draft office
A gunman apparently distraught over Russia’s chaotic military mobilisation opened fire at a draft office in Siberia on Monday, seriously…
Iran Guard attacks Kurds in Iraq
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Monday unleashed a wave of drone strikes and artillery, targeting what Tehran says are bases…
11 kids killed in Russia school shooting
A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 15 people and wounding 24 others before…
Countdown to China’s 20th party Congress
The countdown to next month’s key Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) began as the ruling party on…