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Two Iranian women chess players have competed in an international tournament without a hijab. Sara Khadem and Atousa Pourkashiyan, who are playing in the FIDE World...
Serbian security forces on the border with Kosovo have been placed on a state of “full combat readiness”. The order was given by Serbia’s interior minister...
A warning has been issued to rail passengers for the New Year period as more strikes are set to cause further travel chaos. Network Rail said...
While it no longer controls vast swathes of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State remains a threat and will seek to spring 10,000 of its fighters from...
A record-breaking Iranian footballer who criticised the authorities’ crackdown on anti-regime protesters has said his family were prevented from leaving the country. Ali Daei, who scored...
South Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters, firing warning shots, after North Korean drones “violated” its airspace. The country’s Joint Chiefs of...
Droughts, floods, storms and hurricanes were among the most costly climate change-related disasters during 2022, according to a new report. The report by Christian Aid found...
A war in Europe, the death of the Queen, record heatwaves and flooding, protests around the world and three prime ministers… it’s been quite a year....
Ukraine has said Vladimir Putin “needs to come back to reality” in response to the Russian president’s claim that he is ready to negotiate. On a...
Russia’s foreign minister appears to have ended any immediate prospect for peace talks over the Ukraine war, days after Russia’s president said he was ready to...
China is to lift the requirement for international travellers to quarantine from 8 January in the latest break from its zero-COVID policy after protests. The rule,...
The foreign secretary has accused the Taliban of “trying to erase women from society in Afghanistan” after its ban on female NGO workers forced aid agencies...
Parts of the US could see nine inches of new snow today, in a sign that the winter blizzard causing chaos across North America is not...
A record-breaking Iranian footballer who criticised the authorities’ crackdown on anti-regime protesters has said his family were prevented from leaving the country. Ali Daei, who scored...
At least 61 deaths have been linked to a severe storm that continues to batter the US and Canada. The US has recorded 57 fatalities, with...
South Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters, firing warning shots, after North Korean drones “violated” its airspace. The country’s joint chiefs of...
The government is facing calls to crack down on a hunting loophole after figures suggested that hundreds of suspected illegal incidents took place in just five...
To say 2022 was an eventful year in British politics is certainly an understatement. Luckily (or unluckily), politicians gave us some memorable quotes to remind us...
Ukraine has said Vladimir Putin “needs to come back to reality” in response to the Russian president’s claim that he is ready to negotiate. On a...
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of those who died after a bus fell from a bridge and crashed into a river on Christmas Eve, according to...
Climate-vulnerable islands storm out of COP29 negotiation room in row over funding
At least 11 killed in Israeli strikes on central Beirut, Lebanese authorities say
Vladimir Putin vows to increase production of Russia’s ‘unstoppable’ missile – as NATO and Ukraine to hold talks
Absence of defensive shield should ring very loud alarm bells as UK faces Russian threats
Ukraine and NATO to hold emergency talks as Russia vows to increase production of ‘unstoppable’ missile
