For nearly a fortnight now Ukrainian forces have been seizing and occupying Russian territory. Ukraine’s cross-border attack into Kursk region marks the first time since World War Two that a foreign army has been fighting inside Russia. It is a dramatic and unexpected development in this war, nearly two-and-a-half years …

As a hot war rages between Russia and Ukraine, there are fears that Europe has slipped into a new Cold War. “When we think of the Cold War, we have a tendency to think of the 1970s by which point the rules of the game had become established and accepted,” …

This is the moment a discussion over the status of a jailed opposition figure, Can Atalay, sparked a brawl inside Turkey’s parliament. Footage shows leftist MP Ahmet Sik, from the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP), on the stand giving a speech as Alpay Ozalan, an MP from Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s …

Now in its second week, this is Ukraine’s deepest incursion into Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion more than two years ago. Ukraine’s surprise cross-border operation has resulted in more than 120,000 people fleeing to safety. But amid Ukrainian claims of territorial gains, Kyiv has repeatedly maintained it does …

Residents in Mechernich and surrounding towns and villages quickly stocked up on bottled water on Thursday night as the fire brigade drove around the area warning people not to use tap water for drinking, showers or preparing food, regional public broadcaster WDR reported. Military officials are taking the latest incidents …

Mpox, which was previously known as monkeypox, is transmitted through close contact, such as sex, skin-to-skin contact and talking or breathing close to another person. It causes flu-like symptoms, skin lesions and can be fatal, with four in 100 cases leading to death. There are two types of mpox, Clade …

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The reported attack took place near the Rocafonda neighbourhood where Yamal grew up. Earlier in the day, Mr Nasraoui is said to have had an argument with a group of people he had encountered while walking his dog, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported. Hours later, he was approached by the …

According to the UN’s climate body, climate change is making the conditions needed for wildfires to spread more likely. Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and last longer. The world has already warmed by about 1.1C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around …

Mr Kara-Murza, who is also a British citizen, was arrested in 2022 for his strong opposition to the invasion of Ukraine. He was held in a facility in Omsk, which he described as one of the harshest prisons in the country. His day started at 0500 local time in a …

Several US citizens and other Western nationals remain in Russian prisons on a variety of charges. Among them is Ksenia Karelina, a 32-year-old amateur ballerina and spa employee based in California. Ms Karelina – a dual citizen who was visiting family members in the country – was arrested on treason …

The deaths are being investigated as a suspected double murder. Both men were shot before the car was set on fire, Swedish police have said. They believe the two men rented the car at an airport in Denmark hours before the bodies were discovered in the Fosie industrial area of …

It’s been a week since Ukraine launched its largest and most significant incursion into Russia since the full-scale war began in February 2022. This isn’t the first incursion into Russia’s territory from Ukraine, but it is the deepest and most sustained seen so far. BBC Verify’s Olga Robinson has been …

It follows a shaky album campaign for the singer, who is releasing her seventh album 143 in September. The first single from the upcoming project, Woman’s World, was critically panned and failed to make an impact on the charts, with many feeling its feminist messaging was out of touch. The …

The huge smoke cloud that hung over Athens for hours was gone on Tuesday – but the sky was still hazy. The Greek authorities are now assessing the damage and preparing compensation schemes for affected residents as well as businesses. More than 700 firefighters, 199 fire engines and 35 waterbombing …

“The most striking thing about this incursion,” said a senior British military source who asked not to be named, “is how well the Ukrainians mastered combined arms warfare, deploying everything from air defence to electronic warfare as well as armour and infantry. It’s impressive.” The Ukrainians also appear to have …

“Russia attacked first, not us,” chimes in Valera with his window down. “Now our guys have responded and shown what we’re capable of. We’d have captured it earlier if we’d had permission.” Ukraine, it seems, finally has the Western green light it had been yearning for to strike across the …

Greece has seen summer wildfires before but this time the flames came perilously close to the capital. Source link

Wroxeter, once known as Viroconium Cornoviorum, was established in the 90s AD. It contained a civic bath house, market place, county hall and judicial centre as well as more than 200 houses. Today, a number of ruined buildings are the only remains of the city above ground, and are cared …

Thousands of residents have been evacuated as large wildfires reached the suburbs of Athens, with flames as high as 25m (80ft). The BBC’s Jessica Parker is at the scene, where a huge plume of smoke can be seen coming from a timber yard. Homes and properties – including a school …