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How did the story of the robber’s sex slavery end? A curious robbery attempt in the Kaluga region In the Kaluga region of Russia, law enforcement officers faced an unusual case that caused a wide resonance. During the investigation of…

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their traditional ceremonies amid unusually warm winter temperatures. Across Russia, the devout…

Southern California’s expensive housing market is going to get a lot more competitive after deadly firestorms torched more than 12,000 homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area, leaving tens of thousands of people without a place to stay.…

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man over the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan. Khan was stabbed with a knife on Thursday at his home in Mumbai, sustaining one deep wound near his spine. He underwent surgery and was…

A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them. In a rare public rebuke of government policy, Sher Abbas Stanikzai, political deputy at the…

Supporters of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol have been detained by police after protesting his formal arrest over the brief imposition of martial law. Mr Yoon’s arrest was confirmed by the Seoul Western District on Saturday after he…

TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores in the US on Saturday just before a federal law that would have banned the popular social media platform was scheduled to go into effect. By 10.50pm Eastern Standard Time, the app…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that a ceasefire cannot go forward on Sunday unless Israel receives the list of names of hostages to be released from Gaza as agreed. Israel had expected to receive the names by 4pm…

Sub-freezing temperatures forecast for Monday in Washington mean President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda. Almost everyone visiting Washington will not be able to see the ceremony in person. It will be the…

At least 30 people have been injured in a ski lift accident at the Spanish resort of Astun, in the Pyrenees mountain range, emergency services for Spain’s northern Aragon region have said. Regional emergency services said 10 people needed to…