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French president Emmanuel Macron will press China’s Xi Jinping to use his influence to move Russia toward ending the war in Ukraine during a two-day state visit to France. The leaders are also expected to discuss trade disputes over electric…

Russian plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the defence ministry has announced, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine. The exercises are in response to…

Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said on Sunday. At least 155 people were injured, while damage…

Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close on Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated ceasefire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.…

Bernard Hill, best known for his roles in Titanic and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, has died, his agent said. Hill also starred in drama series Boys From The Blackstuff, and the 2015 BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novel…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera. Netanyahu announced the decision on X, formerly Twitter, but details on the implications of the…

Worshippers including president Vladimir Putin packed Moscow’s landmark Christ the Saviour Cathedral for a night-time Easter service led by patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin. The traditional sung service began late…

A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House on Saturday night but the fatal collision is being investigated “only as a traffic crash”. There was no threat to the president’s residence, law enforcement authorities…

The shock victory of Richard Parker in the West Midlands was the latest in Labour’s domination of this year’s UK mayoral elections. Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the region, but the Labour challenger beat him…

A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth. The incident occurred in the car park of a hardware store in suburban Willetton on…