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Ukraine conflict: Russia blames Liz Truss and others for nuclear alert Vladimir Putin put Russia's nuclear forces on high alert after comments by UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and others, the Kremlin has said. Kremlin s…

Ukraine invasion: Would Putin press the nuclear button? Let me begin with an admission. So many times, I've thought: "Putin would never do this." Then he goes and does it. "He'd never annex Crimea, surely?" He did. "He'd…

Ukraine invasion: Russian planes face near-total airspace ban to west Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country's west after an EU official said most European countries are set to impose flight…

West to cut some Russian banks off from Swift The EU, US and their allies have agreed to cut off a number of Russian banks from the main international payment system, Swift. The assets of Russia's central bank will also…

Ukraine invasion: Russia restricts social media access Russia has blocked Twitter and threatened to do the same with Facebook after a clash over "censorship". Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor accused Facebo…

Chernobyl: Radiation spike at nuclear plant seized by Russian forces A radiation spike has been recorded near Chernobyl's nuclear power plant which has been seized by Russian forces, monitoring data shows. Invading Russi…

Russia bans British airlines from its airspace British airlines have been banned from landing at Russia's airports and from crossing its airspace, the Russian civil aviation regulator has said. Russia said the move was a…

Missing dog Zoey reunited with owners after 12 years A dog has been reunited with her owners in California after being missing for 12 years. Zoey had been dumped from a vehicle at a rural property near Stockton and was f…

Ukraine crisis: Russia keeps troops in Belarus amid Ukraine fears Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ally Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko have extended military drills which were due to end on Sunday. Belaru…

Ahmedabad 2008 blasts: India court sentences 38 to death A court in India has sentenced 38 people to death for their role in a series of bomb blasts in 2008 in the western state of Gujarat. Fifty-seven people were killed…

Apple boss Tim Cook faces backlash to £73m pay package Investors are being urged to vote against a $99m (£73m) pay package awarded to Apple boss Tim Cook last year. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said it has "s…

Kenya minister wants gay students to be day scholars Kenya's education minister says gay students infringing on the rights of other learners should not be allowed to attend boarding schools. Prof George Magoha advised in…

Ukraine-Russia tensions: Russia pulls some troops back from border Russia says it is pulling back some of its troops from near Ukraine after a build-up raised fears of an invasion. The defence ministry said that large-sc…

Ukraine tensions: US defends evacuating embassy as Ukraine urges calm US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the "imminent" threat of Russian military action in Ukraine justifies evacuating the US embassy in Kyiv.…

US to re-open Solomon Islands embassy in push against China The United States has said it will re-establish a Solomon Islands embassy as it attempts to curb China's influence in the Pacific Island nation. US Secretary of…

Ukraine tensions: Russia invasion could begin any day, US warns Russia could invade Ukraine "at any time" and American citizens should leave immediately, the US has warned. An invasion could start with aerial bombing tha…

Apple moves to stop AirTag tracking misuse Apple plans to introduce a number of changes to make it harder to misuse AirTags to track someone. The button-sized devices are designed to work with Apple's 'Find My' network t…

Ukraine tensions: Joe Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian…

Ukraine tensions: Russia begins military drills with Belarus Russia and Belarus have started 10 days of joint military drills amid ongoing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is a close ally of Russia and has…

US university in $250m payout for doctor's sex abuse The University of California has agreed to pay nearly $250m (£185m) to over 200 women who allege they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist. Multiple women…

Canada trucker protest: Ottawa declares emergency The mayor of Canada's capital Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in response to more than a week of truckers' protests against Covid restrictions. Jim Watson said t…

Ukraine tensions: US sources say Russia 70% ready to invade Russia has assembled about 70% of the military capability needed for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the coming weeks, US officials say. The ground is expec…

China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion China has joined Russia in opposing further Nato expansion as the two countries move closer together in the face of Western pressure. Moscow and Beijing issued a statement sh…

Facebook owner Meta sees biggest ever stock market loss Facebook's owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US firm. Its shares fell 26.…

Islamic State leader 'taken off battlefield' in Syria raid, US says A US special forces raid in north-western Syria targeted the leader of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), President Joe Biden has announced. "Thanks…

Ukraine tensions: Russia condemns destructive US troop increase in Europe Russia has condemned a US decision to send extra troops to Europe to support its allies amid continuing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mo…

Ukraine tensions: US trying to draw Russia into war, Putin says Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine. He said America's goal was to use a confrontation…

Epic backed by 35 US states in Apple legal rematch ortnite-maker Epic Games has won support from 35 US states in its legal fight against Apple. Epic had challenged in court the up-to-30% cut Apple takes from in-app purch…