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UK YouTuber Benjamin Rich held at Russian space centre A British YouTuber has been detained at a Russia-controlled space centre in Kazakhstan, officials have said. Benjamin Rich, known for his travel channel Bald and Ban…

Taliban to force Afghan women to wear face veil Afghan women will have to wear the Islamic face veil for the first time in decades under a decree passed by the country's ruling Taliban militants. Any woman who refuses to…

Ukraine war: Russia must withdraw to pre-invasion position for a deal - Zelensky Any peace deal with Russia would depend on Russian forces pulling back to their pre-invasion positions, Ukraine's president says. Speaking…

Facebook's Australia news ban overblocked on purpose, whistleblowers claim Facebook deliberately used an over-zealous blocking system that took down the pages of Australian emergency services last year as a negotiating t…

Putin sorry for Lavrov's claim Hitler was part Jewish - Israel PM Russia's President Vladimir Putin has apologised after his foreign minister said that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had "Jewish blood", Israel says. Mr Putin m…

Wealthy Russians flee to Dubai to avoid sanctions Dubai has emerged as a haven for wealthy Russians fleeing the impact of western sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Russian billionaires and entrepreneurs have been arrivi…

Ukraine war: EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions The EU has proposed some of its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects. European Com…

Shanghai: Authorities fire four officials after elderly patient blunder Chinese district authorities have fired four officials after an elderly patient from a Shanghai care home was believed to be dead and loaded into a…

Israel outrage at Sergei Lavrov's claim that Hitler was part Jewish Israel has reacted with fury after Russia's foreign minister claimed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood". Sergei Lavrov made the comments t…

Ukraine war: Resistance to Russian rouble in Kherson The Russian rouble will be used in Kherson from Sunday, according to Russia-backed forces that have taken control of the southern Ukrainian city. However, Kherson's Uk…