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Western powers have called on Russia to lower tensions with Ukraine, and backed Kyiv against any threats from Moscow. US President Joe Biden spoke with...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces in Ukraine were fighting for the future of their motherland, in his annual address marking victory over...

Russian forces continue to shell cities in eastern and southern Ukraine, and strike targets elsewhere with missiles. Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, saw intense shelling...

Japan's ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a district court in Osaka has ruled. The ruling dealt a blow to gay couples...

NZ police have made a bizarre arrest after a pair of alleged gang associates were caught trying to enter Auckland with a boot full...

Russia claims its troops have taken control of the Black Sea port city of Kherson. Both the regional governor and the city's mayor say they...

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says there is evidence Russia is using cluster bombs in its invasion. At a news conference, he told reporters: "We...

Italian rescuers pulled four bodies from collapsed buildings in Sicily on Monday after a suspected gas explosion. At least seven people have now died after...

YouTube is being criticised for failing to tackle a network of cyber-criminals streaming fake Elon Musk videos to scam viewers. The criminals are hijacking YouTube...

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate...