A British man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia. German federal prosecutors said the man – named only as David S – worked at the British embassy in B... Read more
A court in China has convicted a Canadian businessman of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Michael Spavor has been detained since 2018, after being arrested with fellow Cana... Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned after an inquiry found he sexually harassed multiple women and prompted efforts to remove him. “The best way I can help now is if I step asi... Read more
A US woman who alleges she was brought to the UK aged 17 to have sex with the Duke of York has filed a civil case in New York claiming he abused her. Virginia Giuffre, who was an accuser of... Read more
The campaign to free Princess Latifa, the daughter of the ruler of Dubai, has been disbanded after she was pictured in Iceland. The image was posted on Instagram on Monday by a British woman... Read more
The American SpaceX company has stacked the biggest rocket ever constructed. The vehicle’s two segments – an upper-stage called Starship and a booster called Super Heavy –... Read more
Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, has been sworn into office, following his election victory in June. Mr Raisi, a hardline cleric, succeeds Hassan Rouhani, seen in the West as a rel... Read more
A Turkish social media influencer says she’s being prosecuted in her country for posting “joke” photos inside the world-famous Sex Museum in Amsterdam. Merve Taskin, 23, sh... Read more
The trial of two leading Belarusian opposition figures has begun behind closed doors at a court in Minsk. Protest organiser Maria Kolesnikova and opposition lawyer Maxim Znak were charged la... Read more
The Israeli military is investigating the death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials said Mohammed al-Alami was shot by Israeli soldiers while tr... Read more
A police officer who defended the US Capitol during a riot by Donald Trump supporters on 6 January has said he feared he would be crushed by the mob. “This is how I’m going to di... Read more
The family of the final victim unaccounted for in a deadly apartment block collapse in Florida say her remains have been found and identified. The discovery ends a weeks-long wait for the fa... Read more
President Joe Biden says US forces will end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of this year, but will continue to train and advise the Iraqi military. The announcement came after Mr Bid... Read more
Two London hospitals have asked patients to stay away after their emergency departments were hit by flooding on Sunday. East London’s Whipps Cross and Newham hospit... Read more
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