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Russian soldier surrenders in return for £7,500 and Ukrainian citizenship

A Russian soldier swapped sides and handed over a tank to his opponents for £7,500 and Ukrainian citizenship, it is claimed. The soldier, named...

Ukraine invasion: Premature babies struggling for life in bombed cities

Doctors have begun seeing a sharp rise in the number of premature births in some areas of Ukraine, as the conflict enters its second...

Russian death toll rises to 17,000 – Kyiv reports

Vladimir Putin's stalling invasion of Ukraine is suffering new blows as the Russian death toll rises to 17,000 without seizing any new territories, Kyiv has said. According to the UK's...

Russia transfers thousands of Mariupol civilians to its territory

Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly relocating thousands of civilians from Mariupol, the strategic port city devastated by Russian shelling. Russia is housing an estimated...

Man murders 21-year-old ex-girlfriend, leaves her toddler son soaked in blood

A man has been charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend after police found a toddler soaked in her blood at their home. Mackenzie 'Max' Anderson,...

Canada pledges to help countries stop using Russian oil

Canada says it can provide more oil, gas and uranium to help solve the global energy crisis. Prices have soared as a result of Russian...

Canada thump Jamaica to reach their first men’s World Cup in 36 years

Victory in Toronto means Canada are assured of finishing in one of the top three places in the final stage of Concacaf qualifying for...

Ukraine and Russia participate in first prisoners of war exchange

Ukraine and Russia on Thursday exchanged prisoners of war for the first time in the conflict, exactly one month after the fighting began. The General...

Watch Oscar winner Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage

Oscars best actor winner, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face on stage at the Oscars after the comic made a joke about...

All 132 people on plane that crashed in China are dead, official says

All 132 people aboard the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed into a mountain in southern China are dead, a senior official in the...

108-year-old woman who survived covid shares secret to long life

A centenarian who has lived through two world wars, outlived three monarchs and seen 25 Prime Ministers has shared her secrets for a long...

Vladimir Putin’s ‘end date’ for Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin is reportedly eyeing a potential ‘end date’ to his invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv officials have claimed. Ukrainian insiders claim Russia wants to end its war on the...

Prince William expresses ‘profound sorrow’ over slavery in Jamaica

The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of his "profound sorrow" over slavery during a speech at a dinner in Jamaica. Prince William said slavery was...

Former England and Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe retires at 39

Former Tottenham, West Ham and England striker Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement at the age of 39, with a standing as a Premier...

Haunting before and after photos show destruction of Ukraine’s once-thriving cities

These haunting photos what Ukrainian schools, streets and buildings looked like before and after the Russian invasion. Russian leader Vladimir Putin launched his unjust invasion on February 24...

I’ll walk barefoot from Accra to Lagos if Nigeria beats Ghana – Popular Ghanaian/Nigeria actor

Actor and politician John Dumelo is full of hope that Ghana will win against Nigeria in the World Cup qualification football game scheduled for...

Man charged with smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles into U.S.

A California man is facing decades behind bars for his alleged involvement in illegal wildlife trade. According to the Justice Department, 30-year-old Jose Manuel Perez—aka “Julio Rodriguez”—was...

Nigerian soldier kills child, injures 13 in deadly mass shooting

A Nigerian soldier said to have been under the influence of drugs killed at least three civilians and injured 13 others during a mass...

I’m Russian, my wife is Ukranian — Here’s how Putin’s actions make me feel

I’ll be honest. I don’t like writing or talking about politics. Where I am from, nobody does. My generation — people born in the late 1990s — was...

Man pulls gun, challenges Mike Tyson to a fight

Mike Tyson knows what he’s capable of and he’s not scared by a mere threat. The former professional boxer has been praised for his reaction...

Ukraine mayor says cemetery can’t handle the dead as city is in ‘complete carnage’

A Ukrainian mayor has warned that his cemeteries can no longer handle the dead as the city is left “in complete carnage” from the Russian...

Chelsea allowed to sell tickets again as UK government revises its special license

Chelsea FC will be allowed to sell tickets to away games, cup matches and fixtures involving the women’s team after the UK government made alterations...

Somali militants kill female MP in suicide bombing

At least 15 people, including a female member of the Somali federal parliament, were killed in two suicide bombings in Beledweyne town in central...

Former US Secretary of State passes on

Madeleine Albright, a Czech immigrant who went on to become the first female secretary of state in US history, has died aged 84. A...

Chelsea: Club allowed to sell tickets after government alters licence

Chelsea will be allowed to sell tickets to away games, cup matches and fixtures involving the women’s team after the UK government made alterations...

Ukraine’s biggest zoo caught in the crossfire

The Mykolaiv Zoo bills itself as the best in Ukraine, but now the 4,000 wild animals it holds are trapped in a whole new...

Roman Abramovich ‘opens talks to buy new club’ amid Chelsea sale

Roman Abramovich has allegedly opened talks to buy a new football club while still in the process of trying to sell Chelsea. The billionaire put the...

Putin sends in ‘execution squads’ to kill own troops if they try to flee Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin are reportedly sending execution squads after their own army with orders to kill Russians who try to flee. Ukraine security services claim that...

Inside Ukrainian hospital filling up with war wounded and traumatised civilians

Medical experts are bracing for a flood of war-wounded and sick civilians fleeing the Ukraine frontline as Russia ’s shelling intensifies. Moscow’s attacks on cities such as Mariupol has put hospitals under...

Putin’s troops plant mines as they prepare for ‘long war’ of attrition in Ukraine

Russian forces are planting mines around areas they have seized as they prepare for a “long war” of attrition in Ukraine, new images show. The Institute for the...

Nigerian student dies weeks after fleeing Ukraine

One of the Nigerian students who fled the war in Ukraine has died in his hometown of Sokoto in northern Nigeria. It’s not yet clear...

Ukraine war: Terror of African students in Russian-occupied Kherson

About 100 African students are pleading for help to leave the Ukrainian port city of Kherson, more than two weeks after it was captured...

Zambian ex-justice minister charged with corruption

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has charged and arrested the country’s former justice minister for allegedly being in possession of property reasonably suspected...

Nigeria scraps pre-departure Covid tests

The Nigerian government says fully vaccinated travellers coming into the country will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR Covid-19 test. This is...

Wife of Ukrainian politician caught at border with huge cash [Photos]

Border security officers have caught a glamorous wife of a prominent Ukrainian tycoon and politician with millions of dollars. According to Dailymail, the woman was...

Ukraine: Russia bans Instagram, Facebook, cites ‘extremist activities’

A Russian court on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram as “extremist”, part of sweeping efforts by Moscow to crack down on social media during...

Ukraine war: Terror of African students in Russian-occupied Kherson

About 100 African students are pleading for help to leave the Ukrainian port city of Kherson, more than two weeks after it was captured...

Friends beg Vladimir Putin’s ‘lover’ to persuade him to end Ukraine invasion

Friends of Vladimir Putin's alleged lover have begged her to go to Moscow and persuade him to end the war, it is claimed. Former...

Ukraine war: Holocaust survivor killed by Russian shelling in Kharkiv

A Ukrainian man who survived the Nazi Holocaust during World War Two has been killed during a Russian attack on the eastern city of...

Motor rider speeding off with screaming girlfriend fined

A Kenyan motorist has been fined by a court after being filmed speeding off on a highway with a screaming female passenger while one...