The sisters of the disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly have spoken out in defence of their brother, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for serial sex...
Russia's defence ministry says 40 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war have been killed by Ukrainian shelling of a prison in separatist-held Donetsk.
Officials alleged that 75 others had...
Iranian authorities put three women to death on Wednesday for murdering their husbands, a human rights charity says.
According to the Iran Human Rights Group...
The WHO has released new guidelines for the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV and called for countries...
Hundreds of protesters have breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broken into Iraq's parliament building.
The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination...
A popular Egyptian social media influencer has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, accused of posting sexually suggestive content.
Tala Safwan, who has five million followers...
European Union members have agreed to cut gas use in case Russia halts supplies but some countries will have exemptions to avoid rationing.
EU members,...
More than 200 people have been killed in gang violence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, in the space of 10 days, United Nations figures reveal.
Almost...
The Isle of Man has been added to Russia’s list of unfriendly countries and territories due to its sanctions against the country.
A statement from the Russian...
Russia says it will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and build its own station instead.
The new head of Russia's space...
Ukraine has accused Moscow of waging a "gas war" against Europe and cutting supplies to inflict "terror" on people.
Russian energy firm Gazprom announced it...
Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar's military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades.
The four...
Moscow has charged 92 members of the Ukrainian armed forces with crimes against humanity, the head of Russia's investigative committee has said.
Alexander Bastrykin told...
Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on a diplomatic offensive in Egypt, has dismissed claims that Moscow caused the global food crisis.
In a speech to...
Boxing legend Mike Tyson believes his death is coming 'really soon' and has revealed his money struggles with his wife - despite being a multi-millionaire.
Speaking on...
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The classification is the highest alert that the WHO...
Russia and Ukraine have signed a landmark agreement while war rages on.
The warring nations have agreed to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes...
A Chicago woman who talked openly on TikTok about her divorce was fatally shot on Monday in her apartment by her ex-husband, who then turned the gun on...
Russia is looting $600m (£500m) worth of steel from plants and ports in Ukraine, according to the boss of Ukraine's largest steel firm Metinvest.
The...
A four-month-old baby has died after being kidnapped by a gang of monkeys and thrown from a three-story roof.
The horrifying incident took place in the rural...
Dozens of rights groups and campaigners have signed a letter calling on Facebook to “drop all attempts to silence whistleblower Daniel Motaung”.
They accuse the...
Indian Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Delhi on Wednesday morning after complaining of abdominal pain.
Mann complained about pain in his stomach,...
Security forces in Sri Lanka raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early on Friday, arresting protesters and dismantling tents.
Hundreds of troops...
