Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation on the front lines in the east of the country was getting tougher with Russia throwing more and more troops into battle, hours after the two sides agreed to exchange dozens of prisoners of war….
Police called to disturbance outside Gary Glitter bail hostel
The paedophile former singer was freed from prison on Friday after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sex crimes
UK’s Defence Ministry shows Ukrainian soldiers mastering Challenger 2 tanks
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Expert: First 10 months of current year was ‘inflation peak’ in Iran
An economic expert highlights a significant rise in Iran’s inflation under President Ebrahim Raisi, saying the first 10 months of the current Persian calendar year marked the peak of the country’s inflation in over seven decades.
Iran acknowledges ‘tens of thousands’ detained in protests
Iran’s supreme leader reportedly has ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for “tens of thousands” of people detained amid the nationwide protests shaking the country
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after long illness
General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the US war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79.
PM Borne offers to tweak contested pension reform to secure votes from the right
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has offered to soften the government’s controversial pension overhaul by extending the number of people who started work early to be able to retire early – a measure designed to win conservatives support as MPs be…
Cyprus votes in presidential election as run-off expected
With 14 candidates in the running, opinion polls point to a race between three frontrunners.