Ukraine hits two oil refineries deep in Russian territory
Both Russia and Ukraine have in recent weeks intensified attacks on major cities, energy facilities and warehouses, as the vast front line remains virtually static...
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Russia strike kills 21 as Ukraine says it needs more missile interceptors
Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 21 people, as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said interceptors “could have saved lives”....
More than 150 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
More than 150 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the Channel caught fire on Tuesday morning, French authorities have...
Iran denies Trump’s claim that new talks will begin on Monday
Iran has denied Donald Trump’s claim that new talks on ending the conflict would begin on Monday, after the US president called off what he...
Trump cancels Iran strikes subject to deal being made ‘rapidly’
Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran, provided a deal is struck “rapidly” with the country. In a post on Truth Social, the...
Spain attacks ‘selfish’ response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
Spain has condemned the “selfish, polarising and unlawful” reaction of some EU countries to the influx of about 60,000 migrants from Morocco to Ceuta. Officials...
About 60,000 migrants arrive in Ceuta in 24 hours, Spanish territory’s leader says
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and the French president offered to help Spain. Ceuta, on Morocco’s northern coast, is separated from mainland Spain by the...
US launches ‘heavy’ strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops
The US military says it has completed a “heavy wave” of strikes against Iran in retaliation for Tuesday’s attempted ballistic missile attacks on American forces....
More than 100 aftershocks hit Japan after powerful quake that killed 13
Japan’s south-western Kyushu region has had more than 100 aftershocks since it was struck on Tuesday by a powerful earthquake which left at least 13...
The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe – the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback
Last year the murder rate was one of the highest in the world, with more than 9,200 people killed, according to Ecuador’s interior ministry. That’s...