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Russia is launching a partial mobilization of its citizens, President Vladimir Putin announced during a highly anticipated speech to the nation. Russia will call up 300,000 reservists as part of its partial mobilization, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu sai...

This year, everything is changing. Facebook stock dropped by 26% in a single day, wiping out 230B in its valuation after its 4Q earnings announcement. The company goes through a new crisis every month. Employees are stepping out as whistleblowers, polit...

Ten foreign nationals held by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine have been released, it has been announced. Saudi Arabia said it had brokered an exchange between Russia and Ukraine of 10 detainees, including five Britons. The news ended "months of uncertain...

Five British POWs have been released from Ukraine after being captured by Russian forces. They include Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner - who had been sentenced to death by the Russians - and were freed after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman negotiated...

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy addresses the UN General Assembly in New York via video link from his country's capital Kyiv.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, causing buildings to collapse and triggering tsunami warnings. The quake hit the Chishang township in rural southeastern Taiwan and had a depth of 10 kilometers.

Protesters gathered in the centre of Moscow on Wednesday evening to demonstrate against military mobilisation in Russia. Earlier this morning, President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists to assist in the special militar...

President Joe Biden’s speech to the UN general assembly is reportedly being hastily rewritten in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation and nuclear threats aimed at the West.

"Putin's point of view is once the referendums have taken place...those territories will be part of Russia. So any Ukrainian attack on them supported by the West, is an attack on Russia itself." Putin has announced a partial mobilisation, conscription of...

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Europe is putting up a spirited fight against Russia. This fight has had its ups and downs, but Europe today, as a bloc, is seeking to move comprehensively away from Russia. Several European countries depend critically on Russian energy supplies, and deco...

One week after the outbreak of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, tensions are still high. Since then many soldiers were killed and wounded on both sides. The cause of the latest tensions is not clear, however Yerevan accuses Azerbaijan of attac...

The tensions on the Italian political scene are reaching their peak. In the upcoming parliamentary elections, Italians will choose their 70th government since the end of World War II. What choice do the citizens of Italy have? Will the winner be able to...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced partial mobilisation in Russia, meaning the military reserves will be conscripted to join the war against Ukraine. Mr Putin said the decree has already been signed and the partial mobilisation will begin toda...

In response to President Putin's address, foreign minister Gillian Keegan said his declaration is a "worrying escalation" of the war in Ukraine, which began in February. She added that the threats should be taken "seriously" and told Ukrainians "we're the...