A pile of used cluster bombs dropped on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv are further evidence of Russian war crimes, locals say.

The Ukraine president revealed that Indonesian leader Joko Widodo had invited him. If he attends, he would be in the room with Putin, who has already accepted.

Surprising allegations emerge in the defamation trial including faecal matter in the bed, painting in blood, graphic text messages and 'hitting not punching'.

As civilians return to their homes in villages abandoned by the Russians, they’re stopping for photos as an act of defiance.

One-fifth of all reptile species face the risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive new study, with crocodiles and turtles most threatened.

The Prince of Wales awarded an $88,000 design prize to a British start-up that has developed a mask to reduce bovine methane emissions.

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“Both parents should be able to share the choice of a surname, which is a fundamental element for one’s personal identity,” the court wrote.

The war is far from over but the Ukrainian resistance effort – in its military, cultural and recovery contexts – is indicative of the nation's strength in repelling its powerful neighbour.

Ukraine hasn’t officially taken responsibility for fires but Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak acknowledged them in a public post.

Local councillors voted en masse to rescind the honour bestowed on Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, in 1987.

In an unprecedented information-sharing operation, US spy agencies divulged the co-ordinates of Russian forces and aircraft to Ukrainian troops, allowing them to pre-empt attacks.

First black woman to join International Space Station crew.

Russian President says his country is withstanding Western 'economic blitz' over Ukraine invasion.

A documentary goes behind the scenes of one of New York City's busiest hospitals during the catastrophic COVID-19 surge of 2020.

The White House’s chief medical adviser stressed that the pandemic is not over and the US could still see new waves of infections as the virus continues to mutate and spin off highly transmissible variants. 

The incident occurred just days after Emmanuel Macron pledged to work harder to unify France following his re-election.

Russia and the US have carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker.

Russia has been accused of dragging parts of Moldova into its war with Ukraine, and has said it will switch off its gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria.

US defence chief Lloyd Austin says arms must be raced to Kyiv as conflict threatens to spill into Moldova and the UN chief meets with Vladimir Putin.