Russian forces close in on key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. But fleeing is hard – even for those who can afford it

British safety adviser for Reuters killed in Russian strike on Ukraine hotel

A British safety adviser for the Reuters news agency was

Ice cave collapse kills tourist as rescuers search for two missing in Iceland

At least one person has died and two others are

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov detained at airport in France

Officers from France’s anti-fraud office, attached to French customs, took

German police detain suspect accused of stabbing to death three at music festival

German police have detained a suspect accused of stabbing to

The Middle East may have backed off from the brink of a regional war – for now

For nearly a month, people in Lebanon and Israel braced

‘They told me to strip.’ Former Palestinian detainee says he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual violence.

Israeli military striking what it says are ‘terror targets in Lebanon’

The Israeli military is striking what it says are “terror

Italian authorities open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

Authorities in Italy have opened a manslaughter investigation into the

Fires on board Greek-flagged tanker after Houthi attack in Red Sea, says maritime agency

Three fires blazed on a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the