King Charles coronation to be held in May
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Russia warns West over Ukraine
Russia has warned the West about its growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict after Russian missile attacks killed 19 Ukrainians.
Assange tests positive for COVID-19: wife
Stella Assange says her husband Julian Assange has tested positive for COVID-19 while in prison.
Hijab protests could be greatest threat yet to Islamic Republic in Iran
Activists inside Iran and analysts outside it assess that these protests could be the most serious challenge to the regime since millions took to the streets after the disputed 2009 presidential election
Russian divers to inspect Crimea bridge
An explosion on Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea, for which Moscow did not immediately assign blame, prompted gleeful messages from Ukrainian officials.
Russia strikes cities across Ukraine
Russian cruise missiles have torn into busy intersections, parks and tourist sites in the centre of downtown Kyiv, Ukraine.
Blast destroys part of key Crimea bridge
A truck bomb has caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Crimea with Russia, killing three people.
Rights activists awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a Belarus rights activist and human rights organisations from Russia and Ukraine.
Putin marks 70th as Ukraine pressures rise
Celebrations have been low-key for Vladimir Putin's 70th birthday as the Russian leader faces setbacks in his invasion of Ukraine and unprecedented dissent.
Annie Ernaux given Nobel literature prize
French Author Annie Ernaux has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in literature.
UN body rejects China rights debate motion
The United Nations human rights council has rejected a bid to debate alleged rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, with many Muslim countries opposed.
Relatives cling to toys after Thai slaying
Traumatised relatives have gathered at a child day care centre in Thailand where a former policeman killed 34 people, most of them children.
Biden warns on Putin’s nuclear threat
President Joe Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin is not joking when he talks about using tactical nuclear weapons.
Thai gunman kills 34 at daycare centre
A former police officer has killed 34 people, including 22 children, at a daycare centre in Thailand before taking his own life and that of his wife and child.
Final approval for Ukraine annexation plan
Ukrainian forces have made rapid advances against Russian troops who have been forced to concede territory in Ukraine's east and south.
Three winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Three scientists have jointly won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
Ethiopia strike kills 50: Tigray rebels
An air strike in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region has killed at least 50 people, aid workers and Tigray forces say.
Ukraine recovers more ‘annexed’ territory
Ukrainian forces have recaptured thousands of square kilometres of territory since the start of September, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
Should Australia take back 60 Islamic State brides and children?
Around 20 Australian women and 40 children born to them have been languishing in hellish conditions in two SDF camps near the Iraqi border since the SDF defeated IS and liberated territory under its rule.
Three win Nobel Prize in Physics
Scientists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Zelenskiy decree rules out Putin talks
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree declaring the possibility of peace talks with Vladimir Putin as "impossible", but is open to dialogue with Russia.
Russia says 200,000 drafted into army
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu says more than 200,000 people have been drafted as part of a partial military mobilisation as Ukrainian forces advance.
Ukraine breaks through Russian defences
Ukraine's forces have made huge inroads into recapturing Russian-claimed territories, days after Vladimir Putin annexed four provinces.
North Korea fires missile over Japan
The Japanese government has warned citizens to take cover as a North Korean missile appeared to have flown over and past its territory.
UK abandons plan to cut taxes for wealthy
British chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has made an astonishing U-turn, reversing plans to scrap the top rate of income tax for the highest earners after a backlash.
Ukrainian forces in major advance in south
Buoyed by the recapture of Lyman in the east - a stinging offensive after Russia's annexation of four regions - Ukrainian forces are advancing in the south.
Ukraine advances, crosses Russian lines
Ukraine appears to be making huge inroads into recapturing Russian-claimed territories, days after Vladimir Putin annexed four provinces.
Ukraine forces encircle Russian stronghold
Ukrainian forces say they have hoisted their flag after encircling Russian soldiers around a key logistics hub for Moscow in the eastern town of Lyman.
Ukraine troops claim they take key town
Kyiv's forces claim they have taken control of the key eastern town of Lyman, a day after Russia annexed four Ukraine provinces,
Ukraine declares full control of Lyman
Ukraine declares it has full control of Lyman as president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the key eastern city is cleared of Russian armed forces.
Ukraine eyes more gains after Lyman
Russia's chaotic mobilisation sees thousands unfit for duty sent home as Ukraine's recapture of Moscow supply hub Lyman is hailed as a sign of things to come.