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Vladimir Putin says he has sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin after the Wagner Group leader was presumed killed in a plane crash. The Russian president said Prigozhin was a talented businessman who he had known since the 1990s. This is the first time Mr Putin has commented on the plane crash,

A group of trading nations known as BRICS, which is hoping to rival the G7, is set to grow in size after inviting six new countries to join – including Iran and Saudi Arabia. BRICS – which has, until now, comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – announced the proposed expansion at

Ukraine claims it has raised its national flag in Crimea after conducting a “special operation” in the Russian-occupied territory overnight. The raid was carried out by Ukrainian navy and military intelligence with the country saying “all goals and tasks have been completed”, Ukrainian intelligence said in a Telegram statement on Thursday. Ukraine has not made

Nigerian and Greek officials have demanded the return of treasures after thousands of items were stolen from the British Museum. More than 900 Benin Bronze pieces and the Parthenon Marbles – also known as Elgin Marbles – are now the centre of renewed calls for repatriation amid accusations the British Museum’s security cannot be trusted.

No one should be sentimental about Yevgeny Prigozhin. He was a criminal and a ruthless killer – his favourite means of execution was crushing victims’ skulls with a sledgehammer. If he has now been killed by the man who made him, in the gangster politics of Putin’s Russia, it is a suitably violent ending. Please

A private jet with 10 people on board has crashed in Russia – with the man who led a short-lived mutiny against the country’s top brass on the passenger list. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fate is currently unknown, with reports suggesting that eight bodies have been found at the crash site. Footage from the scene – about

Greece is investigating whether organised arson groups are to blame for wildfires which now left at least 20 people dead. Greece‘s largest current fire has now been burning for five days just outside the city of Alexandroupolis, near the border with Turkey. Firefighters searching burnt out areas of the region discovered 18 bodies, believed to

The remains of a man who is believed to have died in an accident on a glacier 22 years ago have been found high in the Austrian Alps. Police said the discovery was made by a mountain guide on the Schlatenkees glacier in the Hohe Tauern National Park in eastern Tyrol province, close to the

India has become the first country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole. Chandrayaan-3 was aiming to become the first spacecraft to touch down in a region of the lunar surface thought to contain deep craters with water ice. It touched down six weeks after launching on board a rocket from a

The polls in Zimbabwe have opened as the country votes on a president, parliament and local council positions. It will be the second general election since long-time repressive leader Robert Mugabe was ousted following a coup in 2017. The main contest is expected to be between President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 80, who is nicknamed “The Crocodile”,

Japan is set to start releasing huge amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea – despite criticism from China.  The Japanese government has said the move is safe and the UN’s nuclear watchdog has given the plan the greenlight, saying the impact on the environment would be “negligible”.

Spain began their reign as Women’s World Cup champions by arriving home to a hero’s welcome on the streets of Madrid. Fans packed the streets of the Spanish capital on Monday night as the victorious La Roja paraded through with the trophy on an open-top bus. The players later got off the bus and took

One person has died and dozens have been evacuated from a hospital onto a boat as wildfires scorch a portion of northeastern mainland Greece. Wildfires around the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis blazed uncontrolled for their fourth day on Tuesday, with hundreds of firefighters struggling to contain the flames that broke out on Saturday and

The head of Spain’s football federation has apologised after kissing a player on the lips following their Women’s World Cup victory. Luis Rubiales faced a backlash for his behaviour towards Jennifer Hermoso, who later said she “did not enjoy” it. The 45-year-old had also grabbed his crotch in a victory gesture, seemingly oblivious to 16-year-old

India could be about to take one giant leap ahead of Russia in the space race – with its latest lunar mission just days away from attempting to land. India’s space agency ISRO announced via X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday that it will attempt to land its Vikram robotic lander on Wednesday. The

The Spanish star who scored the match-winning goal against England in Sunday’s World Cup final found out her father had died after the game. Olga Carmona’s 29th minute strike was all that separated the sides in Sydney, securing a 1-0 win. The Spanish FA has announced she found out about the death of her father

Indian police have intervened to stop a conference where the country’s prime minister Narendra Modi was accused of using the upcoming G20 leaders’ summit to boost his party’s chances in next year’s general election. A spokesperson for the “We20” conference said police sent a letter calling for the two-day gathering of hundreds of people to

Russia has reported that its Luna-25 spacecraft which launched earlier this month has crashed into the moon. The unmanned robot lander crashed after it spun into uncontrolled orbit, Russia’s space corporation Roskosmos reported on Sunday. It comes after the country reported an “abnormal situation” that its specialists were analysing on Saturday. The mission was the

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been withdrawn from the Brazilian World Cup qualifiers squad amid concerns surrounding an FA and FIFA betting investigation. The investigation is believed to centre around Paqueta getting booked in games, with the bets being placed in Brazil, and the 25-year-old will now miss World Cup qualifiers against Peru and

Soldiers from 11 West African nations are “ready” to be sent into coup-hit Niger to restore ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, officials have said. It comes after leaders of the countries agreed to commit troops for a military operation in Niger, led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “We are ready to go