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Russia has “sunk” a number of vessels by the Crimean bridge using what analysts call a “200-year-old strategy” to defend itself against the emerging threat of Ukrainian sea drones. Satellite images gathered by Sky News show six dark objects in a row appearing over a seven-day period by the Crimean bridge, also known as Kerch

Children in French state schools will no longer be allowed to wear the abaya, a long loose-fitting dress worn by some Muslim women. The French education minister announced the ban on Sunday ahead of the school term starting at the start of September. France has a strict ban on religious symbols in state schools and

Spain’s women’s football coach has described the World Cup kissing row as “a real nonsense” that has “tarnished a well-deserved victory” for the players and the country. Jorge Vilda told Spanish sports site La Marca: “The events that have taken place since Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time in its history

Four young people have died in a road crash in Co Tipperary, Irish police have said. The male driver, who was in his early 20s, and three female teenage passengers, were killed in the incident. One car was involved in the tragedy which happened close to Clonmel on Friday evening. The victims are all understood

The president of Spain’s football federation has refused to resign after he kissed a Women’s World Cup champion after the final last weekend. Luis Rubiales, 46, grabbed player Jennifer Hermoso and kissed her on the lips during the awards ceremony following Spain’s 1-0 victory over England on Sunday in Sydney, Australia. Ms Hermoso, a 33-year-old

More than two months have passed since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s ill-fated rebellion against Moscow. Despite President Putin surviving the biggest challenge to his authority to date, Prigozhin had defied expectations and survived the immediate post-coup purge. However, it now appears that Yevgeny Prigozhin was living on borrowed time. Read more: Ukraine war latest Has Prigozhin’s demise

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