Day: August 10, 2022

Russia used the Crimea peninsula as a launchpad to invade the rest of southern Ukraine in February – and unusually it was Crimea that was …

The torrent of outrage from Donald Trump’s supporters on Tuesday has been predictable. Of course they were going to vent their fury after FBI agents …

An Aberdeen woman has won one of the world’s toughest ultra triathlons in Norway. The Norseman Xtreme Triathlon involves a 3.8km swim, a 180km bike …

Rescuers in France have launched an ambitious operation to save an ailing beluga whale stuck in the Seine river. The four-metre (13ft) whale – a …

One person has been killed after blasts rocked a military base in Crimea, the head of the Russia-appointed regional administration there said. Sergei Aksyonov wrote …

Former inmates have spoken to the BBC about being systematically raped and tortured in Russian prisons. Leaked footage of such abuse was circulated by an …

Some are calling for a state of emergency in South Africa, after the vicious gang rape of eight women who were filming a music video …

As 22-year-old Muhammad Aslam combs through the ruins of his home, he finds rubble where there were once walls, and piles of straw he’s used …