Syria#s government had already received Ukrainian grain taken from Russian-occupied territory amid Moscow’s war on Kyiv even before this new shipment, brokered under a UN deal, arrived.

The Tesla boss said on Tuesday in a tweet that he was buying the English Premier League side - but it's all just a joke.

Liz Cheney, the daughter of former US Vice President Dick Cheney, was defeated in a primary election on Tuesday by a rival endorsed by Donald Trump.

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In a leaked recording from some years ago. the pro-Brexit favourite to become prime minister said British workers, not migrants, were to blame for the UK's ills.

The Spanish capital's emergency services received hundreds of calls about the smell of burning, while a satellite image shows a column of smoke spreading from Portugal.

The UN says the group of 35 Syrians and three Palestinians had been stranded for several days in a restricted military zone.

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Speaking at Russia's security council, Putin said that the US is seeking to prolong the war in Ukraine and fuel conflicts elsewhere in the world.

Blasts shake a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, while Moscow resists a UN mission to Zaporizhzhia and cranks up the rhetoric against the West: Your daily round-up of the latest developments.

Prosecutors said Bernd Weimann tried to kill as many people as possible when he drove his SUV at high speed into a pedestrian zone in December 2020.

Firefighters continued to battle a blaze in the eastern coastal province of Alicante which has burned nearly 10,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people.

The last French troops have left Mali after an almost 10-year presence. It has had some 5,000 soldiers in the region since 2013 to fight against Islamist insurgents.

Anti-government coca farmers throw homemade dynamite sticks at the police in Bolivia's La Paz as they continue their attempts to shut down a parallel market for the plant, which they claim is illegal and enjoys government support.

Chaos erupted in Kisumu, a stronghold of longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga, on Monday, after Kenya's electoral commission declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the presidential election.

Fires in Serra da Estrela flared up on Monday, 15 August, in the area of Vale da Amoreira (Amoreira Valley), in the municipality of Manteigas (Guarda). A village and the campsite of Valhelhas, in the municipality of Guarda, had to be evacuated.

The US intelligence agency is accused of recording lawyers' conversations with Assange and copying the data on their mobile devices.

"As symbols of repressions and Soviet occupation, they have become a source of increasing social tensions," said Estonia's PM, Kaja Kallas.

Explosions were reported at a military base in Russian-occupied Crimea this morning.

Norway is a major producer of offshore oil and gas, and has seen energy exports climb as European countries scramble to find alternatives to Russian energy.

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Giorgia Meloni could become Italy's first female prime minister, but has had to fight against criticism that her party hasn't moved far enough away from its fascist roots.

Chancellor Scholz says the EU should not be making it more difficult for Russians who want to flee Putin's regime, to leave the country.

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Investigators say unsealing the evidence presented to obtain a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago could reveal names of sources or witnesses they've interviewed in their case against the former US president.

Three Britons, a Swede and a Croat are accused of fighting with the Ukrainian army as mercenaries, and some could face the death penalty.

Deputy President William Ruto received 50.5% of the vote to nearly 49% for his rival Raila Odinga in last Tuesday's ballot, the election commission said, but a chaotic announcement could herald a legal challenge.

South Korea has offered a large-scale aid package in return for North Korea's denuclearisation, a proposal thought unlikely to be welcomed by Pyongyang.

A prosecutor said the case had "very little to do with football", and was more about men who "think they are powerful", a British court hears.

Prime ministerial contenders Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, as well as the main opposition leader, have been criticised by a prominent economist over their ideas for tackling the cost-of-living crisis.

Analysts say the charges are an attempt to legitimise the military’s seizure of power.

Just 43,000 people from EU member states received visas — accounting for just five per cent of all visas granted that year.

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Germany to fall short of NATO spending targets, US basketball star Brittney Griner appeal, and Wagner group HQ bombed: The latest developments in the Ukraine war.

As the UK basks in the latest heatwave, many have flocked to local swimming pools to cool off and, if one of your favourite past times happens to be playing chess, what better way to combine the two than to enter The World Dive Chess Championships.

The nine bomb threats also hit hospitals, shopping centres and the country's supreme court.

Celebrating India's 75th anniversary of independence from British rule, Modi said he would encourage private investment in the country.

A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday.

Cooks from across Argentina fired up their grills on Sunday to compete to produce the best asado, the country's traditional barbeque.

Pakistani and Indian border guards take part in a daily ceremony at the Wagah border post as Pakistan celebrates the 75th anniversary of its independence.

Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted on 4 August after authorities found cannabis oil in her luggage

The country insisted people should not panic as it upped its stockpile of iodine tablets to be taken in case of a radioactive disaster.

The drivers of two vehicles have been rescued and doing well, police said.

Rushdie, 75, is said to be 'on the road to recovery' after the stabbing. The writer still has a bounty on his head, after a fatwa issued by Iranian clerics 30 years ago.

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"I have never seen anything like this in my life," said local resident Arsen, following the blast at a fireworks storage area in Yerevan, Armenia's capital.

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For most teenage girls in Afghanistan, it’s been a year since they set foot in a classroom.

Iraq's swamplands have been battered by three years of drought and low rainfall

Born during the siege of Sarajevo in the early 90s, festival organisers are using this year to highlight Ukraine’s own war plight