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A Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, has sunk in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in the engine room, Russia's foreign ministry has confirmed. It said 14 members of the crew were rescued and taken to the…

Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is the birthplace of one of the world's favourite carols, the Carol of the Bells. But there are few signs of Christmas in the city this year. Just a dusting of snow on deserted streets and skeletal buildings -…

A women's solidarity honour that was recently awarded to Justin Baldoni has been rescinded after the actor was accused by his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively of sexual harassment and mounting a campaign to "destroy" her reputation.…

King Charles will deliver his traditional Christmas Day message from a former hospital chapel, Buckingham Palace said, in a break from tradition and a nod to the British monarch's ongoing treatment for cancer. In February, the palace…

An Ecuadorean judge has overturned the temporary suspension from office of Vice-President Veronica Abad, a move which could stymie President Daniel Noboa's plans to take a leave of absence to campaign for re-election. Noboa and Abad,…

Switzerland has adopted the latest EU sanctions package on Russia and Belarus, the government said. The move came one week after the European Union targeted Moscow's vessels and Chinese entities found to have traded with the Russian…

New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands, a self-governing nation in free association with the larger Pacific country, to allow the creation of its own passports and citizenship but said it could discuss independence. A…

Russia's President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin, a rare visit by a European Union leader to Moscow as a contract allowing for Russian gas to transit through Ukraine nears expiry. Slovakia is…

Syria's de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Sunday in another effort to reassure minorities they will be protected after Islamist rebels led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago. Sharaa…

Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social media on children. The ban, part of a broader plan to make…