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US President Joe Biden has spoken to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European leaders to share growing concerns about Russia's behaviour towards Ukraine.

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received a two-year jail sentence as a court delivers the first verdicts in a number of cases which could see her imprisoned for decades.

Italians face tougher rules from Monday if they are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Damning claims from a whistleblower about failures during Britain's evacuation from Afghanistan will be presented to MPs today.

The US will stage a diplomatic boycott against the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics to protest against human rights abuses in China.

Wildfires have produced a record amount of carbon emissions in some parts of the world this year, according to the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.

A curve of new COVID cases - driven by the Omicron variant - is "much steeper" than previous waves, the director of the Africa Health Research Institute has warned, as South Africa prepares its hospitals for more admissions.

Belgian police used tear gas and water cannon on protesters in Brussels to disperse crowds demonstrating against new coronavirus restrictions.

More than 100 people have been arrested in Pakistan following the brutal lynching of a Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy, with the country's government condemning the violence.

DJs and music fans are hoping to secure Unesco world heritage status for Berlin's techno culture amid ongoing fears it could struggle to survive.