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Israel has targeted central Beirut with at least four airstrikes, according to security sources cited by Reuters news agency. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the attack “completely destroyed” an eight-storey residential building in the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday. It is not immediately clear how many have been killed or injured and the Israeli

A jury in a civil court has found Conor McGregor raped a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018 – and has awarded her €188,000 (£156,000) in damages. The Irish mixed martial arts fighter, 36, previously told Dublin’s High Court he had consensual sex with the woman in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel in

President Putin has warned he could hit back against countries supplying weapons being used against targets in Russia. He appeared to be referring to the US and UK, who this week gave Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles over the border. The Russian president said his military would “respond resolutely in a mirror way” to

Arrest warrants have been issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence secretary Yoav Gallant by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The warrants are for alleged war crimes. Another warrant was issued for the arrest of Hamas leader Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al Masri. This breaking news story is being updated and more details

Four people have died and a number of others are in hospital after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol. According to reports, six British travellers are among those being treated in Laos, after falling ill last week. Two Danish women in their 20s and a 56-year-old US citizen are reported to have died in

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has appeared in court after being arrested on suspicion of rape. Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, challenged a police request to put him in preventive detention while they investigate the claim. Officers said he was arrested on Monday on suspicion of sex with “with someone who is unconscious or

Russia has been accused by European governments of escalating hybrid attacks on Ukraine’s Western allies after two fibre-optic telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were severed. “Russia is systematically attacking European security architecture,” the foreign ministers of the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Poland said in a joint statement. “Moscow’s escalating hybrid activities against NATO

More than 100 politicians from 24 different countries, including the UK, the US and the EU, have written a joint letter condemning China over the “arbitrary detention and unfair trial” of Jimmy Lai, a tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner. The parliamentarians, led by senior British Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, are “urgently” demanding the immediate release of

The Kremlin has criticised President Joe Biden for adding “fuel to the fire” after giving Ukraine permission to launch US missiles into Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “It is obvious that the outgoing administration in Washington intends to… continue adding fuel to the fire and provoking further escalation of tensions around this conflict.”

Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to begin firing US-supplied rockets deep into Russia – as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to push for “further support” for Kyiv at the G20 summit. Mr Biden’s policy shift means Kyiv will now be able to use Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) for long-range attacks, two American officials have told

Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to begin firing US-supplied rockets deep into Russia – as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to push for “further support” for Kyiv at the G20 summit. Mr Biden’s policy shift means Kyiv will now be able to use Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) for long-range attacks, two American officials have told

Several people have been killed after Russia launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine since August. More than 200 missiles and drones were deployed, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as he condemned a “massive combined strike” on “all regions”. Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said “peaceful cities” and “sleeping civilians” were targeted. Ukraine war – latest updates

If you know a teacher, or you are a teacher, you’ll understand that many in the profession consider their jobs one of the best in the world, while also acknowledging it can be one of the most stressful. Teaching in a war zone takes it to another level on both fronts. But imagine teaching in

Outgoing US President Joe Biden is set to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping today for what is likely to be his last time as US president. The two leaders are expected to hold talks on the sidelines of a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in the Peruvian capital, Lima. It comes against the backdrop of

New pictures show the moment of impact as an Israeli missile hit a Beirut apartment block and exploded. The block was one of five buildings destroyed by airstrikes on Friday alone. Israel launched airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut in a fourth consecutive day of intense attacks. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

At least 10 people have been killed after a fire broke out at a retirement home in northern Spain in the early hours of this morning, officials have said. A further two people were seriously injured in the blaze in the town of Villafranca de Ebro in Zaragoza, according to the Spanish news website Diario