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France election: Macron faces immediate challenges to power after victory

Emmanuel Macron has done something no other French president has achieved before: winning re-election while still being in charge of his own government. ...

Donald Trump held in contempt in New York legal battle

A US judge has held former President Donald Trump in contempt for failing to turn over files for an investigation into his business practices. ...

Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France

Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as French president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet. ...

Ukraine round-up: Putin backs off storming of Azovstal as Mariupol 'mass graves' found

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to seal off Ukrainian defenders inside the besieged port city of Mariupol. ...

40,000 civilians deported from Mariupol - city mayor

Ukrainian claims accusing Russia of relocating thousands of civilians from Mariupol, the port city devastated by shelling. ...

Ukraine war: Mariupol defenders will fight to the end - PM

Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal has said defenders of the besieged port of Mariupol will fight to the end against Russian forces. ...

Ukraine round-up: Residents rebuild Bucha as Russia bans UK PM

Since Russian forces ended their occupation of areas north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a few residents of towns such as Bucha have been starting the massive task of rebuilding their lives. ...

New Iran underground nuclear workshop

A Russian warship that was damaged by an explosion on Wednesday has sunk, Russia's defence ministry has said. ...

Ukraine war: Kyiv's battle for justice over alleged Russian war crimes

Ukraine's fightback against Russian aggression is not just in the battlefield - but in the legal field too. ...

Ukraine war: Putin vows to continue invasion until 'noble' aims met

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to continue the invasion of Ukraine until his country's "noble" aims are fulfilled. ...

Mariupol: Battle for key port city continues, Ukraine says Published6

Ukrainian forces are holding out against Russia in the southern port city of Mariupol, officials say, despite some reports suggesting the battle was nearing its end. ...

French elections: Macron and Le Pen to fight for presidency

Emmanuel Macron has won the first round of the French election and far-right rival Marine Le Pen will fight him for the presidency for a second time. ...

Ukraine war: Disbelief and horror after Krematorsk train station attack

More than 50 people were killed and many more wounded in a missile strike on a train station in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Friday. One day later, people are attempting to pick up the pieces from the deadly attack. ...

Russia transfers thousands of Mariupol civilians to its territory

Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly relocating thousands of civilians from Mariupol, the strategic port city devastated by Russian shelling. ...

Biden: Direct conflict between NATO and Russia would be 'World War III'

President Biden on Friday stressed that the U.S. and NATO allies would not fight Russia in Ukraine, describing such a scenario as "World War III." ...

Ukraine war: Putin seeks foreign volunteers to fight in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for foreign volunteers to be able to fight against Ukrainian forces. ...

Ukraine: Angry Zelensky vows to punish Russian atrocities

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said everyone who commits atrocities against Ukraine's civilians will be punished. ...

Ukraine conflict: Nigeria condemns treatment of Africans

Nigeria's government has condemned reports that its citizens, and those of other African countries, have been stopped from leaving war-torn Ukraine. ...

UK PM Johnson joins world leaders in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain and its allies would unleash a massive package of economic sanctions to hobble the Russian economy after the Kremlin launched an all-out invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Thursday. ...