1595: Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. 1601: France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in a treaty with Spain. 1706: Birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Massachusetts. 1718: An avalanche ...

The Italian tennis star (pictured right), 22, attracted actress Poppy Delevingne (pictured left), 38, to a private dinner in ...

Two North Korean soldiers, who were fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia's Kursk border region, are in Ukrainian custody, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.

He pointed to the UK’s trade deficit with Beijing ballooning to £40bn despite the ‘golden era’ with China which saw ...

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Ukraine first launched its incursion into Russia's Kursk region in August (file photo taken in September) Fierce fighting is under way for a second day in Russia's Kursk region after Ukraine ...

Russia says its forces have made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, the site of a second day of ...

George Soros was among the 19 honourees of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Elon Musk called the medal to the billionaire philanthropist a "travesty". Listen to Story Soros gets presidential medal ...

More than 50,000 foreign parts found in Russian drones, missiles launched at Ukraine this week, Zelensky says Ukrainian troops attacked Russian forces in several directions in Kursk Oblast ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new ...

Ukraine’s air force downs 61 Russian drones, Kyiv says Ukraine has launched a surprise counteroffensive inside Russia, forcing Vladimir Putin to dispatch one of his top generals to the front ...