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Vladimir Putin says Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk region, which has caused 100,000 people to flee, is an attempt to halt Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine. Russian forces are still scrambling to respond to the surprise attack, which has seen a substantial amount of territory come under Ukrainian control. The Russian president’s comments came as

At least 24 people have now died after a mountain of rubbish collapsed in Uganda. Rescuers continue to dig through the rubble in the capital, Kampala, days after disaster struck at the Kiteezi landfill on Friday. At least four children are among the dead, police said. Image: It is not known how many people remain

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has begun military drills amid the expectation it will retaliate against Israel over the killing of a senior Hamas member. The drills, which started on Friday, are ongoing in the western province of Kermanshah close to the border with Iraq to“enhance combat readiness and vigilance,” an armed forces official told Iran’s official

Being weighed down by medals is welcome for Noah Lyles – now free of COVID-19, finally able to celebrate being the world’s fastest man while addressing a bigger mission to unite the US. “I’m not gonna lie. They’re pretty heavy,” the American sprint sensation told Sky News. “It’s a good thing I work out my

The Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics has filed a legal complaint saying she has been a victim of online harassment. Imane Khelif’s lawyer Nabil Boudi said the complaint was filed with the Paris Prosecutor’s Office on Friday. On Saturday, the gold-winning boxer said: “All that is being

Russia has used a thermobaric bomb against Ukrainian forces as it announced a “counter-terrorism” operation to retaliate against Ukraine’s shock incursion into Kursk. The Russian defence ministry said fighting was continuing in the western Kursk region following Ukraine’s unprecedented attack on its territory earlier this week. The Russian army has conducted airstrikes against Ukrainian forces,

Iran has suggested it could delay its retaliation against Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, but has hinted too at limited control over its regional proxies. Haniyeh was killed at an Iranian government guest house on 31 July in a bomb attack believed to have been carried out by Israel.

The Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row at the Paris games has been crowned Olympic champion. Imane Khelif comfortably beat China’s Yang Liu by unanimous decision to win gold in the women’s welterweight final. She won each of the three rounds on the judges’ scorecards and jumped into the arms of her

Japan has issued its first ever alert for a possible “megaquake” hours after a magnitude 7.1 tremor struck. The country’s meteorological agency said the chance of a major earthquake striking near the Nankai Trough is higher than usual, and estimated it could be as strong as magnitude 9.1. While it said the advisory – which

Police are searching sewers and closing zoo doors after a Catalonian separatist promised to return from exile. Carles Puigdemont announced he is heading back to Spain following seven years in exile to attend a parliamentary session on Thursday, where the next leader of Catalonia will be sworn in. The 61-year-old would likely be arrested upon

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of a “large-scale provocation” as his officials say they are fighting off cross-border raids for a second day. Mr Putin accused Ukrainian forces of “indiscriminate shelling of civilian buildings, residential houses, ambulances with different types of weapons” in an incursion into Russia‘s south-western Kursk region. Ukrainian officials have

Parliament in Bangladesh has been dissolved after its 15-year leader fled the country and resigned following weeks of protests against her government. President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to be held. It comes after weeks of violent protests which resulted in more than 300 people being killed and

Student leaders in Bangladesh have called for the formation of a new interim government with Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus as its chief adviser, as protest coordinators are set to meet the country’s army chief on Tuesday morning. It comes as Bangladesh‘s prime minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, resigned on Monday and fled to India after

Ukrainian pilots have begun flying F-16s for operations – in what they hope will be a major turning point in their ongoing conflict with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was keen to show off the F-16s, which Kyiv has long lobbied for, at a Ukrainian air base “F-16s are in Ukraine,” he said. “We did it.

Bangladesh’s prime minister has resigned and fled to India following weeks of deadly protests in the country. Reports of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, resigning were confirmed by the army, as well as Bangladesh High Commission Officials in Delhi. According to the country’s leading national paper, she and her sister took a military helicopter to

Boxer Imane Khelif has said winning an Olympic gold medal would be the “best response” to the wave of scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender. The 25-year-old Algerian is set to fight in the women’s 66kg semi-finals on Tuesday where she will take home a medal even if she loses. But her

Iran has said it is not seeking to escalate the conflict in the Middle East but its arch-enemy Israel must be “punished”, the country’s foreign ministry said. Amid widespread fears of the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed militant groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, spreading, Iran claimed on Monday it was not

Belgium has pulled out of the Olympic mixed relay triathlon after an athlete who swam in the River Seine fell ill. Claire Michel “is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition,” the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said on Sunday. Michel, 35, was taken to a clinic in the Olympic Village and

A Russian submarine has been sunk in Crimea, according to the Ukrainian military. Kyiv’s defence ministry said Ukraine had sunk the sub in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, in an attack on Saturday. The B-237 Rostov-on-Don attack submarine was sent “to the bottom of the Black Sea,” Ukrainian forces added. They also said

US President Joe Biden has said he hopes Iran will back down from threats of retaliation against Israel to avert a serious war in the Middle East. Tensions are rising in the region after Hamas’s top political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran’s capital, Tehran. Iran has pledged to avenge his death, with its