Ukraine suffers ‘harsh, sleepless night& as Russian barrage kills 26 people

Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia&s invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said yesterday, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbour&s land.

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US to dump millions of sterile flies on Texas in bid to eliminate flesh-eating maggots

The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they&ll kill off a species of insect known for laying its flesh-eating larvae in the wounds of warm-blooded animals.

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Power restored to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian shelling blamed for outage

Power has been restored to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the plant&s Russia-installed management said.

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‘You&ll never walk alone& & tributes pour in for Diogo Jota as family mourn Liverpool footballer

Hundreds of residents of Gondomar in northern Portugal filed past the bodies of former Liverpool ­footballer Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, at a chapel in their hometown on Friday, ­after their deaths in a car crash in Spain.

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India says only Dalai Lama has authority to identify his successor, going against Chinese policy

A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organisation he has set up have the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, in a rare comment contradicting rival China&s long-held position.

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‘I think I hit one. Hell yeah& & US contractors allegedly filmed shooting at Palestinians in Gaza aid hub

Armed US contractors at one of Gaza&s new aid distribution hubs appeared to fire at Palestinians before celebrating, leaked footage has suggested.

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