Putin says Russia can give Europe more gas and rejects ‘nonsense’ idea he’s using energy as a weapon

President Vladimir Putin dismissed suggestions that Russia is using energy as a weapon as "complete nonsense", as he announced he was ready to provide more gas to Europe if necessary.During his address at the...

Soldiers break bricks, lay on glass and throw knives as North Korea leader Kim Jong Un smiles on

Kim Jong Un watched an extreme martial arts demonstration at an event marking the 76th founding anniversary of North Korea's ruling party.In a video aired by the country's state-run television station KRT, soldiers were...

Chinese teenager apologises for ‘deceiving fans’ after ‘impersonating a male to join a boyband’

A 13-year-old girl in China who tried to join a boyband has apologised for "deceiving fans", according to reports.Fu Jiayuan, a former member of YGN Youth Club, is understood to have been exposed by...

Dutch royals can marry same-sex partner and keep right to throne, prime minister says

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that royals in the Netherlands can marry a person of the same sex without having to give up their right to the throne.Recently published books had argued...

Squid Game becomes Netflix’s most popular series launch with 111m viewers in first month

Squid Game has become Netflix's biggest series launch, with 111 million viewers in the first 28 days, according to the streaming giant.The dystopian show has now overtaken the raunchy period drama Bridgerton, which was...

‘Accept yourself’: Turkish woman who is over 7ft sets record for tallest female in the world

A Turkish woman who is more than seven feet tall has set a new world record as the tallest female alive.Rumeysa Gelgi stands at 7ft 0.7in (215.16cm) due to a rare condition called Weaver...

‘I’m a little frightened’: Star Trek actor William Shatner set to become the oldest person in space

William Shatner, the actor whose fictional mission was "to boldly go where no man had gone before", will today become the oldest person ever to travel to the edge of space.The 90-year-old Canadian star,...

Rishi Sunak to call for ‘global action’ to tackle supply chain issues as fuel crisis continues

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to call for "global action" to tackle supply chain issues on his first official visit to the United States.Mr Sunak will encourage finance ministers from G20 nations to "work together"...