Belarus ‘attacking’ EU by forcing asylum seekers into the bloc

The EU has said Belarus is "attacking" the bloc by illegally forcing migrants to cross into countries like Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

‘Powerfully destructive combination’: Data shows soaring carbon footprint released by wildfires

Devastating wildfires that have ravaged parts of the northern hemisphere this summer have released soaring amounts of carbon, EU data shows.

Deaths of police officer and three-year-old son being treated as suspected murder-suicide

The deaths of a West Mercia police officer and his three-year-old son are being treated as a suspected murder-suicide.

US reliant on Taliban to allow citizens safe passage to the airport – defence secretary says

The US does not currently have the capability to evacuate large numbers of Americans who are outside Kabul - and troops are having to negotiate with the Taliban to allow people passage to the...

‘I am worthy to be saved, but they are not’: Afghan national tells of escape from Taliban

Peymana Assad was just three years old when she left Afghanistan, becoming a refugee in the UK.

Drug traffickers? Rights abusers? Mullahs? Who’s who in the new Taliban’s inner circle

A senior Taliban spokesman announced on Wednesday that its leaders will show themselves to the world, a step change from the shadowy world they had previously inhabited.

Boy dies after falling from hotel window in Sheffield

A boy has died after he fell from a hotel window in Sheffield, according to police.

‘It’s like giving out extra life jackets while others drown’: WHO slams US third jab rollout

Giving a third COVID jab is like "giving out extra life jackets while others drown", a WHO scientist has said - as the US announces plans to start their rollout next month.