Updated | Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator, able to speak as suspect pleads not guilty
The author was stabbed on Friday whilst delivering a lecture in New York
Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage
Salman Rushdie, author of the provocative book The Satanic Verses that earned him death threats from Iran in the 1980s, has been attacked in New York
Finland and Sweden submit application to join NATO

Finland and Sweden formally submit their applications to join...

Finland and Sweden formally submit their applications to...

Mariupol falls into Russian hands as fighters leave steel plant

Ukraine has moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had...

Ukraine has moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds...

Libyan rival PM forced to flee Tripoli in failed attempt to take control of Libya

Fathi Bashagha – appointed prime minister by the country’s House of Representatives – attempted to take control of the government,...

Fathi Bashagha – appointed prime minister by the...

Ukraine pushes Russian forces out of Kharkiv, US analysts say

‘Ukraine wins Battle of Kharkiv’ say US analysts as Russian troops...

‘Ukraine wins Battle of Kharkiv’ say US...

Russia warns Finland it will retaliate over NATO bid

Kremlin says Finland’s move to joint NATO a 'direct threat'

Kremlin says Finland’s move to joint NATO a...

Finland's leaders back Nato membership amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine

Finland's leaders announce support for NATO membership, with a decision to be reached in the coming days

Finland's leaders announce support for NATO membership,...

60 feared dead after attack on Ukrainian school

A local governor says some 90 local residents had taken shelter in the school

A local governor says some 90 local residents had taken...

Russia renews attempts to take Mariupol steel plant housing last Ukrainian resistance in city

Ukraine invasion: Russian forces try to storm Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol, where Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are holed up

Ukraine invasion: Russian forces try to storm Azovstal...

The Rassemblement National and Russia: history of a strategic alliance

A victory by Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential election would obviously be welcome news for Russia. As the brutal war in Ukraine drags on, the...

A victory by Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential...

Ukraine deputy PM: Mariupol evacuations not carried out as initially planned

Ukraine’s deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says agreed humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from Mariupol did not work as planned, blaming...

Ukraine’s deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says...

Finland's parliament starts debate on joining NATO

Finland’s parliament begins debate on whether to seek NATO...

Finland’s parliament begins debate on whether...

Multiple fatalities reported as Russia renews offensive in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces are attacking Ukrainian positions along the entire 480km front line in the eastern Donbas region

Russian forces are attacking Ukrainian positions along the...

Ukraine invasion: Casualties reported in Lviv after five Russian missile strikes

The Russian defence ministry claims it has struck 315 targets in Ukraine overnight with several cities bombarded, including Lviv in the west

The Russian defence ministry claims it has struck 315...

Ukraine invasion: US President Joe Biden accuses ‘dictator’ Putin of genocide

Biden accuses Putin of genocide • Russia claims 1,000 Ukrainian troops in Mariupol have surrendered • Ukrainian forces capture pro-Kremlin politician...

Biden accuses Putin of genocide • Russia claims 1,000...

[WATCH] New York police seek 'person of interest' in subway shooting that left more than 20 injured

More than 20 people are injured in a New York City subway station shooting but police are not investigating this as an act of terrorism

More than 20 people are injured in a New York City subway...

Russian strike on Ukrainian train station leaves 30 dead, over 100 injured

According to the Ukrainian Security Service, four children are among those killed in a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk railway station used to evacuate...

According to the Ukrainian Security Service, four children...

Russia kicked out of UN Human Rights Council

Moscow was booted out of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday as members...

Moscow was booted out of the UN Human Rights Council on...

New EU sanctions against Russia to target coal imports, shipping and road transport

The latest raft of sanctions proposed by the European Commission targets Russian coal imports and transportation links

The latest raft of sanctions proposed by the European...