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2023 set to be hottest year ever: UN

The UN's World Meteorological Organization warned that 2023 had shattered a whole host of climate records, with extreme weather leaving 'a trail of devastation and despair'.

UK's Cameron and Blair hail Kissinger

Henry Kissinger, whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died on Wednesday aged 100.

Henry Kissinger, singular US diplomat, dead at 100

It said that Kissinger's family would hold a private funeral, with a memorial service to take place later in New York, where Kissinger grew up after his Jewish family fled Nazi Germany.

Russia ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine

Russia launched a renewed bid to capture the war-battered town last month and analysts suggest Moscow's forces have made incremental gains, though at an enormous human cost.

Full Gaza ceasefire urged as truce expiry looms

A current cessation of hostilities was scheduled to end early Thursday after a six-day pause in a conflict sparked by deadly Hamas attacks that prompted a devastating Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Liverpool's Alisson and Jota face spell on sidelines

Portugal international Jota, 26, was forced off in the 54th minute at the Etihad Stadium while Brazil's Alisson, 31, appeared to sustain a hamstring problem late in Saturday's match but managed to complete the game.

Ukraine tells NATO it won't 'back down' in Russia fight

There are fears that a lack of adequate support from the West -- at a time that it is distracted by the Israel-Hamas war -- could end up forcing Kyiv to seek a compromise with Russian President Vladimir Putin from a position of weakness.