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Anytime President Vladimir Putin leaves Russia, it is significant because he rarely gets out.But this trip - visiting the secretive and closed-off country of North Korea for the first time in 24 years - underscores just how important the relationship between these countries has become. Russia and North Korea have signed a strategic partnership to upgrade their relationship.While it's light on detail, this deal will be closely watched in Asia, […]

Willie Mays, considered one of the best players in the history of baseball and called the 'Say Hey Kid', has died at the age of 93.His son Michael Mays confirmed the legendary centre fielder had passed away on Tuesday evening in a statement through the San Francisco Giants. "My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones," he said."I want to thank you all from the bottom of my […]

The waters of the Ionian Sea seem tranquil enough in the middle of June, but they also form part of the most dangerous migration route in the world.The shoreline of southern Italy, with its position in the central Mediterranean, is the primary objective of many who put to sea. Yet the boats used by migrants are often unseaworthy and the smugglers they pay are untrustworthy - and so it has […]

So here's a story of a morning at the beach. There's no ice cream, no sandcastles and no sense of fun in this tale - but there are criminal gangs, dune buggies and desperate people.This beach in Calais is an illustration of the lengths people will go to, the risks they will take, just to try to get to Britain. And things start early. We arrive at the beach at […]

Thailand's senate has voted to approve a marriage equality bill - clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to recognise same-sex couples.It follows two decades of campaigning by activists who hailed the move a "monumental step forward". The bill - which was supported by an overwhelming majority of politicians in the upper house and grants full legal, financial and medical rights for […]

Athletes and climate scientists have warned extreme heat could make it "impossible" to hold the Olympics in the summer in a matter of years.In collaboration with scientists and heat physiologists from the University of Portsmouth, a group of Olympians has sounded the alarm about rising temperatures and how they could lead to athletes collapsing or, in the worst cases, dying. The report, called Rings of Fire: Heat Risks at the […]

Spanish police have shared aerial footage of a hammerhead shark off the coast of Gran Canaria after a popular tourist beach was closed on the island due to a sighting.Melenara Beach in the town of Telde was busy on Saturday when several swimmers saw a roughly two-metre-long shark near the shore, according to Spanish news channel Antena 3. Lifeguards contacted the police who then arrived and closed the beach before […]

The gunfire rang long and loud.We watched as angry and tearful men fired into the air chanting death threats against Israel and America in Deir Qanoun En Nahr in southern Lebanon.Ambulance sirens wailed and crowds of young Lebanese female medics stood holding pictures of their colleague, their faces creased in pain and sorrow.We've been to many funerals recently. This was the ceremony for two civilians, both women - one a […]

Sir Rod Stewart has defended his support for Ukraine after he appeared to be booed as photos of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were shown at a concert in Germany.The 79-year-old was met with loud boos, shouts and whistles from the crowd in Leipzig's Quarterback Immobilien Arena on Friday, before performing his 1991 hit Rhythm Of My Heart - which he calls a war song and has dedicated to Kyiv in recent […]