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The father of an Italian woman who appeared in chains in a Hungarian court has said no one deserves to be treated like she has and that "it's a disaster" if her case becomes political.Ilaria Salis, an anti-fascist activist, was arrested in Budapest last year on suspicion of a serious assault on two far-right supporters at Hungary's Day of Honour commemorations. At a hearing last month she appeared with legs […]

A large fire has engulfed two residential buildings in Valencia in eastern Spain - with people seen trapped on balconies waiting to be rescued.Officials said at least 13 people, including six firefighters, had suffered burns, fractures and smoke inhalation. There have so far been no reports of any deaths.The city centre blaze started early on Thursday evening and spread from a block of flats to a small building next door, […]

Bobi, who was crowned the world's oldest dog, has had his title stripped from him following controversy around his real age. Bobi, who lived in Portugal, was said to have been 30 years and 268 days old when he was named the world's oldest by Guinness World Records (GWR) last February. In October 2023, he died at the reported age of 31 years and 165 days.But last month the GWR […]

Russia has pulled out of a long-standing deal with the UK - putting fish and chips at risk.A 1956 agreement that allows British boats to fish in the Barents Sea has been ripped up, in the latest sign of growing tensions between Moscow and the West. War latest: Biden brands Putin 'crazy SOB' Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:07 Flowers marking Navalny death removed The […]

Baleen whales have long been thought to sing to each other in a way scientists couldn't identify - but new research has uncovered how the world's largest mammals communicate.The species - which includes humpbacks and blue whales - use low-frequency sounds of up to 300Hz to speak underwater, which are absorbed less rapidly in the ocean. Scientists have now found that the mammals have unique structures in their larynx which […]

British companies are exporting hundreds of millions of pounds of equipment and machinery which almost certainly ends up in Russia, undermining the official sanctions regime and bolstering Vladimir Putin's war machine, according to data analysis from Sky News.The items - which include drone equipment, optical supplies and heavy machinery - are being sent to countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan and others, from where they […]

Starbucks has launched a pork-flavoured coffee in China to mark the Lunar New Year.The special latte, which comes with a slice of pork on top, is said to "integrate traditional New Year customs into coffee" and combines espresso with "Dongo pork" sauce. In a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo, the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai also said the coffee will "create unexpected salty and sweet" flavours.It claimed […]

An investigation has been reopened into the mysterious death of a poet in Chile.Pablo Neruda was a Nobel Prize winner, and complications from prostate cancer were listed on his death certificate when he passed away in 1973. He died 12 days after a military coup that toppled his close friend President Salvador Allende and put General Augusto Pinochet in power.For decades, his driver Manuel Araya had argued the poet had […]

Two men have been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade.A woman was killed and 22 other people were injured in the 14 February shooting, in Kansas City, Missouri. Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays have been charged with second-degree murder and other gun-related counts. Both men have been in hospital since the shooting, according to prosecutors.The charges come after […]