Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough

5. Feb. 2026, 17:21

The swap - the first since October - sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.

Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback

5. Feb. 2026, 06:42

Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.

Japanese city cancels cherry blossom festival over badly behaved tourists

5. Feb. 2026, 13:07

"Overtourism" during Japan's iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say.

Israeli intelligence chief's brother charged with smuggling cigarettes into Gaza

5. Feb. 2026, 17:58

Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.

Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for believing Mandelson's 'lies'

5. Feb. 2026, 21:20

The PM says the depth of the pair's relationship was not known when he was appointed US ambassador.

Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide

5. Feb. 2026, 16:42

Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.

Dozens of Muslims 'massacred' in Nigeria for refusing to join jihadists, says governor

5. Feb. 2026, 14:37

At least 78 bodies have been buried, while there are fears that around 170 people were killed altogether.

US and Iran agree to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday

5. Feb. 2026, 14:10

The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters.