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Ukraine's defence of the crucial city of Pokrovsk, which has held out for more than a year despite fierce Russian assaults, could be coming to an end as invading forces squeeze the resistance out.

The suspect in the Madeleine McCann case celebrated his release from prison with a fast-food breakfast of chicken nuggets and a burger.

At least 16 people are said to have died overnight in Israeli attacks in Gaza - as the first group of 10 children arrived in the UK for urgent NHS treatment.

Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to raise Israel's bombardment of Gaza with Donald Trump during his UK state visit, after a UN Commission said a genocide was taking place.

Hundreds of tourists have been left stranded near Peru's ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after rail services were suspended because protesters blocked the route with rocks.

The skeletal remains of a child have been found in the search for a boy who hasn't been seen for three years.

The FBI director has shouted at a Democratic representative over questions about Jeffrey Epstein - the second day in a row he has clashed with members of Congress during a hearing.

Convicted sex offender Christian B has been released from prison after a prosecutor failed to find enough evidence to charge him in the Madeleine McCann case.

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said two independent laboratory tests on biological samples taken from her late husband show he was poisoned before his death.

Russia has a "pretty good map" of Britain's crucial network of undersea cables, experts have warned - potentially presenting Vladimir Putin with a "vulnerable soft underbelly" to attack.