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At the end of three days of talks and speeches from Taliban leaders and Islamic Scholars at the Grand Council meeting in Kabul there was a sense of deflation and betrayal. In the summary of resolutions from clerics at the gathering, to the disappointment of many, there was no announcement about girls education and the … Read more

Germans have been warned to prepare for a possible shortage of natural gas this winter amid fears that Russia could cut off supplies. People have been urged to get their gas boilers and radiators checked and adjusted to maximise efficiency within the next 12 weeks, before the cold weather comes. Klaus Mueller, the head of … Read more

Elon Musk has revealed he had a meeting with the Pope as he broke his nine-day silence on Twitter, the social media giant he is trying to buy. The world’s richest man said he was “honoured” as he tweeted a photo of himself with the head of the Catholic Church, alongside Musk’s four teenage sons. … Read more

An academic-led study of astronauts has revealed the devastating impact space travel has on the human skeleton. The research showed astronauts suffered “significant” bone loss during six-month space flights – equivalent to around two decades on Earth. Only about half the bone loss was recovered a year after returning – raising concerns about future missions … Read more

More than two dozen crew members are missing from a ship which snapped in half after being hit by a tropical storm. Workers were forced to abandon the industrial vessel which sank after Typhoon Chaba unleashed perilous conditions in the South China Sea, hampering rescue efforts. Dramatic aerial footage showed people being hoisted into a … Read more

Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed after being found guilty of murdering his ex-partner Reeva Steenkamp, has met her father, as he bids for parole. The South African athlete, nicknamed Blade Runner after his famous racing prosthetics, shot and killed his then-partner Ms Steenkamp, at their home in 2013, after claiming he mistook her for an … Read more

Two British men detained by Kremlin forces in separatist-held eastern Ukraine have been charged with “mercenary activities”, according to Russian state media. Dylan Healy, 22, and Andrew Hill, 35, were both reported to have been captured in April. Mr Healy, from Cambridgeshire, was working for British non-profit organisation Presidium Network when he was seized at … Read more

Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russia has carried out consistent attacks on the country’s rail system. Ukraine‘s state-owned railway, Ukrzaliznytsia, is the country’s largest employer with over 200,000 staff across 233,000 square miles. During the war it has been a lifeline for millions of people who fled the country and has proved essential to Ukraine’s … Read more

A week has passed since the decision which altered this country forever, and small-town America is organising. In Owensboro, Kentucky, home to 60,000 people, a group of around 200 marched down the main street, past a donut shop and bourbon bar. They were mostly women and they were furious about the constitutional right to choose … Read more

Two police officers have been killed and five injured after a man allegedly opened fire on them as they tried to investigate a domestic violence complaint. A police dog – K9 Drago – was also killed in the shoot-out, which lasted for hours, according to John Hunt, sheriff of Floyd County, a rural area in … Read more