Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is “right to ask for answers”, a leading MP said as he launched a select committee inquiry into the government’s handling of her six-year Iran hostage ordeal. Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 43, and fellow British-Iranian national Anoosheh Ashoori, 67, were released last month after the UK agreed to settle a £400m debt with Tehran dating
For a generation of young Russians, Vladmir Putin is the only president they’ve ever known. And after the country’s entire government made the surprise decision to resign, Putin’s stay in power could last even longer. The Russian leader is due to stand down in 2024 when his current forth term comes to an end –
Moscow is redeploying forces to Ukraine from Russian-backed breakaway regions in Georgia, according to British defence officials. The Ministry of Defence said that between 1,200 and 2,000 of these Russian troops are being organised into three battalion tactical groups. “It is highly unlikely that Russia planned to generate reinforcement in this manner, and it is
Police officers were ready to arrest actor Will Smith at the Academy Awards after he slapped presenter Chris Rock, the ceremony’s producer has said. Will Packer told ABC’s Good Morning America: “They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment. “They said: ‘We will go get him, we
Ukrainian forces claim to have had some successful counter attacks in the battle to hold Kyiv, according to security and defence expert Michael Clarke. The Russian military has said it will ‘drastically’ cut back operations near the Ukrainian capital amid claims Putin’s forces have been ‘pushed away’. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:
A shelter construction covers the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on April 27, 2021. Efrem Lukatsky | AP Russian troops that took over the Chornobyl nuclear power plant last month have transferred control back to Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday, citing information from Ukraine. Multiple convoys of
Members of The Wanted have been paying tribute to their “funny, driven and inspiring” bandmate Tom Parker after his death at the age of 33. The father-of-two died on Wednesday surrounded by his family and bandmates after battling an aggressive brain tumour for 18 months. There have been tributes from across the music industry, including