An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan for almost eight months were released on Friday, the Taliban authorities ...

Outgoing MI6 chief Sir Richard Moore said Vladimir Putin was "stringing us along", but said "he - and many others - underestimated the Ukrainians".

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region, the US Geological Survey said.The major earthquake triggered a brief tsunami warning, the second-highest ...