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The parents of a US Marine freed in a prisoner swap with Russia have spoken of their joy at his release.

Trevor Reed had been held in a Russian… Read more

Executions in Iran rose alarmingly by 25% last year and surged after hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected president, two campaign groups say.

Human rights groups have criticised an Egyptian court for jailing two popular singers over a video they made with a Brazilian belly dancer.

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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have spoken to journalists reporting on Afghanistan, Ukraine and Russia during a visit to the BBC's… Read more

Police in South Korea have arrested two people suspected of leaking military secrets to a person believed to be a North Korean agent.

The chief… Read more

A British national has been killed in Ukraine and a second is missing, the UK Foreign Office has said.

Sources in Ukraine told the BBC the dead… Read more

President Biden is asking Congress for $33bn (£27bn) in military, economic and humanitarian assistance to support Ukraine - although he insisted… Read more

The village of Senkivka in Ukraine is situated at the nexus of the border crossing between Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. Once the site of festivals… Read more