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Steve Rosenberg: Moscow oil refinery attack brings Russia's war with Ukraine closer to home

There are moments when life in Moscow feels completely normal - Thursday morning wasn't one of them, writes Steve Rosenberg.

Woman dead and 1,700 evacuated after huge fire rips through luxury beach resort

An Italian woman has died and almost 1,700 tourists have been evacuated after a large fire tore through a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic on…

Trump berates Italian PM Meloni & doesn’t want to be ‘friends’ after she claimed he ‘made up story she begged’ for pic

DONALD Trump has slammed the Italian PM after she claimed the US president had invented a story about her begging for a picture with him. He wrote on…

Ghost of far-right paramilitaries hovers over Colombia’s presidential runoff vote

Colombians will choose on Sunday between two men whose lives have been very differently shaped by the militias, and whose visions for the country are…

Seven MPs to watch if Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister

The would-be Prime Minister has powerful friends who will expect a top job if he ousts Keir Starmer and moves into Downing Street.

Six-month-old baby dies of Ebola as disease rips through Congo orphanage

Vanisa Anifa ‘had her whole life ahead of her’

What we know so far about the collision and emergency response

Two passenger trains collided, leaving a driver dead and dozens of passengers and crew hurt.

Gay and trans conversion therapy ban bill expected to be published

One dead after freight train crash on bridge sends carriages tumbling onto the street

One person has died after two freight trains crashed on a railway bridge in the German city of Munich, sending two carriages plunging off the bridge…

Britain is at war with Russia and Vlad’s agents walk our streets – arson attacks targeting PM are proof, ex-CIA spy says

THE Kremlin's "number one mission" is to deploy spies on British soil and infiltrated the UK government, a former CIA chief has warned. Britain must…

Marlborough racing tips and best bets for today’s races

Welcome to our racing tips and best bets service provided by Telegraph Sport’s champion tipster – updated here every day

Met Office issues 47-hour extreme heat warnings for 71 UK areas - full list

Temperatures are forecast to soar to as high as 34C in some parts of the UK.

Female FBI agent’s career stalled out after rebuffing male coworker’s drunken advances, lawsuit says

Exclusive : After Special Agent ‘Jane Doe’ reported the situation to FBI management, she ‘hit a brick wall and her calls for justice remained…

Britain facing 'tropical night' temperatures as extreme heat warning issued

An extreme heat warning is in force for early next week as a high-humidity heatwave builds to a peak that could see temperatures top 34C (93F).

Tourist dies after huge fire rips through luxury beach resort as 1,700 holidaymakers forced to evacuate to escape flames

A TOURIST has died as a huge blaze ripped through a luxury holiday resort, forcing 1,700 to evacuate. Shocking footage shows thick plumes of smoke…

Talk of Starmer staying on to fight is fading - fast

After Andy Burnham’s by-election victory, support for the prime minister is evaporating, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes Greece near holiday island of Crete

The tremor occurred at a depth of eight miles

CDC to tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola response in DRC and Uganda

Number of people infected now tops 1,000 though health officials say the global risk remains low Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email…

Burnham will break fiscal rules to borrow, banks warn

Munich train crash horror as carriages derail and plunge off bridge

Horrifying pictures show carriages hanging off the tracks.