From wars in Chechnya to Syria, Vladimir Putin has overseen military campaigns that have inflicted vast and often indiscriminate damage on civilian infrastructure, raising fears he might repeat the tactics in Ukraine, observers say. With his latest invasion seen by Western officials
British hostage is seen handcuffed in Amsterdam Apple store where captor demanded €200million ransom
A British hostage was seen handcuffed in an Apple store in Amsterdam where his captor demanded a ransom of €200million before the hero captive fled and allowed police to run over the crook on Tuesday evening. Pictures show the hostage cuffed with
Blackmailers face jail for drug plot with TV Gladiator Shadow where they demanded £1,000 from family
Two blackmailers are facing jail for their part in a drug-fuelled plot which involved ‘Shadow’ from TV’s Gladiators. Former bodybuilder Jefferson King, 59, appeared in the first three series of the popular show and became a household name with other stars such
Asian woman is attacked with hammer in Midtown Manhattan by ‘drunk’ stranger who ordered her to remove her face mask A 31-year-old Asian woman was walking on West 42nd Street near Ninth Avenue on Sunday night when she was attacked by older
The Defence Force will receive a $747million funding boost as tensions rise with China and warning of war within the next five years. Scott Morrison will announce new cash on Wednesday, which will improve ADF training facilities, weapons training simulation, and firing
A council questioned whether an employee was ‘jumping on the Grenfell bandwagon’ when she told them she suffered PTSD after losing five members of her family in the fire, a tribunal heard. Labibun Nessa, 42, launched a discrimination claim against her employers