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Russia is set to resume its participation in the Ukraine grain export deal, the country’s defence ministry has confirmed. Moscow pulled out of the UN-brokered agreement over the weekend following what it called a “terrorist attack” on its fleet of Black Sea ships in Crimea by Ukrainian forces. The country said it could not guarantee

Supporters of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have taken to the streets in locations across Brazil following the narrow victory of opposition candidate Lula da Silva. Videos posted to social media since Monday night’s declaration show impromptu roadblocks across the country. Many took place along the 1,000-mile-long (1709km) BR-163 highway, an important corridor in Brazil’s agricultural

Russia faces “severe consequences” if Vladimir Putin chooses to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the foreign secretary has said. James Cleverly also suggested the Russian president was “exacting vengeance” on civilians in Ukraine and low-income countries around the world for his “military failures” by targeting power stations and pulling out of a vital grain export

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos is to fly over flood-submerged areas to inspect damage left by Storm Nalgae as it barrelled across his country, killing almost 100 people. More than half the deaths were caused by rain-induced landslides that engulfed large swathes of land and everything else in their path. Villagers in Kusiong in southern Maguindanao

In the south-western corner of Lithuania, in the town of Vistytis, they know their enemy well. On the other side of the border is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The area around the wire fence separating the two territories is highly sensitive, and we are told we can only film with an official escort. Russia

Brazilians are voting in a presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past. The runoff is between President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – both are well-known, divisive political figures. The

Australia has become the first team to release a group statement criticising Qatar for its poor human rights record. Addressing the issue in a video, 16 players, including ex-Arsenal and Brighton goalkeeper Matt Ryan, took aim at the host nation’s treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQ+ community. “There are universal values that should define

Qatar is scrapping more COVID-19 rules ahead of the World Cup with visitors no longer required to present negative tests on entry from Tuesday. The government also announced the coronavirus tracking app Ehteraz on phones will only be necessary for entry to health facilities – rather than being needed to access all public buildings. The

Vladimir Putin has watched military forces carry out nuclear exercises in Russia amid growing fears Moscow may trigger a major escalation in the Ukraine war. The Russian president oversaw the tests, which had been planned for some time, via video link from an office. During the exercises, the country’s nuclear forces carried out multiple practice

The American basketball star Brittney Griner has lost her appeal against a nine-year prison sentence. The all-star centre with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury who is also a double Olympic champion, was convicted of drug possession on August 4 after the police found cannabis vape canisters in her luggage at Moscow Airport. The Moscow region court

Norway’s domestic security agency has arrested a university lecturer suspected of being a Russian spy. The man entered the country as a Brazilian citizen and had been detained, said Martin Bernsen, a spokesman for the Norwegian Police Security Service, known as PST. He said the case was “huge”. The man was detained on Monday in

Russia has engaged in an unusual burst of contact with the West’s three nuclear powers to raise baseless claims about a dirty bomb plot in Ukraine, amid fears of further escalation. In the past 48 hours, Vladimir Putin’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, has spoken to his respective counterparts in the US, the UK and France,

A major airport in the Philippines has been forced to close after a plane crashed while landing in bad weather. More than 160 people were on board the Korean Air flight, from Incheon, South Korea, when the plane overshot the runway as it tried to land for a third time due to heavy rain. Luckily,

Russia Today has been accused of inciting genocide after a presenter said Ukrainian children who saw Moscow’s forces as occupiers under the Soviet Union should have been drowned. Margarita Simonyan, the Russian state-controlled news channel’s editor-in-chief, said the presenter Anton Krasovsky had been suspended because of his “disgusting comments”. Ms Simonyan added no one at

China’s former president Hu Jintao has been unexpectedly escorted out of the closing ceremony of the ruling Communist Party. The 79-year-old, who was sitting on the left of President Xi Jinping, was led off the stage of the main auditorium of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by two stewards. Mr Hu, Mr

When President Xi Jinping came to power 10 years ago, he had a very clear vision for China. He would return the country to its former glory, he would be unapologetic about its ascendant place in the world order, and he would make it strong, rich and stable. A lot of what he set out

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been shown firing a sniper rifle while visiting a training facility for reservists. Footage of the inspection of the military boot camp in the Russian region of Ryazan, southeast of Moscow, is thought to have been aimed at showing progress in rectifying problems with training and supplies. Russian TV showed

The Chinese consul-general accused of attacking a protester has denied the claims and said his alleged victim was “abusing my country, my leader”. Senior diplomat Zheng Xiyuan was pictured pulling Bob Chan’s hair before yanking him into the Chinese consulate in Manchester. Mr Zheng told Sky News that it was his “duty” and he was

A court in Dublin has been shown CCTV footage of the moment a man was fatally shot by assault rifle-wielding hitmen at a boxing weigh-in event. Gerry Hutch, 59, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of David Byrne, 34, at the Regency Hotel in the city on 5 February 2016. A team of five

The world’s second-richest man has said he has sold his private jet so “no one can see where I go” after being tracked by climate activists on Twitter. Bernard Arnault, the boss of luxury goods company LVMH – known for Moet, Louis Vuitton and Hennessy – has a net worth of $152bn (£134bn), according to