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Italy’s Democratic Party has conceded defeat in the country’s election after an exit poll suggested far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s alliance is leading the vote. The Democratic Party said it would be Italy‘s main opposition force after an exit poll indicated Ms Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party would win 22-26% of the vote. The right-wing coalition

Estonia has warned residents they will be banned from the EU if they join Vladimir Putin’s army, as Finland looks set to stop Russian tourists from crossing its border. On Wednesday, Russia’s leader – faced with a series of defeats in Ukraine – announced a partial mobilisation that could see 300,000 reserves called up to

Voting is currently under way in Italy to elect a new prime minister and parliament – but what happens next and will Giorgia Meloni be the new PM? When will we have the official results? The polls will close at 10pm UK time tonight and we will start having the first exit polls right after

Iran’s president says protesters should be “dealt with decisively” following nationwide anti-government unrest sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody. Authorities have been cracking down for days on demonstrators who are angry over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She had been arrested for allegedly wearing “unsuitable attire”. Iranian state TV

Japan will ease its COVID-19 border control requirements and resume visa-free travel from next month. In a bid to foster a recovery in the country’s tourism sector, the rules will be changed as of the 11 October. A cap on the number of daily arrivals, which is currently set at 50,000, and the requirement to

A decision by Vladimir Putin to raise the stakes even higher over Ukraine is a sign that his war is going badly, but it is also signal that the Russian president cannot give up. A partial mobilisation; the holding of referendums to turn four Ukrainian regions “Russian”; and the spectre once more of nuclear confrontation

One person died on Tuesday and four police officers were injured during anti-government protests in Iran, according to reports. The official IRNA news agency said that a “police assistant” died from their injuries in the southern city of Shiraz and 15 people were arrested. “On Tuesday evening some people clashed with police officers and as

President Putin has accused the West of engaging in “nuclear blackmail” and warned he has “lots of weapons to reply” as he called up 300,000 more troops to the Ukraine war. In a rare address to the nation, he said he wasn’t bluffing and would use “all the means available to us” if Russian territory

We waited at a checkpoint near the Ukrainian’s defensive line for the southern counter-offensive. We had permission to be there, but the soldiers were unhappy, and all those permissions had to be rechecked. The Ukrainian government and military have imposed an almost complete blackout of information on the southern counter-attack that has the Russian-held city

Brazil’s president used his trip to the UK for the Queen’s funeral to stop at a petrol station and post a video about the cost of fuel. Jair Bolsonaro stood on a Shell forecourt on London’s Bayswater Road and pointed at the price of unleaded on the electronic sign. He said the 161.9p per litre

The brother of former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been imprisoned and “placed under formal investigation” over claims he was part of a gang who tried to extort millions from the footballer. Mathias Pogba is being investigated on suspicion of “gang-based extortion and participation in a criminal association”, a judicial source has told Reuters.

Thrown back by the rapid Ukrainian offensive in the Kharkiv region east of Ukraine, the Russians were going to have to dig in somewhere. And now we can begin to see where. They are certainly making a stand at Svatove, east of the Oskil River. This is really important to them because Svatove controls the

Vladimir Putin says Russia will do everything it can to bring the Ukraine war to an end “as soon as possible”, despite the direction of the conflict swinging against his military in recent days. Russian troops have been routed in parts of the north east with thousands of square kilometres of territory liberated by defence

An official Chinese delegation has been barred from attending the Queen’s lying in state. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will prevent access to Westminster Hall because of sanctions imposed by Beijing against a group of MPs and peers, a parliamentary source told the PA news agency. It came as crowds continued to pay

Russia has described the decision not to invite its representatives to the Queen’s funeral as “profoundly immoral” and “blasphemous”. Leaders and dignitaries from around the world have been invited to the late monarch’s state funeral, but Russia’s Vladimir Putin and others were snubbed. Putin’s forces may have ‘advantages’ after Kharkiv withdrawal – Ukraine war latest

In Jamaica’s capital city, ties to the monarchy run deep. The markets in downtown Kingston are called Coronation, Jubilee and Queen’s and many of their traders remember Queen Elizabeth II with fondness. “I loved her so much,” says Steve Pryce, between cutting slices of watermelon on his fruit and vegetable stall. “When I heard she

Paul Pogba’s brother is in police custody with four others as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to extort the former Manchester United star. Mathias Pogba went to see Paris police on Wednesday afternoon and was held for questioning, an official close to the investigation said. The prosecutor opened a case last month

Ukraine’s military has a chance of removing Russian troops from all the territory they have claimed since February, a senior military analyst has told Sky News. Professor Michael Clarke said such a development would be a “huge victory” – adding that while recent gains in Kharkiv are important, retaking Kherson in the south would be

Armenia has said at least 49 of its soldiers have been killed as clashes broke out with Azerbaijan. The escalation of hostilities between the south Caucasus countries has fuelled fears a fully-fledged war could break out between the former Soviet nations. Armenia said several towns near the border with Azerbaijan had been shelled in the

Ukrainian forces have continued to make “significant gains” in the Kharkiv region as its counter-offensive against Russia continues. The UK Ministry of Defence has said that Russia has likely withdrawn units from the area in northeastern Ukraine, in its daily intelligence update. The shock advance by Ukrainian forces in the past four days has seen