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In Azerbaijan, the oil is cheap, the skyscrapers are shaped like fire and donuts, and the ruling elite have got rich quick from its abundant fossil fuels. It could be the Dubai of the Caspian Sea.

A mother who has gone on hunger strike after her activist son was detained in Egypt is calling on the foreign secretary to act fast - with time, she says, "running out".

The Labour MP behind the assisted dying bill said she has "no doubts" about its safeguards after a minister warned it would lead to a "slippery slope" of "death on demand".

Young people will lose their benefits if they refuse to take up work and training opportunities, a minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill.

Russia launched a large drone attack on Kyiv overnight, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning the attack shows his capital needs better air defences.

There is a lot at stake this week for Sophie Blake, a 52-year-old mother who was diagnosed with stage four cancer in May 2022.

Tragedy almost struck a family in West Yorkshire after a father had to suddenly rescue his 11-month-old son from their flooded car.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has won the Formula One world title for a fourth straight year.

The body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been found, Israel has said.

Ireland's Taoiseach Simon Harris says he is setting aside "significant funds" to protect the country from any economic shock under Donald Trump's presidency.

Zayn Malik paid tribute to former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne as he kicked off his solo tour.

Russia is prepared to launch a wave of cyber attacks on Britain - and can "turn the lights off for millions of people", a minister will warn.

"Giant", "titan", "the Labour Party could never have won three consecutive terms without John".

With six days to go before Friday's historic Commons showdown on assisted dying, it's the opponents who are turning up the heat.

A man has had his leg amputated after becoming "wedged" between rocks while kayaking in Tasmania.

The COP29 climate talks have reached a last ditch deal on cash for developing countries, pulling the summit back from the brink of collapse after a group of countries stormed out of a negotiating room earlier.

Novak Djokovic has appointed Andy Murray to coach him into and through the Australian Open.

Israeli intelligence agency Mossad is investigating the disappearance of a rabbi in Abu Dhabi after receiving information indicating a "terrorist incident", the Israeli prime minister's office has said.

Hamas's armed wing has said an Israeli hostage has been killed in northern Gaza.

Representatives of dozens of climate vulnerable islands and African nations have stormed out of high-stakes negotiations over a climate funding goal.