Nearly 400 scholars have fled Russia, Belarus and Ukraine since the start of the war. One of them narrates his ordeal to Arpan Rai

Prosecutors say they are considering charges of taking security-endangering pictures of military installations

Igor Kirillov was charged by Kyiv over use of banned chemical weapons in war

‘Every life of our soldiers and our civilians is precious to us,’ says Zelensky

Anna Tsivilyova, the reported daughter of Putin’s cousin, estimates at least 50,000 losses

Bust leads to arrest of 13 people suspected to be members of smuggling syndicate

Searching to ease its isolation on the international stage, Russia is now turning to the Taliban with an offer to remove its ‘terrorist’ status

Comes as Kremlin calls claims Ukraine may be armed with nuclear weapons by West ‘absolutely irresponsible’

North Korean general injured as British Storm Shadow missiles hit Kursk in Russia

US president makes controversial decision just two months before he is set to exit White House

Delhi says Canada’s ‘ludicrous statements should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve’

South Korean spy agency says Pyongyang exported 170mm self-propelled guns and 240mm multiple rocket launch systems

UK’s science secretary Peter Kyle says government looking closely at situation and ‘we will do everything we can to keep British citizens safe’

The missile has a range of around 155 miles and is designed to evade detection by flying low after being launched