The window on the fifth floor of a building in the historic city of Petrozavodsk in northwestern Russia was wide open when the figure of a man appeared briefly, before plunging to the ground. The...

BOMB BANNER (Image: undefined)Eighty years ago, on 15 August, VJ Day marked the end of World War Two, a victory that came at an unimaginable human cost.At 8.15am on 6 August 1945, over 70,000 people...

Russia is reportedly preparing to carry out a new test of its doomsday nuclear-powered missile, as fears continue to grow that the Kremlin is preparing for a major war with Nato. Satellite imagery...

How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China9 hours agoJonathan JosephsBusiness Reporter, BBC News•jonathanjosephsReporting fromLa Rochelle, western FranceBBCFor almost 80 years rare...

Vladimir Putin is feared to be preparing new tests of his jinxed ‘Flying Chernobyl’ missile. The Burevestnik is supposedly capable of flying for days or even weeks on end as it probes weaknesses...

A massive earthquake measuring 8.8 in magnitude off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has prompted Japan to suspend the operation of nuclear plants along the Pacific coasts amid concerns about a repeat of...

Clips showing a bright green pigeon are going viral on the video-sharing social media platform TikTok, amassing millions of views and prompting people to flock to Northampton town centre in the hopes...

The video suggested buying tinned food (Image: YOUTUBE)Britons were urged to stockpile tinned food during a "Protect and Survive" campaign, launched during Margaret Thatcher's tenure, released at the...

US President Donald Trump insists Iran must be prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons, with elite American troops ready to secure high-risk nuclear sites.Tensions are escalating in the Middle East...

Melita Norwood outside her home in Southeast London after being exposed as a KGB spy (Image: PA)In the autumn of 1992, a man called Vasili Mitrokhin fled Russia with a bag full of secrets. He had...