Europe

The chess grandmaster has controversially walked out of the world championships after refusing to change his attire during competition.

Azerbaijan's president says Russia accidentally shot down their passenger plane, killing 38, and then attempts were made to cover it up.

Tesla founder Elon Musk defended his right to weigh in on German politics due to his ‘significant investments’ in the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for the ‘tragic incident’ which resulted in the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane in Russian airspace.

Russia says it will not comment on the cause of the Azerbaijan Airline plane crash until its official investigation is complete.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, following up on a meeting in May cementing a ‘new era’ of relations focusing on opposition to US policy.

A top internation spy agency has confirmed Ukraine's claim that a wounded North Korean soldier has been captured by its forces.

More than 400 passengers have narrowly avoided disaster after their driver jumped from the speeding train to his death.

ANALYSIS: On Christmas Day, Russia is accused of three very different kinds of attacks. It is MH17 all over again.

There is mounting speculation an Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day was downed by a Russian air defence system.

Ukrainians have been hit by blackouts and left without heating after Russia's targeted Christmas Day strike on the country's power infrastructure.

Moscow officials are seeking to verify reports the Russian army may have captured an Australian citizen fighting with Ukrainian forces.

Twenty-nine people have survived an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan, while the death toll has reached 38.

Authorities reportedly have ‘extreme concern’ for Asma al-Assad after reports emerged she had filed for divorce from deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Russia’s ambassador to Australia has been summoned to give answers about the welfare of an Australian man reportedly detained by Russian forces after being captured near the frontlines in Ukraine.