VLADIMIR PUTIN has seen yet another nation condemn Russia's threatening behaviour towards Ukraine, as Japan vow to work closely with the USA to prevent war. http://dlvr.it/SHZGSg
EMMANUEL MACRON has been criticised for the introduction of a new COVID-19 curb amid suggestions that the Omicron wave of coronavirus could be abating in France. http://dlvr.it/SHYpXm
GERMANY's reluctance to let UK military planes use its air space and Joe Biden's "minor invasion" comments on Russia will "encourage" Putin to strike an attack on the West, according to an EU expert. http://dlvr.it/SHYG2p
BRITISH EXPATS' Spain retirement dreams have been crushed after their homes were built illegally due to "greed" and, despite assurances, have still not been given planning permission after a 20-year battle. http://dlvr.it/SHXDH6
US President Joe Biden has said he believes Russia will attack Ukraine after months of rising tensions between western powers and Moscow. One expert has revealed an invasion is likely in the coming weeks. http://dlvr.it/SHVMd3
THE EU "can't manage without Britain", a Tory peer has claimed as the UK supplied Ukraine with anti-tank weapons for defence in case of a Russian invasion. http://dlvr.it/SHTnx5
EMMANUEL Macron angered journalists at the European Parliament on Wednesday as he refused to answer questions at a press conference with Roberta Metsola. http://dlvr.it/SHTBGb
BRITAIN may send more weapons to Ukraine in a bid to stop an impending Russian invasion, as Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced the UK is open to further cooperation with the Eastern European nation. http://dlvr.it/SHSgjB
FOREIGN SECRETARY Liz Truss and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will travel to Australia this week for talks on defence and security ties, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday. http://dlvr.it/SHRzBF
THE three main rivals to Emmanuel Macron's presidency may aim to stealthily cut France's ties with the EU despite appearing publicly not to support Frexit. http://dlvr.it/SHQmQg
OLYMPIC athletes have been told to use "burner phones" when they attend the Winter Games in Beijing next month over fears that they could be spied on by the Chinese government. http://dlvr.it/SHQ9rJ
JOURNALISTS investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have reportedly handed new evidence about Christian B to detectives. http://dlvr.it/SHPbLC
RUSSIA has been threatened with the possibility of war as the United States declares that Ukraine could be invaded at "any point." http://dlvr.it/SHNNd1
DELAYS by the EU deciding what to do about the growing threat of Russia on Ukraine could be fuelling the prospect of war between Russia and the West. http://dlvr.it/SHMCLM
BREXIT Britain "cares more about European security" than Germany, a political expert has claimed, as fears of another Russian military foray into Ukraine continue to mount. Dr Chris Newton, former Conservative Party defence policy adviser, made his remarks after Germany once again refused to sell weapons to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. http://dlvr.it/SHLd6v
A SKIER has been charged with the manslaughter of a five-year-old British girl in a deadly crash on the slopes of a resort in the French Alps. http://dlvr.it/SHL3V6
THE UNITED Nations has detected distress signals from two islands in the Tonga archipelago, sparking concern for residents after Saturday's volcanic eruption and the subsequent Tsunami. http://dlvr.it/SHKYfL
EUROSCEPTIC campaigners in the Netherlands have been issuing warnings over Brussels' ambition to create an EU army under the false pretence of a different name. http://dlvr.it/SHHnMG
MARINE LE PEN unleashed a brutal attack on Emmanuel Macron as she called for "Macronism" to end at the April presidential elections in France. http://dlvr.it/SHHGHr
ALMOST 150,000 people have been left without power after a "pretty bad storm" put more than 80million people under weather warnings in the USA and Canada. http://dlvr.it/SHGGRS
JOE BIDEN's "pile of disasters" have helped lead to the "wild" possibility Hillary Clinton could run in 2024, a journalist has argued. http://dlvr.it/SHFbyY
A TSUNAMI triggered by a massive underwater volcano eruption near Tonga has struck California with 4ft waves as evacuation alerts were issued in Australia, Japan and the US. http://dlvr.it/SHDL7x
VLADIMIR PUTIN has little intention to follow through with an invasion of Ukraine, but is using the fear it inspires in world leaders to his advantage, according to a political expert. http://dlvr.it/SHD0fv
RUSSIA is seeking "any excuse" to invade Ukraine, a top US official has said as Moscow stands accused of planning the massive cyberattack which hit Ukrainian government websites on Friday. http://dlvr.it/SHCjKT
FRENCH POLICE violently tear-gassed young students protesting against Emmanuel Macron this week, as tens of thousands of teachers staged a mass walk-out against the President's handling of COVID-19. http://dlvr.it/SH9xsH
TONGA has a tsunami warning in place after an underwater volcano violently erupted today. But where exactly did the volcano erupt? http://dlvr.it/SH9Zmj
OIL PRICES increased on Friday for the fourth straight week as tensions between Ukraine and Russia threaten to cut off the UK and Europe from Russian supplies. http://dlvr.it/SH9Ffn
BRUSSELS is poised to withhold over €100million of funding from Poland after the bloc's court began fining it over a recent ruling which set it apart from the rest of the EU. http://dlvr.it/SH6R6N
IRAN's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has published a video on his official website in which an animated Donald Trump appears to be assassinated by a drone strike. http://dlvr.it/SH5yNj
POLICE have raided hundreds of homes in Germany after a doctor was alleged to have handed out fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates. http://dlvr.it/SH4X9m
EMMANUEL MACRON'S election bid which has been launched "in all but name" could be in danger from the right wing, according to an Op-Ed exploring the upcoming elections. http://dlvr.it/SH2RXJ
BRITAIN must find ways of engaging with Russia before it is too late, the former head of the Royal Navy has said, warning the "nuclear clock is moving towards midnight". http://dlvr.it/SH2RXF
CHINA has demanded the US close all its "secret prisons", condemning the Guantanamo Bay detention centre as a "dark page" in the history of human rights. http://dlvr.it/SH2RWw
JOE BIDEN has sparked a number of health concerns and made viewers cringe after the 46th US President stumbled into another gaffe while addressing the nation in a speech. http://dlvr.it/SGyz6j
NOVAK DJOKOVIC's latest visa debacle has left the Australian government red-faced with many raising fingers on the country's reputation. http://dlvr.it/SGyz6N
RUSSIAN troops have staged live-fire exercises with tanks near the Ukrainian border, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed as war fears intensify. http://dlvr.it/SGyz6H
CHINA has placed the city of Anyang in lockdown as it tries to contain fresh outbreaks of COVID-19 fuelled by the rise of Omicron. http://dlvr.it/SGyz5f
BORIS JOHNSON's plan to curb the rapid spread of Covid and the Omicron variant have come under vicious attack from Germany's federal health minister, who branded it "wrong" and an "unethical bet". http://dlvr.it/SGxZCp
A TEEN MOTHER in America has been charged with attempted murder and child abuse after CCTV footage showed she threw her baby in a dumpster. http://dlvr.it/SGvSWB