All news by author Sophia Martinez

Behind the head of the National Agency for Prospective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NAPP) Dmitriy Lee stands Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov.

A huge fire erupted across the river from London’s O2 Arena after a controlled blast on a film set raged ‘out of control’.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lubnov, Carmel Gat and Almog Sarusi discovered in Gaza tunnel; families forum says they could have been saved, urges protests

Advocates say the guilty verdict against the two Stand News former editors sets a “dangerous precedent” for press freedom in the China-ruled territory.

Seven American troops injured during battle in Anbar desert, says central command

Thailand’s anti-graft body on Friday said it was investigating 44 members of the disbanded Move Forward party, following a complaint seeking their lifetime bans from politics for backing legislation aimed at amending a law against royal insults.

China’s market regulator said on Friday that Tesla Motors Beijing will recall 870 imported Model X vehicles from Oct. 8 due to a need to check the adhesive used to attach the roof of the vehicles which may pose a safety hazard.

An Australian court sentenced a 29-year-old man to 17 years in prison for coercing 286 victims from several countries, including 180 children, into performing sexually explicit acts on camera or video.

Feeling the pressure of London life and in need of an escape? A quirky micro-home that’s ‘ready for the apocalypse’ has gone on sale in Cornwall.

Rumours have been swirling around a potential change to UK employment rights – but Labour government has denied that employees could soon be able to request a four-day week from their first day.

Despite sanctions, Norway continues to buy millions of dollars worth of fish from a Russian senator, circumventing sanctions

Leaked Whitehall documents reveal plans to extend indoor smoking ban to certain outside spaces, such as pub gardens

Nigerian authorities have apprehended five women suspected of involvement in a drug trafficking ring at the Seme border as they returned from Ghana, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Keir Starmer flew to Berlin to kick off negotiations on a "once-in-a-lifetime" new treaty with Germany - and Chancellor Scholz said his country would "take this hand reached out to us"

A waterpark that used to be the UK’s largest has been set for demolition, five years after its closure — but over the years it was open several grim discoveries were made

Gangster Curtis ’Cocky’ Warren says he wants to be out of the ’public glare’ after admitting to breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order he was slapped with for drug importation

A nine-year-old girl needed emergency surgery after a dog mauled her face, a court has heard.

Professional services firm to oversee training and development courses across civil service in 15-month deal

Richard Hermer tells officials he can’t approve the decision to ban arms without knowing if their use would breach international law.