All news by author: Rachel Hagan

It has been proven that the aircraft was hit by a Russian-made missile over Ukraine and prosecutors said there is evidence that Russian President Putin decided to provide the missile to Moscow-backed separatists

Lemi, who provides security for Hull City owner Acun Ilicali, was safe in Istanbul when the first quake began but his wife Victoria and their baby daughter Katelyn were in the city of Adana, near the epicentre

Timothy Whiting, from Yorkshire, has lived in the wider region for the past five years and was visiting Antakya, in Turkey's south, when the twin earthquakes hit

Making a statement in the Commons, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly confirmed that three British nationals are missing and a further 35 are affected by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey

Painful footage shows the baby girl taking its first breath surrounded by destruction after its mother went into labour during the quake, in Jenderes, in the countryside of Afrin, northeast Syria

Dr Osama Sallom described scenes - flattened buildings and hospitals full of bodies - in Syria which looked heartbreakingly similar to residents who have faced 11 years of bombardment from the war

At least one seven storey building collapsed in the Haliliye district of Şanlıurfa province in Turkey during an aftershock of an enormous 7.8-magnitude earthquake

The account for the Kremlin-funded media site, Russia Today, has been suspended in a number of countries amid controversies over its coverage

Around 43 students from various universities and 30 students, parents and teachers are trapped under the rubble of the Grand Isias Hotel in Adıyaman, Turkey

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria has left over two thousand people dead and reduced buildings to rubble, with shocks felt throughout the Middle East - followed by another shake of 7.5 magnitude

Oleksiy Danilov believes the Russian army will try to recreate the day they invaded again: “You will see them unleash their cruise missiles and try to advance"

China said the ominous balloon was a civilian “airship” used for meteorological research and due to its limited steering capability, it had “deviated far from its planned course

Luis Gerardo Vásquez Pimiento was the leader of Humane Colombia, formerly known as the Progressive Movement, a Colombian left-wing political movement and was buried upright in a shock move

According to a police spokesman, both boys are from the town of Recklinghausen and they also confirmed several other young people were involved in the accident but did not give further details.

Edgardo Greco was wanted in Italy to serve a life sentence for the murders of two brothers which were "part of a 'mafia war'… that marked the early 1990s" in Italy

Russian defector Konstantin Yefremov was deployed to Ukraine last year from Chechnya, in Russia's North Caucasus, and witnessed brutalities against Ukrainians

In Vladimir Putin's most direct remarks yet he called Germany part of “the aggression of the collective West" which Russia will fight back against with firm action

The urban explorer in Canada found the spooky hoise with damaged dolls are seen standing on top of a fireplace inside the abandoned home of an old woman

Mexico's state environment department said a zebra was traded for tools and deer and Watusi cattle were traded off to private individuals, while three goats were slaughtered for consumption

The building was opened as a state prison in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1943 and closed in September 2019 following a string of riots and protests between prisoners

Soon after the major operation in Mexico, Magnolia Morales began developing intense abdominal pain, high blood pressure, and breathing difficulties before she died

Oliver Andrew's solicitor, in Morocco, said he had been charged in Marrakech with possessing and distributing counterfeit money within the country, and one count of creating an organised criminal group

The law does not fully legalise the substances but means Canadians over the age of 18 in British Columbia who possess up to 2.5g for personal use will not be arrested or charged

Last year, Syrians faced the worst economic crisis since the conflict began in 2011 and many families are having to scavenge for rubbish so they can either eat it or sell it

Manuel Lopez was dive fishing in the sea around 11.30am on January 6 when he was attacked by a shark in front of his horrified co-worker in Mexico