For generations after the Burmese raped Siam, Thai women wore crewcuts to avoid being hauled off by the hair. During World War II, brutality by the Japanese earned them loathing throughout Asia ...

“Warfare,” the new film co-directed by Alex Garland (“Civil War,” “Ex Machina”) and former US Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza, knows it’s going to give audiences a rough ride, so it starts off ...

The UK has accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet on a Ukraine ceasefire at a meeting of allies - at which more than £18bn in aid was pledged to Kyiv. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's envoy has ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Iran and the US are scheduled to hold talks in Muscat, Oman, this Saturday regarding Tehran's nuclear program, with Germany advocating for a diplomatic resolution between the two countries.

IDF releases probe into Nova massacre • US sanctions Houthi pipeline for Russian arms and stolen Ukrainian grain • Hamas ignores Israel's hostage deal offer Israel kills four Hamas terrorists ...

The evacuation of British children is going on smoothly and efficiently. The Ministry of Health says that great progress has been made with the first part of the government's arrangements.

Davis raises the bar on sheer brawniness in this action film where an American president has to fight Australian crypto-terrorists. By Beatrice Loayza In Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s film ...

We took our recording van last week to a small, Lancashire mill town about 15 miles from Manchester and found, almost without exception, that the children there were happy, excited by their new ...

Russia says it captures village in Ukraine's Sumy region Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday its forces had captured the village of Zhuravka in Ukraine's northern border region of Sumy ...