Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Merkel rules out military solution

On Sunday Russia fired on three Ukrainian ships sailing towards the strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and seized thei...

Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener in Melbourne

Charlie Whiting, the head of Formula 1 for governing body the FIA and one of the most influential people in the sport for decades,...

France fuel protest: One dead in ‘yellow vest’ blockades

The female protester was struck after a driver panicked and drove towards demonstrators, reports said. Some 120,000 "yellow vests"...

Bafta: Queen director Singer suspended from nomination

Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been removed from his film's Bafta Awards nomination due to allegations he sexually ab...

Russian rescue amid deadly blaze on two cargo ships off Crimea

At least 11 people have died in a fire involving two Tanzanian-flagged cargo vessels in the Black Sea near the Kerch Strait, autho...

Natalia Fileva: Russia airline co-owner dies in private plane crash

The co-owner of Russia's second biggest airline died when her private plane crashed in Germany, the firm says. Natalia Fileva, o...