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'Every street in Bakhmut is covered with our blood': Ukrainian soldier

Ukraine said its troops were under pressure in the near-destroyed frontline city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces were launching heavy assaults after months of fighting.

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Cardi B pleads guilty to New York strip club assault charges

Cardi B has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour charges in New York court, avoiding jail time in a deal that closes a years-long case alleging her involvement in a strip club fight.

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What is Buhurt?: The medieval combat sport that's big in Europe

Buhurt is a modern-day full contact combat sport which involves fighters using blunt steel weapons and armour characteristic of the medieval times. But why would anyone wish to compete in this extreme activity?

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This is Mexican tiger fighting: a brutal indigenous rain ritual

Seeking to appease the god of storms and end a drought, men and women in tiger costumes whip each other mercilessly into submission

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Blood and bruises: Welcome to Bangkok's real-life fight club

In the capital city of a country renowned for its highly technical martial arts scene, amateur fighters gather regularly at a poor port-side neighbourhood and promise to exchange only blood and bruises in the underground club

Ukraine

Why are some men being turned away from the Ukrainian border?

Over one million people have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries - but many families are being separated as men are forced to stay behind and fight.

Travel News

Meet the Ukrainians rushing home to fight for their country

Ukrainians from around the world are returning home to defend their nation against Russian forces.

Ukraine

On Kyiv's metro, anger and fear as Russian airstrikes continue

"We are angry, we're scared, we're nervous and we don't know what to do," Kateryna Mala told Euronews.

Culture news

Should Turkey's camel wrestling festival be banned?

The 40th International Camel Wrestling Festival was held in Selcuk, Turkey - attracting strong criticism from animal rights activists

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Devastating wildfire in Northern California

A ferocious wildfire approached Lake Tahoe just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate and communities just across the state line in Nevada were warned to get ready to leave.

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan reports 13 deaths in territorial clashes with Tajikistan

The two central Asian countries have traded fire in a dispute over a large area of territory.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's 'forced returns' of Tigray refugees 'disturbing,' says UN

The UN said the move to return Tigray refugees from the camps they fled from in Eritrea broke international law if confirmed.

Ethiopia

Ethiopian PM orders army to attack Tigray region's capital

Abiy Ahmed, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, ordered the federal troops to move on Mekelle after weeks of fighting in the semi-autonomous region.

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Rivals groups fight over mayoral office ahead of Bolivian election

Police disperse and detain people supporting either Cochabamba's mayor-elect Jose Maria Leyes or his substitute Mayor Ivan Telleria.

Azerbaijan

Nagorno-Karabakh: Exclusive footage shows bomb damage in border towns

Residents in towns along the Azeri-Armenian border are living with the real threat of bombardments as homes and businesses are destroyed by shelling.

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These Peruvians have a fight to welcome in the new year

It's all part of efforts to leave last year's troubles behind and start afresh in January.

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Battle of Hastings re-enacted after nearly 1000 years

Nearly a thousand years after the original battle took place, people dressed up qs English and French troops "fought" against each other on Saturday in a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings.

Austria

Watch: Austrian men do battle in martial arts contest atop mountain

Every year, men from Salzburg in Austria ascend the Hundstein mountain to take part in a martial arts contest in a natural arena.

Libya

Fierce clashes with rebels around Libyan capital

The UN-backed Libyan government says at least 21 have died in clashes between government forces and the rebel Libyan National Army

Ethiopia

Inter-ethnic fighting in Ethiopia forcing millions to flee their homes

Three million people have fled over the past 18 months because of an upsurge in inter-ethnic violence