THIS is the incredible moment a stranded 200-passenger luxury cruise ship was saved by a US icebreaker in Antarctica. Footage shows Polar Star, the US militarys only active heavy icebreaker, rescue the Arctic liner by carving a path for the frozen ship. It took two laps around the 551-foot vessel, slicing through ice slabs with...

AT least two people have been killed by a weather "beast" unleashing its full power on parts of Europe where a number of Brits would be seeking refuge from the downpours back home. Storm Kristin made landfall across central and northern Portugal earlier this morning before pushing east into Spain, forcing authorities there to issue...

A FORMER French senator has been been found guilty of drugging a fellow politician to try and sexually assault her. Jol Guerriau, 68, was found guilty of spiking a glass of champagne which he gave to Sandrine Josso, 50, in a case that sent shockwaves through French politics. The ex-politician was sentenced to four years...

UKRAINE has hammered Russia's air force with attacks on 15 aircraft thousands of miles behind the front lines. Dramatic drone footage showed strikes on 15 aircraft including 11 Sukhoi and MiG fighter jets, three helicopters and an Antonov An-26 cargo plane. The SBU spy service claimed the blitz wiped out more than $1 billion worth...

HUMAN remains have been found after the discovery of a phone triggered a fresh search for a missing backpacker two years after her disappearance. Celine Cremer, 31, was last seen hiking near a mountain in Australia before she vanished. Cops were left completely puzzled over the sudden disappearance of the Belgian tourist, who was...

THIS is the shocking moment a plane's wheel flies off during takeoff and is sent hurtling down to the ground. A British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London got off to a concerning start with footage showing a rogue tyre flying off the packed passenger jet. The plane managed to get off the ground...

TODAY marks four decades since the Challenger space shuttle exploded just 73 seconds into its flight. Millions watched the disaster unfold live, as the tragedy was broadcast in schools and on TV screens across the world. But the explosion killed all seven inside the shuttle: fiveNASAastronauts and two payload specialists perished. The NASA shuttle orbiter...

THIS is the heart-stopping moment a "drunk" father dangled his son 80ft above the ground on a rope from his tower block flat. Footage shows the youngster being lowered from a seventh floor window in Russia as he can be heard pleading "hold me, hold me". The child - believed to be aged five or...

NOBODY can stop Xi Jinping from invading Taiwan now that he is the sole commander of one of the world's most powerful militaries, experts have warned. It comes as General Zhang Youxia the Peoples Republic top general, and second only to the president himself was purged after accusations of bribery and spying for...

FLAMES tore through one of the most exclusive hotels in the French Alps - forcing panicked guests to flee into the snow as firefighters battled through the darkness to contain a raging blaze. The 11,000-a-night Grandes Alpes hotel in Courchevel 1850 - a celebrity playground once used by Prince William for family holidays - was...

NEW Year is the biggest and most important celebration on the Chinese calendar. The animal associated with your birth year on the Chinese Zodiac can reveal a great deal about your character, as well as what's in store for the coming year. When is Chinese New Year 2026? Chinese New Year 2026 falls on Wednesday,...

A MARRIED teacher who raped a 12-year-old boy before giving birth to his baby allegedly encouraged the child to befriend her toddler son and call him "lil bro". Disturbing new details have emerged about Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, who has now pleaded guilty to 15 child abuse-related charges. She admitted to have repeatedly sexually abused...

VOLODYMYR Zelensky has challenged Vladimir Putin to meet him face-to-face so they can finally thrash out a peace deal. Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine has caused nearly two million casualties as the fourth anniversary draws closer with efforts to end the war ramping up. Kyivs foreign minister Andrii Sybiha has made it clear Zelensky is...

THE body of a 23-year-old Brit tourist, who tripped and fell into the ocean in Australia, has been found. Cops were called to Billies Beach in Corrunna following reports a body had washed up on shore. A spokesman said: "The body has been formally identified, and it is that of the missing 23-year-old UK national."...

FIVE people have been killed in a horror plane crash after the aircraft smashed into the ground and erupted into a fireball. A top deputy chief minister was onboard the private plane when it plunged to the ground just 100ft away from a runway in western India. Maharashtras Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in...