Kremlin says Russian president has spoken to Azerbaijan counterpart after crash in which 38 people died Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Vladimir Putin has apologised for a “tragic incident” in which an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed on Christmas Day, but stopped short of admitting Russia was responsible. The Kremlin […]

UN humanitarian body warns that dramatic increase in harm to children should not become the ‘new normal’ Nearly one in five of the world’s children live in areas affected by conflicts, with more than 473 million children suffering from the worst levels of violence since the second world war, according […]

Underinvestment has led to crumbling infrastructure in schools, hospitals and courts, Guardian study shows ‘Our school has been homeless for two years’ More than 1.5 million children are studying in dilapidated school buildings, a Guardian investigation has found, with years of underinvestment leaving England’s public infrastructure in a crumbling state. […]