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Russian children have been invited to reimagine their leader in a drawing contest organised to coincide with forthcoming national elections.

Construction workers found a long-lost liquid treasure trove in France, made of 1.5 million champagne bottles that went missing after a cellar collapsed in 1900.

Alexis Ohanian was seen publicly with Alexis Jr for the first time since her birth in September, but people were unimpressed that he was described as "babysitting".

Data from the EU statistics office shows that the economy of the 28-member EU grew by 2.5% in 2017, its best performance since it grew 2.7% in 2007.

Two drones have been launched by police in Virginia to help prevent a Florida women from taking her life.

After the Chinese government started to delete social media posts and chat forums related to the #MeToo campaign, women used emoji to keep the movement alive.

US President Donald Trump has said he will no longer allow the US to be China's 'piggy bank', as he discussed tariffs and quotas for steel and aluminium imports.

Filmmaker Lance Smith shared the story of Cameron, a Big Issue seller in Nobbys Beach, Australia who had a special gesture planned for Valentine's Day.

All Dutch adults to automatically become organ donors unless they opt out under new law approved by Senate in the Netherlands.

"This sounds like something from the Great Depression, not 2018," Democratic Representative Jim McGovern tweeted.

The Su-35 is one of Russia's most dangerous fighters and is waiting for a major upgrade soon.

Walt Disney recently announced an almost 10% rise in the ticket prices, which has left most fans of the theme-park fuming and venting on Twitter.

The bill, which will come to approximately 2.86bn Korean won (£1.9m, $2.64m), will be paid from the South's Ministry of Unification budget.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell says women shouldn't bare their arms on TV because "it's demeaning and undermines credibility and gravitas."

Three nominees for each of the eight photo contest categories, and – for the first time – a shortlist of six nominees for the World Press Photo of the Year.

Donald Trump's budget is a direct indicator of just how little weight his administration is giving to the increasingly dire warnings from climate scientists

The Danish royal family has no political authority, but is one of the world's oldest kingdoms and prides itself on stability.

Agents from the Hawks, an elite police investigative unit, entered the compound of the Gupta family in an affluent Johannesburg neighbourhood.

The Colorado couple quit their jobs and sold all their belongings to travel the world on a sailboat.

The 17-year-old girl was detained and is on trial in an Israeli military court after she was filmed slapping and kicking two soldiers.

The Boston Police department tweeted a tribute to white Celtics coach Red Auerbach during Black History Month celebrations.

The US killed at least 100 Russian mercenaries during a failed attack on a US-held base in the oil-rich Deir Ezzor region of Syria.

A new card game from the makers of Uno, cunningly named Dos, is set to hit shelves in the US in March before rolling out further later in 2018.

Israeli police on Tuesday (13 February) recommended bribery charges in two separate cases for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Historically, 14th Feb is linked to emperor Claudius II and the legend of Saint Valentine, who is said to have secretly helped Christian couples wed against the monarch's ruling.

Muslim scholar Ali Selim should be sacked after calling for female circumcision (FGM) to become legal in Ireland, says Dublin imam Dr Umar Al-Qadri.

The demand for rescue cats is so much higher in London that rescue centers across the country send moggies to the capital for rehoming.

More than one third of the White House staff left their positions in the first year of Donald Trump's presidency; a rate unmatched in the previous five administrations.

Rick Blood, the former deputy mayor of Mendham Township in New Jersey, has resigned following public backlash against a Facebook post he wrote supporting Donald Trump.