People gather outdoors following an earthquake in Istanbul yesterday. Photo: AP

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas yesterday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the Turkish city of 16 million people, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage.

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Sam Kiley: How Zelensky played it smart and dodged a bullet in UK diplomatic ambush

Actor-turned-statesman Volodymyr Zelensky may have only ever played a soldier, but as a war-time leader he knows an ambush when he sees one.

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Ukraine calls for ceasefire and vows not to surrender territory to Russia under US peace deal

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire from Russia.

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‘You could see the serenity in his face&: As crowds throng the Vatican, ‘humble man& Pope Francis lies at peace

Paula Orr stared at the face of Pope Francis. Then she burst into tears: it was all too much.

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Top US cardinal calls for ‘return to tradition& as race to be next Pope begins

A prominent cardinal urged the Catholic Church to return to conservative traditions as candidates began to jockey for position before the election that will choose Pope Francis&s successor.

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Over 84pc of world&s coral reefs suffering from mass bleaching as ocean temperatures soar

More than 84pc of the world&s coral reefs have been affected by extreme heat stress in what has now become the most widespread coral bleaching event on record, scientists confirmed on Tuesday.

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