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President Joe Biden speaks to the nation about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

Joe Biden in emotional plea for gun laws after Texas school shooting
AN emotional Joe Biden has asked when the “when in God’s name” US politicians are going to take concrete action to stop mass shootings after a gunman massacred at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school.

Elon Musk's money hasn't appeared to reach the UN

‘It's time to step up’: UN pleas with billionaires amid food insecurity rise

The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has finally fallen to the Russians after months of fierce resistance but the cost to the invaders in men and materiel has been immense

FOUR CORNERS David Pratt: Russia gains little from seizure of Mariupol

George Bush accidentally condemned his own war

George Bush accidentally condemns 'unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq'

Claire Telfer, head of Save the Children Scotland and Jamie Livingstone, head of Oxfam Scotland

COMMENT The world once said 'never again' to famine - but we clearly haven't learned

Israel and the Palestinians are locked in a war of narratives that already has put Israel on the defensive

Independent probe points to Israeli gunfire in journalist death

In advance of the Victory Day military parade taking place tomorrow, soldiers have been preparing their Russian T-72 tanks by the feet of a famous sculpture of Atlas at the State Hermitage museum in St Petersburg

FOUR CORNERS David Pratt: West may be about to glean vital information about Russia’s immediate intentions

Emmanuel Macron’s win keeps France free from Marine Le Pen’s ultra right-wing National Rally for another five years

LETTERS Emmanuel Macron’s win saves France from Marine Le Pen’s hate

America's culture war is in full force, and books are bearing the brunt of it

THE BIG READ How books became the latest target in America's culture war

Polls show increasing support for Nato in Sweden and Finland since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Sweden and Finland ‘to apply to join Nato in May’

Diana Gabaldon said an American school district 'banning' her book was likely to only increase their popularity

EXCLUSIVE Outlander author speaks out after books 'banned' by Florida school district

An electoral poster of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen outside Lyon, central France

PROFILE Everything you need to know about the French presidential election ...

As France today goes to the polls in a presidential election the outcome of which remains uncertain, Foreign Editor David Pratt examines one crucial factor that might have swung things Emmanuel Macron’s way

SPECIAL REPORT David Pratt: Marine Le Pen may pay for cosying up to Putin - but outcome remains uncertain

The hit TV programme Outlander is based on the popular book series

Outlander books 'banned' by American school district to protect 'welfare' of students

Felix Flores Varona and Heidy Solano have been reunited with their children Glenda and Felito

EXCLUSIVE Reunited Cuban family 'eternally indebted' to Scots after fundraiser success

Boris Johnson has refused to join calls to waive vaccine patents. Photos: PA

UK not doing 'nearly enough' in global Covid battle, WHO league table shows

Angus Robertson will visit North America for Tartan Day, hoping to strengthen ties between Scotland and the continent

Angus Robertson to visit US and Canada to strengthen links with Scotland for Tartan Day

Former Catalan president Quim Torra

EXCLUSIVE Top author reveals the Catalonian lessons the Yes movement must learn

Boris Johnson cut a lonely figure

COMMENT The REAL Scottish Politics: Boris no-mates snubbed by world leaders

Lessons can still be taken from previous conflicts

COMMENT How the threat of nuclear oblivion was avoided during the Cold War

Priti Patel confirmed the youngsters, who have been evacuated from Ukraine by charity Dnipro Kids, would be allowed to travel to the UK

Ukrainian orphans evacuated by Scottish charity given green light to come to UK

Russia is turning into North Korea – and people who live here are scared

A VIEW FROM RUSSIA Russia is turning into North Korea – and people who live here are scared

Boris Johnson declares Saudi Arabia 'key international partner'

Boris Johnson declares Saudi Arabia 'key international partner'

Both Russia and Ukraine are amongst the most important producers of agricultural products globally

COMMENT Alyn Smith: Putin’s attack on Ukraine will shape world for years

Kyiv prepares as Russian troops try to encircle Ukrainian capital

Kyiv prepares as Russian troops try to encircle Ukrainian capital

Plans for a first ever paediatric surgery in South Sudan, such as the one pictured, are being supported

Top Scottish surgical colleges team up to help kids in South Sudan

The YouTubers garnered hundreds of thousands of views eating haggis

Video of Taiwanese couple reacting to Scottish foods becomes online hit

The 'First Aid Pods' are designed to aid survival in a number of ways

Scottish epilepsy charity donates 'First Aid Pods' to Ukraine

You don’t have to be in the illegal invasion business to go about wrecking democracy

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: We can call out Vladimir Putin but let’s remember truth about western values

Should foreign policy be devolved to Scotland?

EXCLUSIVE Devolution of foreign policy to Scotland now necessary, constitution report says

A protester holds a picture depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin as Adolf Hitler during a rally against Russia's invasion of Ukraine at Beyazid district in Istanbul

COMMENT David Pratt: The dramatic events in Ukraine that shocked the world

A demonstration takes place in Taiwan

In pictures: Protesters around the world stand with Ukraine

Boris Johnson was leading a meeting of the Government’s Cobra committee to consider how to respond to the Russian military action

Russia launches 'full-scale' invasion of Ukraine

There are mounting fears of a full-on invasion of Ukraine by Russia

Ukrainian politician thanks Scotland for support but warns UK sanctions not good enough

From Putin flexing his muscles to the Queen catching Covid – it’s all viewed the same way by politicians and the rest of the establishment

COMMENT Kevin McKenna: From Putin to the Queen, Westminster sees it all as an opportunity to exploit

Russian tanks are set for an invasion of Ukraine

LETTERS Europe must be at forefront of bid to build bridges with Russia

Anna Dmitriienko outside her home that was hit by rockets in Stanytsia Luhanska

SPECIAL REPORT David Pratt: Russia-Ukraine endgame could be where it all began

The lascar plaque was found at the Queen’s Dock area of Stobcross Quay in Glasgow, and is a reminder of how communities have been transformed by migration

SPECIAL REPORT The two words that unlock a people’s story: Festival to explore what language really means

Chhean Chean brings cassava harvested from his farm for sale at a wholesaler in Chamkar Leu village, Cambodia

Generosity of Scots givers ‘being felt right across the world’

Professor Stephen Gethins, of the University of St Andrews, spoke to the Sunday National

EXCLUSIVE ‘Damaged’ UK needs a reality check, new book on fall of Afghanistan claims

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Munich Security Conference in Germany

READ: Boris Johnson's full speech on Russia and Ukraine at security conference

Sisters Abak and Aping were supported by the scheme

Mary’s Meals launches appeal to help schoolchildren in South Sudan

For all Boris Johnson’s Brexit bluster UK foreign policy is still being shaped by overseas powers

COMMENT David Pratt: Ukraine crisis has exposed myth of ‘Global Britain’

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: Britain’s days in control of islands are numbered

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: Britain’s days in control of islands are numbered

Taiwan is a literal island of multicultural liberal democracy in Asia

COMMENT Alyn Smith: We must keep the light of liberal democracy going in Taiwan

Russian troops withdraw from Ukranian border – but invasion threat remains

Russian troops withdraw from Ukranian border – but invasion threat remains

Yaroslav, 21, a soldier in the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian army, looks through the shooting window of a DShK machine gun in Avdiyivka, Ukraine.

ANALYSIS David Pratt: Europe’s Ukrainian ‘precipice’ as crisis comes to a head

Good hygiene practices in hospitals are vital to stop the spread of the Lassa virus, according to the WHO

EXPLAINED Lassa fever has been found in the UK. Should we be worried?

An instructor trains members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine

COMMENT Alyn Smith: We must act like a state if serious about independence

A Palestinian protester carries a young man away from the scene of confrontations with Israeli security forces

COMMENT Landmark report shows Europe's priorities are failing Palestinians

Nyaneng Khol Kulang is forced to feed her family from flour made from water lily bulbs. Photograph: Christian Aid/ Koraba Sylvester

Families forced to live on water lilies in South Sudan

The diplomat says Scotland and Kashmere share similarities

Pakistan's consul general to lead Kashmir Solidarity Day event in Scotland

Bob Blackman said he used information from the Azerbahaini embassy to lobby the UK Government

Tory MP ‘fed propaganda' by Azerbaijan for parliamentary debates

Jonathan Pie, a fictional reporter played by Tom Walker, has delivered a scathing takedown of Boris Johnson

WATCH: Partygate scandal translated for US audience in hilarious New York Times video