Russia’s military chief of staff has said Moscow is ready to use force, including pre-emptively and with nuclear weapons, to defend itself. Gen Yuri Baluyevsky said Russia had no plans to attack anyone, but it was important that other countries...

India skittled Australia’s vaunted batting line-up for just 212 runs on Thursday to imperil the home team’s long unbeaten home record and quest for a world record 17th straight test victory. Left-arm seamer R.P.Singh (4-68) led the attack...