While it no longer controls vast swathes of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State remains a threat and will seek to spring 10,000 of its fighters from...
A record-breaking Iranian footballer who criticised the authorities’ crackdown on anti-regime protesters has said his family were prevented from leaving the country. Ali Daei, who scored...
South Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets and attack helicopters, firing warning shots, after North Korean drones “violated” its airspace. The country’s Joint Chiefs of...
Droughts, floods, storms and hurricanes were among the most costly climate change-related disasters during 2022, according to a new report. The report by Christian Aid found...
A war in Europe, the death of the Queen, record heatwaves and flooding, protests around the world and three prime ministers… it’s been quite a year....
Russia’s foreign minister appears to have ended any immediate prospect for peace talks over the Ukraine war, days after Russia’s president said he was ready to...
Ukraine has said Vladimir Putin “needs to come back to reality” in response to the Russian president’s claim that he is ready to negotiate. On a...
China is to lift the requirement for international travellers to quarantine from 8 January in the latest break from its zero-COVID policy after protests. The rule,...
The foreign secretary has accused the Taliban of “trying to erase women from society in Afghanistan” after its ban on female NGO workers forced aid agencies...
Careering, squealing and with arms windmilling, a little girl in Minnie Mouse pyjamas flew past the lobby elevator on bright white roller skates with pink glittery...
A filing to the Federal Election Commission appeared to reveal Mike Pence will run for US president in 2024. But Devin O’Malley, a spokesperson for Mr...
Golfer Kathy Whitworth, who clocked up more wins than any other player on a single professional tour, male or female, has died aged 83. No one...
Rapper Tory Lanez has been found guilty of three firearms offences over the shooting of hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez, 30, was convicted of...
Though it might not sound like it, a “bomb cyclone” is a legitimate scientific term, so named because the rapid formation of the storm is like...
Parts of the US could see nine inches of new snow today, in a sign that the winter blizzard causing chaos across North America is not...
Parts of the US could see nine inches of new snow today, in a sign that the winter blizzard causing chaos across North America is not...
Heating and cooling equipment multinational Johnson Controls has developed an air source heat pump prototype that can operate in temperatures below -20F (-29C) as part of...
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Mel C has pulled out of a gig in Poland, saying she has been made aware of some issues that do not align with the communities...
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