Israeli troops are continuing their operation at Gaza’s biggest hospital, al Shifa, which has been a primary target of the ground assault. The Israel Defence Forces...
Biting the hand of friendship took on a literal meaning during an official visit by Austria’s president to Moldova when the country’s “first dog” nipped him....
Fears over the safety of Palestinian civilians are growing as Israel suggests its bombardment of Gaza will shift to southern areas, having destroyed swathes of the...
Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is doing all it can to minimise civilian casualties in Gaza but had “not been successful”. The Israeli prime minister was...
The war in Lebanon, which began one day after the conflict in Gaza, looks and sounds like a militarised version of hide and seek. Iran-backed Hezbollah,...
To see the column of people up close was quite something. Several hundred Palestinians, young and elderly, in a thin line facing south on the main...
When French President Emmanuel Macron called for a ceasefire last Friday, he said he was hoping the US and UK would follow suit. So far, they...
Iceland is on high alert for a volcanic eruption, with a state of emergency declared and almost 4,000 residents evacuated from their homes. There is a...
A tiny dog found alive by her owner’s body 10 weeks after the pair went missing on a hike showed “dedication and loyalty” to her owner,...
A plane was forced to return to an airport shortly after taking off when a horse got loose on board. Around half an hour after leaving...
The puteketeke, a bird that vomits, grunts, growls and has bizarre mating rituals, won New Zealand’s bird of the century competition after comedian John Oliver intervened in...
Israel has launched an overnight raid on Gaza’s largest medical facility – al Shifa hospital – hours after the US backed claims it was being used...
There is a place in Lebanon called Alma al Shaab which clings to the sunburnt hills that rise up from the Mediterranean. The community is surrounded...
The earthquake swarm in southwest Iceland has eased – but the threat of an eruption remains high. Most of the tremors in the last few hours...
A 1962 Ferrari has sold for a record $51.7m (£42m) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The striking red 330 LM/250 GTO model, which is...
The body of a man who went missing in August has been found in the Colorado mountains with his dog alive and still by his side....
A major air and land search is under way for a former Sydney radio presenter who went missing on a solo fishing trip in crocodile-infested waters...
Gaza’s hospitals have been a flashpoint of fighting, claims and counterclaims. Tens of thousands of people sought shelter in medical facilities after being driven from their...
It has been a year since President Xi and President Biden last met, and it’s hard to overstate just what a rollercoaster US-China relations have been...
Robert Jenrick has vowed the government will do “whatever it takes” to implement its Rwanda deportation plan – following Suella Braverman’s sacking as home secretary. The...