America’s oldest serving astronaut has touched down on Earth on his 70th birthday. NASA astronaut Donald Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts had been on a seven-month...
Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has instructed Israel’s military to intensify pressure on Hamas after the Palestinian militant group rejected a temporary truce proposal. In a...
Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made history by becoming the youngest player to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – and promptly hit the first ball...
Vladimir Putin has announced a 30-hour “Easter truce” in Ukraine – but Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian attacks are continuing hours after it was due to begin....
Well it is something, but it’s by no means everything – a ceasefire for 30 hours, not 30 days. This feels like a diplomatic dance, rather...
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 90 people in the past 48 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry in the territory has said. Women and...
Two Britons killed in a cable car crash near Naples have been named by Italian media. Graeme Derek Winn, 65, and his wife Margaret Elaine Winn,...
US vice president JD Vance has met with Pope Francis. The “quick and private” meeting took place at the Pope’s residence, Casa Santa Marta, in Vatican...
A man wrongly deported to El Salvador was “traumatised” by his time at a notorious mega-prison, a US senator has said, as the Supreme Court blocks new...
Robots have raced against humans in a half-marathon for the first time. Some 21 humanoid robots raced alongside thousands of runners around the 21km (13-mile) course...
Donald Trump has threatened to “take a pass” on attempts to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, as he denied the Kremlin was playing...
Marco Rubio’s comments are the strongest indication yet of Washington’s apparent growing frustration at the lack of progress in peace talks. It’s been two months since...
A quadcopter buzzed overhead, blaring the voice of an Israeli official. It directed aid workers to a mound of sand on the eastern side of the...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused US envoy Steve Witkoff of “spreading Russian narratives” about the Ukraine war – as he said a much-anticipated minerals deal...
The White House has hit out at an “appalling” attempt by a Democratic senator to return a father wrongly deported to El Salvador. Chris Van Hollen...
Israel’s troops will remain in “security zones” in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, according to the country’s defence minister. Israeli forces have taken over more than...
It was in the evening that the bombing started to intensify. Salah Jundia, his father and brothers huddled together in their home in Shujaiyya, just east...
China’s economy performed better than expected in the first quarter of the year – but it reflects a moment in time before the explosive trade war...
It was in the evening that the bombing started to intensify. Salah Jundia, his father and brothers huddled together in their home in Shujaiyya, just east...
On 11 April, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliates attacked Zamzam camp in North Darfur. The RSF is a paramilitary organisation comprised of militias...