The US ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety yesterday, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters thronged the gates in fury at US air strikes in Iraq.
Australia deployed military ships and aircraft on Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that destroyed homes and sent thousands of residents and holidaymakers fleeing to beaches for safety.
Boris Johnson claims that Britain can look forward to a decade of "prosperity and opportunity" as it finally ends the "rancour and uncertainty" of Brexit.
A US police officer was not telling the truth when he claimed McDonald's had given him a coffee cup with "f*****g pig" written on it, according to his force.
The Spanish parliament plans to discuss whether to confirm Pedro Sanchez as prime minister of a minority government, while his Socialist Party is seeking the support of a Catalan pro-independence party.
NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to make a closely watched New Year address which is likely to offer a glimpse of a "new path" he has vowed to take if the United States fails to meet his deadline to soften its stance over denuclearisation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he will run the Senate impeachment trial "in total co-ordination" with the White House, which means he'll probably frame it in a way that benefits US President Donald Trump.
