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Most Britons believe a Magnum is not an ice lolly, a poll has found.

A train-mad six-year-old who emptied his money box to save his favourite steam railway has blown the whistle to signal its first journey out of lockdown.

The Evening Standard is to cut around a third of jobs after advertising and circulation were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Citizens of Thailand were surprised and bemused on Friday to discover their country's name had become a social media meme after US President Donald Trump mispronounced it.

Why could Joe Biden's choice of running mate make or break his chances of beating Donald Trump on November 3?

Poland reported 809 coronavirus cases on Friday, the sixth record daily rise in two weeks. However, Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin ruled out a new nationwide lockdown. Poland sees no...

A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain and flooding has killed at least nine people and buried 20 homes of tea plantation workers in southern India.

Kim Jong-un has ordered North Korean officials to provide food and shelter for hundreds of families who lost their homes in floods, the KCNA state news agency said on Friday....

Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut's port for bodies nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing nearly 150...

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Brexit and the devastating wildfires in Australia, 2020 has contained some world-changing news stories.

Thousands of Afghan elders, community leaders and politicians gathered on Friday to debate government efforts to make peace with the Taliban. The fate of 400 hard-core Taliban prisoners whose release...

Hundreds of police officers have faced off against protesters trying to stop the eviction of a left-wing bar in Berlin that has been the focus of a campaign against gentrification.

The United States should stop arms sales to Taiwan to avoid affecting bilateral relations, China's Foreign Ministry has said. US arms sales seriously violate the “one China” principle, ministry spokesman...

Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut's port for bodies, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing nearly 150...

House prices leapt to a new high in July, in a “surprising spike” after the market was put on pause earlier this year, according to an index.

Leader Kim Jong Un visited parts of southern North Korea where days of torrential rains have flooded hundreds of houses and vast areas of agricultural land, state media reported.

Palmerston, the Foreign Office's chief mouser, is set for retirement after four years of service in Whitehall.

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has rejected a request from the Trump campaign to either add an additional general election debate or move up the calendar for the contests.

India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as authorities reported more than two million cases.

Rightmove has said that demand to both rent and buy homes increased in June and July compared with the same months last year, as the property market opened up from...

Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday said social media was stoking a "crisis of hate," and he appealed to companies to rethink their roles in advertising on digital platforms.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden faces new scrutiny over how he discusses race and ethnicity after drawing distinctions between black and Hispanic populations in the United States.

US President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.

Donald Trump was visiting washing machine manufacturer Whirlpool in Ohio when he bungled the pronunciation of Thailand.

Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the parliamentary election, giving them nearly the two-thirds majority of seats required to make constitutional changes, according to results.

India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as authorities reported more than two million cases.

Britain may get "turned off" Northern Ireland, and the Government's new Shared Island Unit is preparing for this possibility, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

Angry crowds mobbed Emmanuel Macron in Beirut yesterday, demanding his help in overthrowing Lebanon's reviled leaders as outrage grew over the devastating explosion caused by dangerous chemicals stored in the...

Television presenter Caroline Flack hanged herself at home after discovering she was definitely going to be prosecuted for assaulting her boyfriend and feared press intrusion, a coroner has ruled.

New York's Attorney General sued the National Rifle Association (NRA) yesterday, seeking to put the gun advocacy organisation out of business.

A team of Lebanese firefighters have been acclaimed as heroes after pictures emerged of them heading into the Beirut warehouse storing 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate moments before it exploded.

It's wrong to say there is no sign of Covid-19 in Greece. But the dreamy blue skies, glorious sunshine and aquamarine waters help you put to the back of your...

On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city, the mayor of Hiroshima warned the world about the rise of "self-centred nationalism" and appealed for greater international co-operation...

Residents of Los Angeles face having their water and electricity shut off if they hold large parties in violation of coronavirus restrictions.

Sweet treats and fizzy drinks are off the menu for children in southern Mexico, after the state of Oaxaca passed the world's strictest ban on the sale of junk food.

Donald Trump accused social media companies of unfairly censoring him yesterday after Twitter and Facebook removed a video in which he said that children are "almost immune" to Covid-19.

Britain may get "turned off" Northern Ireland, and the Government's new Shared Island Unit is preparing for this possibility, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

Britain may get "turned off" Northern Ireland, and the Government's new Shared Island Unit is preparing for this possibility, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

US President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.

Kildare is living in the “fear” of a lockdown, along with Offaly and Laois, a chamber of commerce representative has stated as he urged the need for Government assistance.