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Thousands of Hong Kong protesters gathered yesterday to mark six months since their first major clash with police, when they blocked legislators from advancing an extradition bill which has since...

A cheer went up from the back of Kensington Town Hall as the returning officer was addressing his staff ahead of the count.

Britons who have endured more than three years of wrangling over their country's messy divorce from the European Union cast ballots yesterday in an election billed as a way out...

Harvey Weinstein and the board of his bankrupt film studio have reached a tentative $25m (€22.5m) settlement with dozens of women who accused the former Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct,...

For a man known for decades in Hollywood as a giant in status, stature and ego, Harvey Weinstein cut a particularly small and pathetic figure in court this week. Flanked...

For a man known for decades in Hollywood as a giant in status, stature and ego, Harvey Weinstein cut a particularly small and pathetic figure in court this week. Flanked...

Russia has said it has been left "baffled" by plans by a district of Prague to build a memorial to a Russian army that sided with the Nazis during the...

Elizabeth Warren's signature "wealth tax" would bring in at least $1 trillion less in revenue than the Democratic presidential candidate estimates while shrinking the US economy over the next 30...

The roots of religion and spirituality may have begun on a small Indonesian island, not Europe, the oldest cave paintings in the world suggest.

The US House of Representatives was expected to take its most concrete step yet in impeaching Donald Trump last night, with a committee clearing the way for a full House...

Normally, polling day is drab and uneventful. The excitement doesn't begin until the release of the exit poll at 10pm. This time, though, things felt somehow different. Vaguely unreal. Something...

A cheer went up from the back of Kensington Town Hall as the returning officer was addressing his staff ahead of the count.

At night in a remote region of western Mongolia, Donald Trump Jr used a rifle with a laser sight to shoot and kill an endangered argali, the largest living sheep.

Donald Trump's team have edited his face on to the body of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg after she was named 'Time' Person of the Year.

Boris Johnson is heading back to Downing Street with a comfortable Commons majority as his gamble on a snap general election paid off handsomely.

Political rivals Lord Buckethead and Count Binface have clashed in the Prime Minister's constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

The Trump administration and China are close to finalising a modest trade agreement which would suspend tariffs that are set to kick in on Sunday.

IT looks like Boris Johnson will win back with big numbers – not to fulfil his claim to “Get Brexit Done” – but to move swiftly to the next phase...

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at all-time highs on Thursday on renewed optimism that the US and China are close to reaching a deal in their costly trade war.

Boris Johnson is on course to secure a Conservative majority in the House of Commons, according to the exit poll.

The two killers who stormed a kosher market in Jersey City were driven by hatred of Jews and police, New Jersey's attorney general has said.

The vast majority of the Weinstein Company's creditors are joining a settlement that includes 25 million dollars (£19m) for more than two dozen actresses and former employees who claim Harvey...

Former Bolivian president Evo Morales has flown to Argentina, where the new centre-left government said it has granted him political asylum.

Authorities in New Zealand have begun recovering the bodies of eight victims left behind on volcanic White Island following the deadly eruption.

Sarah Ferguson has described the UK's Prince Andrew as a "wonderful man" who has gone "through such enormous pain".

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was greeted by a protester dressed as Sesame Street character Elmo, as he arrived to cast his vote in Islington with his wife Laura Alvarez.

Polls closed on Thursday as Algeria's presidential election with five candidates, which was opposed by a large protest movement, came to an end. Preliminary results are expected on Friday, with...

A Miami couple who bought a headline-grabbing banana duct-taped to a wall have acknowledged the absurdity of the artwork but said they believe it will become “iconic”.

The head of Libya's eastern-based parliament said on Thursday he disagreed with an accord between Libya and Turkey establishing maritime boundaries which has infuriated Athens. Greece expelled the Libyan ambassador...

A controversial painting of a Mexican Revolution hero will remain on exhibit accompanied by a note saying the descendants of Emiliano Zapata do not agree with the effeminate depiction, Mexico's...

After an uninspiring campaign, the results of the British general election will soon be known.

The FTSE 100 jumped amid global trade optimism while the pound wobbled amid fears of the potential for a hung parliament in a volatile trading session.

Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic set out demands on Thursday that could block agreement on the EU's new push for climate neutrality by 2050, saying the poor should not...

The US House of Representatives moved closer on Thursday to the impeachment of Republican President Donald Trump, as a committee considered formal charges against him that are likely to be...

Clothing retailer New Look has appointed the former boss of House of Fraser as its new chief executive, after the role remained open for two years.

The House judiciary committee has launched a marathon session ahead of voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

Three otters looked right at home in the wintry weather as snow covered a zoo in the US.

A diver dressed as Father Christmas has descended into the tank at a German aquarium to offer the fish some seasonal cheer.

Polls are suggesting the Conservatives will win the General Election - but turnoutt has been anecdotedly high, reports have voters still wavering and polls have been proven wrong before.

New European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has said she will lead a top to bottom review of how the institution sets monetary policy.