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The Hong Kong government says it will "seriously reflect" after pro-democracy candidates secured an overwhelming victory in council elections.

Australian authorities are investigating claims that a man who mysteriously died in March had been approached by a Chinese espionage ring to stand for parliament.

The US public impeachment hearings wound up last week, for now.

Antique diamond jewellery worth around €1bn was stolen in a robbery at a German museum yesterday.

Bill Cosby is prepared to serve his 10-year maximum sentence for sexual assault rather than show remorse for a crime the comedian says he didn't commit.

Spanish police have, for what is believed to be the first time, intercepted a submarine being used to smuggle drugs into Europe - and seized a reported three tonnes of...

Taylor Swift reflected on a year of highs and lows as she dominated the American Music Awards.

A Lebanese millionaire living in Switzerland bought Adolf Hitler's top hat and other Nazi memorabilia to prevent them falling into the hands of far-right activists, it has emerged.

US President Donald Trump last night said "I have to protect our war fighters" as he explained his actions in the case of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes...

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has said that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives deserved to...

With Michael Bloomberg running for the US presidency, the news service that bears his name said it will not "investigate" him or any of his Democratic rivals, and Bloomberg Opinion...

Now Michael Bloomberg has announced he's running for president, he may want to rethink his campaign messaging. Because if he doubles down on his recent comments regretting the New York...

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has said that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives deserved to...

Taylor Swift reflected on a year of highs and lows as she dominated the American Music Awards.

A man who turned his life around after becoming a product of “bad” inner city education has produced a documentary about how gentrification affects everyday people.

The impeachment proceedings against US president Donald Trump are like a much-needed "enema" that America needs right now, according to playwright Bonnie Greer.

A US federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to Donald Trump's effort to keep his top aides from giving...

A US federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to Donald Trump's effort to keep his top aides from giving...

A 36-year-old man from Purfleet has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people in a lorry in Grays, Essex Police said.

Two anti-Brexit campaigners have claimed they were pulled over on the M25 and told by police to remove a sticker from their car.

A US military dog who played a starring role in the raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seemed oblivious to the praise Donald Trump heaped on him...

Officials have “good reason” to believe human remains found in Alabama belong to the missing stepdaughter of a UFC heavyweight fighter.

Melania Trump has kicked off the holiday season in the US capital by accepting delivery of the official White House Christmas tree.

A US military dog who played a starring role in the raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seemed oblivious to the praise Donald Trump heaped on him...

A Human Rights Watch (HRW) official complied with an Israeli expulsion order on Monday imposed over accusations he backs an international pro-Palestinian boycott, but said the edict would only encourage...

Two correctional officers accused of covering up their failure to check on financier Jeffrey Epstein before he hanged himself will face an April 20 trial date.

Ticket resale website Viagogo has announced it will buy rival StubHub in a deal worth 4 billion US dollars (£3.1 billion).

Denis Glennon has waited over 22 years to face the man accused of his daughter's murder in Australia.

The pound and the London markets both surged higher as strong polling for the Conservatives and reports of an improving US-China relationship buoyed trading sentiment.

The US Supreme Court has rejected a Maryland man's bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast Serial.

A Yorkshire fish and chip shop has opened a new branch in China.

Qatar and Kuwait have told the United States that they will join a US-led naval coalition in the Gulf which was established in response to a series of attacks on...

A businessman has purchased Adolf Hitler's top hat and other Nazi memorabilia from a German auction in order to keep them out of the hands of neo-Nazis, and has agreed...

The US Supreme Court has rejected a Maryland man's bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast Serial.

Former WH Smith boss Stephen Clarke has been handed a £3.4 million farewell pay packet by the retailer for the past year after driving shares higher.

Defence giant Babcock has seen shares lift higher after securing a new £1 billion naval contract.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that bilateral contacts with European states are now more important for Russia than relations with the European Union. He made the statement at...

People who play board games and cards are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, according to a new study.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Qatar on Monday on his first official trip to an Arab country since Turkey's forces intervened in northeast Syria last month against Kurdish fighters....

Nigel Richards won the Mattel World Scrabble Championship for the second year running after a 140-point score helped him across the finish line.