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Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians have either been detained or faced arrest on Saturday, with a police statement saying one of them had been charged.

Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is making plans to enter the Democratic presidential primary campaign this week, a reflection of anxiety among party elites about the unsettled field of...

NATO must grow and change or risk becoming obsolete, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said the alliance was dying.

The Australian state of New South Wales was in the grip of an unprecedented bushfire crisis last night, with almost 50 fires still raging out of control despite the efforts...

Pakistan faced a fresh blow to its polio eradication efforts and accusations of a cover-up after officials confirmed an outbreak of a strain thought to have been stamped out.

A schoolboy who stabbed his former girlfriend to death, then placed her hand on the knife in her neck to make it look as though she had killed herself, has...

Hong Kong students attacked their own university and clashed with police as anger erupted following the death of a protester.

Senior Trump administration officials considered resigning en masse last year in a "midnight self-massacre" to sound a public alarm about US President Donald Trump's conduct, but rejected the idea because...

At least two people are dead, several remain missing and dozens have been injured as wildfires continue to raze Australia's drought-stricken east coast.

At least three people are dead, several remain missing and dozens have been injured as wildfires continue to raze Australia's drought-stricken east coast.

Senior Trump administration officials considered resigning en masse last year in a "midnight self-massacre" to sound a public alarm about US President Donald Trump's conduct, but rejected the idea because...

A French woman in her early 60s claims she was raped as a teenager by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski, according to reports in the French media.

The Brexit Party says it stands behind one of its UK election candidates embroiled in a row over his membership of a Luftwaffe-inspired heavy metal band.

A woman was found dead in flood water on Friday after severe storms brought a month's rainfall in less than 24 hours to parts of central and northern England.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has walked out of a Curitiba prison, less than a day after the Supreme Court ruled that a person can be imprisoned...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting unlawful immigration after police rescued eight people from a lorry.

The European Union can no longer rely on soft power to promote its interests and must develop more security "muscle" and policy focus on trade, incoming European Commission President Ursula...

A deer that somehow found itself drifting out to sea had a lucky escape as it was picked up by a crew of lobstermen five miles from land.

Japanese women have taken to Twitter to demand the right to wear glasses to work after reports employers were imposing bans, in the latest social media outcry against rigid rules...

Donald Trump has insisted he has not been damaged by impeachment evidence detailing efforts by him and his administration to pressure Ukraine to publicly investigate his political rivals.

The US embassy in Berlin has unveiled a statue of Ronald Reagan at a site overlooking the location of the former president's landmark speech urging the Soviet Union to remove...

US President Donald Trump ended the week by disappointing global investors, sending shares down across Europe.

A man wanted over the disappearance of UFC fighter Walt Harris's stepdaughter has been apprehended in Florida, but the whereabouts of the missing teenager remain a mystery.

ITV has agreed to sell the former This Morning studio for £145 million.

Burberry investors are holding out hopes the luxury retailer has followed its “encouraging” start to the year with strong first half figures, despite fears political turmoil in Hong Kong could...

Turkey will not leave Syria until other countries pull out, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday. He also said that Ankara will continue its cross-border offensive...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu appointed the head of a right-wing political party as defense minister of his caretaker government, a spokesman for the premier's Likud party said on Friday. Naftali...

A Hong Kong student who fell from a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters has died, fuelling more outrage against authorities in the semi-autonomous...

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has snubbed the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry, skipping his deposition as Democrats wrap up closed-door interviews and move into a public phase...

Moscow calls on all members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear deal not to test its limits, or this agreement might fall apart, Russian...

UN envoy Geir Pedersen concluded an opening round of talks on the political future of Syria on Friday meant to bring reconciliation, saying they went better than expected and would...

Broadcaster Doireann Garrihy has said she feels lucky to be part of a "wonderful" experience with an Irish charity that provide cows to impoverished families in an African country.

Footage of a person on a mobility scooter braving the severe flooding in the north of England has taken the internet by storm.

Footage of an older woman on a mobility scooter braving the severe flooding in the north of England has taken the internet by storm.

An aggressive push by President Donald Trump's Republican allies to unmask an anonymous whistleblower who ignited the impeachment inquiry could help shore up voter support for Trump, as Congress enters...

Iran shot down a drone belonging to a foreign country on Friday, state news agency IRNA reported an official as saying. “The downed drone definitely belonged to a foreign country....

Conservative candidate Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised for his poppy placement as he campaigned in his constituency.

Masked men have attacked anti-government protesters in the Iraqi city of Basra, killing five and wounding scores more, state TV and medical officials said.

Troop withdrawals in a village in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine will begin on Saturday at 1000 GMT, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on...

EasyJet has bought all of collapsed tour operator Thomas Cook's landing slots at Gatwick and Bristol Airports for £36 million, the company's liquidators have said.