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House speaker Nancy Pelosi has launched a formal impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a divided nation into an election-year clash between...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an...

A masterpiece attributed to 13th-century Italian painter Cimabue has been found in a French woman's kitchen - and it is expected to sell for millions of euro at auction.

Tourists could fly from Britain to Australia in just four hours by the 2030s in an aircraft powered by a hypersonic engine being developed, the head of the UK Space...

An earthquake shook northern Pakistan yesterday, killing 22 people and injuring nearly 200 more, government and police officials said.

Google does not have to apply Europe's "right to be forgotten" law globally, the continent's top court ruled yesterday in a landmark case that pitted privacy rights against freedom of...

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Egyptian security forces have expanded a crackdown on anti-government protesters, arresting hundreds, including political opponents, while restricting access to news websites and social media channels as the nation braces for...

I can't help looking at the pick-up truck.

A masterpiece attributed to 13th-century Italian painter Cimabue has been found in a French woman's kitchen - and it is expected to sell for millions of euro at auction.

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, on the second day of a whirlwind African tour, spent yesterday morning at Monwabisi beach near Cape Town meeting young surfers who use...

I can't help looking at the pick-up truck.

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg shot back yesterday at US President Donald Trump's attempt to mock her on Twitter by changing her profile on the social media site to...

Canada's Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer has overtaken Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of next month's national election, polls showed yesterday, after past images of Mr Trudeau in blackface...

The Democrats last night announced they will begin impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, making him only the fourth US president in history to face the move.

Spain will move the remains of dictator Francisco Franco from a giant mausoleum to a municipal cemetery, after the Supreme Court yesterday rejected his family's appeal against the plan.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday the city's police force, which has been accused of beating activists and using excessive force during protests, is under extreme pressure and acknowledged...

I can't help looking at the pick-up truck.

A new species of crocodile has been discovered among a collection of skulls in US and Australian museums.

Placido Domingo has agreed to withdraw from all future performances at the Metropolitan Opera following accusations of sexual harassment.

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump over Ukraine.

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump over Ukraine.

A former British Marine has become the first person to drink a cocktail using his own mummified toe, after losing it to frostbite during a race in Yukon.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump over allegations that he pressured the leader of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden's family, it...

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has launched the House into a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the Grateful Dead's finest songs, has died aged 78.

The governor of Massachusetts is declaring a public health emergency and ordering a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products in the state.

President Donald Trump says he has directed the release of the “unredacted” transcript of his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Investors continued to enjoy the fallout from Thomas Cook, snapping up shares in rivals with insatiable delight.

The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero detained by Tehran in July remains in Iran even though it has been legally cleared to leave, the tanker's Swedish owner Stena Bulk said on...

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has hit back after US President Donald Trump labelled her a “very happy young girl”.

MPs are having to make last-minute journeys across the UK to ensure they are back before Parliament resumes on Wednesday.

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Fox News has apologised for a guest who called environmental activist Greta Thunberg mentally ill, and said he would never appear on the network again.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he was open to discuss small changes, additions or amendments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers if the US lifted...

Trains have been disrupted and dozens of demonstrations were held across France as unions called a strike over President Emmanuel Macron's proposed overhaul of the country's retirement system.

Jackdaws can learn to recognise a potential human threat without warning if they hear the alarm calls of their fellow birds the first time round, according to new research.

Israel's two largest parties have met to discuss the possibility of forming a unity government, in a long-shot effort to break the political deadlock following last week's national elections.

A family have said they “cannot thank British Airways enough” after the airline offered to fund a Disney trip that was cancelled after Thomas Cook's collapse.

Donald Trump has told other world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly that wise leaders put the future of their own people and country first.