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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following Tuesday's election showed the race too close to call and the Israeli leader's decade-long grip...

B&Q owner Kingfisher has seen half-year profits drop 12.5% as sales at the DIY chain remained under pressure amid a swingeing overhaul.

B&Q owner Kingfisher has seen half-year profits drop 12.5% as sales at the DIY chain remained under pressure amid a swingeing overhaul.

Mexican authorities said on Tuesday they had found 29 bodies, packed in more than 100 plastic bags, dumped in a clandestine grave in the violent western state of Jalisco.

Samoan rugby players will wear skin suits to cover their traditional tattoos during some training sessions at the World Cup in order not to offend their Japanese hosts.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his religious and nationalist allies in a national elections, initial exit polls showed.

Israel's two main political parties are deadlocked after an unprecedented repeat election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to hold on to his job.

Spare a thought for David Cameron - the politician whose career was eclipsed by Brexit now faces the indignity of his memoirs being eclipsed by Brexit.

Iran's supreme leader said yesterday "there will be no talks with the US at any level" - remarks apparently meant to end all speculation about a possible US-Iran meeting between...

'Sagheer' - meaning young boy in Arabic - is 16. His curly brown hair is piled high and shaved short around the sides.

Israelis voted yesterday in an unprecedented repeat election that will decide whether long-time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power, despite a likely indictment on corruption charges.

The Hong Kong government will have to repair its battered reputation on its own after public relations firms declined to help with rebranding efforts after months of pro-democracy protests plunged...

Two attacks by suicide bombers have killed at least 48 people and wounded scores more in Afghanistan in the deadliest single day since a peace agreement with Taliban insurgents was...

'Sagheer' - meaning young boy in Arabic - is 16. His curly brown hair is piled high and shaved short around the sides.

At least two people died and 14 were missing yesterday after a boat filled with people hoping to reach Europe capsized near Tunisia.

A six-month-old Labrador puppy underwent life-saving surgery after swallowing an entire sock.

Ninety-four-year-old former President Jimmy Carter says he does not believe he could have managed the most powerful office in the world at 80 years old.

Facebook has said it expects to name the first members of a new quasi-independent oversight board by the end of the year.

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Venezuelan businessmen and 16 companies, whom it says were involved in a scheme to help President Nicolas Maduro profit from foreign food aid....

New York has become the first US state to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes.

An exotic fish weighing less than a gram has made a full recovery after surgery to remove a soft tissue mass on its stomach.

Spain will hold a repeat parliamentary election on November 10, acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday after failing to secure enough support to be confirmed as premier. “It...

Ali G comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has asked a US federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by American politician Roy Moore.

Eurotunnel has held a round of tests to prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit on October 31.

Exit polls suggest Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen short of securing a parliamentary majority following a snap election.

The family of murdered British backpacker Hannah Witheridge have said that their "hearts are broken" following the death of her sister five years and one day later.

Donald Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has refused to answer most questions at Democrats' first hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will comply with the UK Supreme Court's ruling if it concludes his advice to the Queen to suspend Parliament for five weeks was unlawful, the...

Saudi Arabia's energy minister has said 50% of its daily crude oil production cut by a weekend attack has been restored.

The US government has filed a lawsuit against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed on Tuesday to extend a UN political mission in Afghanistan. Last-minute talks overcame a Chinese threat to use its veto if there was...

Iran has acknowledged for the first time that it is holding three Australian nationals, including two with joint British nationality, on suspicion of spying.

Crude oil prices have begun to stabilize following a report that Saudi Aramco would restore full output in a matter of weeks, reversing a dramatic spike in oil markets caused...

Oil remained the dominant factor in the minds of traders on Tuesday as conflicting reports throughout the day left the price of a barrel of Brent crude fluttering.

A pet African spurred tortoise was reunited with her owner in Surrey after going missing for 15 months.

Two Russian national team footballers have been released from prison after a court granted them parole – and one already has a new contract.

A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein has said her client is not without sin — but he is not a rapist.

Malta refused on Tuesday to accept 90 migrants rescued by an Italian coastguard vessel in its search and rescue zone, setting up a potential standoff with the new Italian government,...

Ireland wants a deal on an orderly British exit from the European Union but Britain has so far failed to come up with a written plan, according to Irish Foreign...

Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to fly to 84 new destinations from Heathrow after a third runway is opened.