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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that MPs would “chop the legs” from the UK position if they backed a Brexit extension and stressed there were “no circumstances” in...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pleaded with Tory MPs not to support measures to block a no-deal Brexit amid speculation he could call an election if he loses the...

A large explosion has rocked the Afghan capital, targeting an area home to several international organisations and guesthouses, officials said.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a large explosion that killed at least five people in the Afghan capital, hours after a US envoy briefed the Afghan government on an...

Donald Trump has approved emergency declarations for the US states of Georgia and South Carolina due to Hurricane Dorian.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to Brussels on Monday to discuss a proposed Afghan peace deal with the NATO chief and seek fresh engagement with new EU leaders....

Hurricane Dorian has unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas, pounding the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find flotation devices and grab hammers to...

Hurricane Dorian has unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas, killing at least five people.

Ankara may purchase an additional batch of S-400 air defense missile systems from Russia, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. “Today we need more systems until we can produce...

Fevered speculation throughout the day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson could call a snap general election helped the pound continue its freefall against the US dollar.

Dubai's ruler has issued a directive to curb the pace of new construction projects amid falling demand and property prices.

Footage has been released from on board a US hurricane hunter jet as it flew through the eye of Hurricane Dorian on Sunday.

A bear cub stuck in a rubbish bin got a helping hand as officers dropped in a ladder to help it escape.

Looting and violence have spread across several neighbourhoods in South Africa's major cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg, after a spate of overnight attacks that appeared to target foreign-owned shops.

A Tunisian national guard chief and three extremists were killed in a clash on the first day of the country's presidential campaign, authorities said.

Greece began moving hundreds of asylum-seekers on Monday from a camp on the island of Lesbos that holds around four times the number of people it was built for, Reuters...

Some people have died and rescuers were searching for 34 more after a fire broke out aboard a dive boat off the Southern California Coast.

As many as 33 people are feared dead, according to the US Coast Guard, after a dive boat caught fire before dawn off the Southern California coast.

Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas, pummelling the islands with a fearsome Category 5 assault that shredded roofs, hurled cars and forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the...

Tokyo will launch a special police unit equipped with submachine guns and helicopters to patrol disputed isles in the East China Sea, police and media said on Monday. The deployment...

An amateur chess player from Swindon has sold a fast-growing tech start-up to chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.

Greece has formally ended the last remaining banking restrictions imposed four years ago during a financial crisis that saw the country nearly crash out of the eurozone.

Downing Street has a new resident after rescue puppy Dilyn entered Number 10.

Israel has lifted a restriction on fuel delivered to Gaza for electricity, a week after cutting the flow by half over a series of violent incidents. Israeli Defense Ministry unit...

Iran has for the first time acknowledged that a rocket explosion took place at its Imam Khomeini Space Centre, with an official saying a technical malfunction caused the blast.

A former judo world champion from Iran is afraid to return home after disobeying orders from the government to withdraw from the world championships in Tokyo to avoid a potential...

A US envoy showed the draft of a US-Taliban agreement to Afghan leaders on Monday after declaring they were “at the threshold” of a deal to end America's longest war,...

Italian police on Monday seized a German migrant rescue ship that had been stranded at sea for a week, and will disembark more than 100 migrants soon, according to a...

Four crested screamer chicks have hatched at a wildlife centre for the first time in 40 years.

President Donald Trump has said he is not sure if he has “ever even heard of a Category 5” hurricane – despite having made the same claim when similar storms...

Sirhan Sirhan, imprisoned for more than 50 years for the 1968 assassination of US senator Robert F. Kennedy, is back inside a California prison after being attacked by another inmate...

Pottery maker Portmeirion Group has announced the departure of its chief executive after nearly 25 years in the role.

A zoo in Berlin has celebrated the arrival of two panda cubs.

The Iranian government has warned that Tehran will "take a strong step" away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe does not offer the country new terms...

Neil Woodford has lost a key ally at his investment trust as he continues the fight to reinstate the suspended fund he manages.

UK drugs giant AstraZeneca has cheered positive results from two separate cardiovascular drug trials.

A US envoy has met with the Afghan president in Kabul, to brief him on the latest round of talks with the Taliban as a deal nears on ending America's...

A gunman who went on the rampage with an AR-type rifle in West Texas killed seven people and wounded 22 others, including a toddler who was shot in the face,...

Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with record 185mph winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines.

Passport and bank-note maker De La Rue has appointed a new chairman as it looks to steady the ship following activist pressure.