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Hundreds of thousands took to Hong Kong's streets yesterday, defying military threats from Beijing and torrential rain in efforts to reset the tone of a political movement that has engulfed...

Three Palestinians were shot and killed by an Israeli helicopter and tank at the northern Gaza border fence in a marked escalation of violence along the tense stretch of land.

Indian authorities have reimposed restrictions on movement in parts of Kashmir's biggest city, Srinagar, after clashes between residents and police in which dozens were injured, senior officials and eyewitnesses said.

Emmanuel Macron, the French president, will attempt to defuse tension with Russia over the Iran tanker crisis, Crimea, Syria and the Skripal poisoning in a controversial meeting with Vladimir Putin...

Britain's Prince Andrew reacted publicly for the first time to the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal last night.

Around 4,000 people were evacuated yesterday because of wildfires that, for the second time in a week, ravaged the countryside of one of Spain's Canary Islands.

Around 4,000 people were evacuated yesterday because of wildfires that, for the second time in a week, ravaged the countryside of one of Spain's Canary Islands.

An Iranian supertanker hauling 130 million dollars (£107m) worth of crude oil that the US suspects is tied to a sanctioned organisation has begun moving away from Gibraltar, marine traffic...

President Donald Trump says the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark has been discussed within his administration because of the strategic benefits for the US.

President Donald Trump says the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark has been discussed within his administration because of the strategic benefits for the US.

A man discovered a 50-year-old letter in a bottle from the Russian Navy on the shores of western Alaska.

Leicester's James Maddison has hit back at Jeremy Clarkson after the TV star said he spent too much time at the barber.

Icelandic officials, activists and others have said goodbye to what once was a glacier, with poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change.

Iran appears to be preparing another satellite launch after twice failing this year to put one in orbit, despite US accusations that the Islamic Republic's programme helps it develop ballistic...

A motorist was startled to be confronted by an alligator approaching his car in the rain.

A fight between rival football fans outside the National Stadium in Honduras has left three people dead and led to the suspension of the game.

A fight between rival football fans outside the National Stadium in Honduras has left four people dead and led to the suspension of the game.

A basketball shirt believed to have been worn by Barack Obama while he was at a Honolulu prep school has sold at auction for 120,000 dollars (almost £100,000).

Well-wishers have donated almost £60,000 (€65,000) in less than 24 hours to support the family and widow of Pc Andrew Harper as murder detectives continue questioning 10 suspects, including a...

A crowd of strangers has said goodbye to one of the victims of the El Paso massacre after it was revealed she only had a few relatives to attend the...

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was spotted with a bottle of Buckfast after playing a gig in Glasgow.

Feminist figurehead Gloria Steinem has called Israel's prime minister a “bully” and says she will not visit the country as long as he remains leader.

Several migrants have jumped into the sea from a Spanish rescue boat that has been blocked for days from docking at an Italian island in a thwarted bid to reach...

A British daredevil has performed a handstand on a motorbike while travelling at 76 miles per hour.

Authorities in Gibraltar say they have rejected a renewed request from the US to not release an Iranian supertanker.

Some 2,000 people have been evacuated on one of Spain's Canary Islands due to a wildfire that has ravaged more than 1,235 acres (500 hectares) since it broke out less...

Boris Johnson will tell Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron that there must be a new Brexit deal when he makes his first trip abroad as British Prime Minister.

The death toll from a late-night suicide bombing at a crowded wedding party in Afghanistan's capital rose to at least 63 on Sunday, including women and children, officials said.

The Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a wedding party in Kabul on Saturday night in which at least 63 people...

A bus carrying Chinese tourists hit a lamppost on a busy Moscow thoroughfare on Sunday, injuring nearly 30 people. The accident has been blamed on the driver. Read Full Article...

Protesters have turned Hong Kong streets into rivers of umbrellas as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in the Chinese territory, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations...

Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of protesters as they started marching from a packed park in central Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend...

Shareholders and investors in listed companies across the world received a record payout of 513.8 billion dollars (£422.7 billion) in dividends in the second quarter of the year, according to...

This isn't about the extradition bill any more. It isn't about police brutality. It isn't even about links between the security forces and organised crime, or about the role of...

An eight-month-old dugong cared for by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand in April has died of what biologists say was a combination...

Sudan's main opposition coalition and the ruling military council signed a final power-sharing deal yesterday that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventually elections, following the overthrow of...

Donald Trump is always entangled in self-created controversies. But none of his actions has impacted his remarkably stable approval figures. This shouldn't surprise anyone.

Workers have erected a wooden fence around Mexico City's landmark Angel of Independence monument after feminists defaced it with graffiti during a raucous and violent protest over a string of...

A spokesman for China's ceremonial legislature has condemned US politicians' support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement as “a gross violation of the spirit of the rule of law”.

The death from a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Afghanistan's capital has risen to 63.