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THE Trump administration warned Russia to stop meddling in Venezuela yesterday and talked up likely US military action as protesters and security forces clashed for a second day.

A woman has been sentenced to death by lethal injection in Georgia for starving her stepdaughter to death.

US attorney general William Barr has informed the panel on the Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee that he will skip Thursday's hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

An Australian politician has been mocked on social media after appearing to comment on his own Facebook video to congratulate himself.

A pair of unusual new mascots have appeared in a Canadian city: Pee and Poo.

An urgent review has been launched over fears a suspected rapist being hunted by police may have been wrongly released from prison.

A labradoodle found himself in the doghouse after eating £160 in bank notes.

British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, on Wednesday, saying an investigation suggested he was to blame for leaking discussions about Chinese telecoms company Huawei from...

Theresa May has told MPs she hopes "a deal can be done" with Labour to find a consensus Brexit deal which can command a majority in the British parliament.

Animal lovers in Liverpool were gripped by a rescue mission to save a gull that got trapped on a building in the city centre.

Scrabble is to allow a raft of new words to be officially used in the popular game.

An obscure building in North Miami is the nerve centre of an operation that is giving Broadway and London's West End a run for its money.

Clusters of anarchists and yellow vest protesters disrupted May Day rallies in Paris by throwing rocks, setting rubbish bin fires and antagonising riot squads as tens of thousands of people...

Metro Bank has revealed the impact of a major accounting error and subsequent investor cash call during a “challenging” first quarter.

The pound got a boost on Wednesday as hopes were raised for a resolution to Brexit.

The term “transperson” and other words focused on gender identity will now be included in Scrabble.

US attorney general William Barr has said he was surprised that special counsel Robert Mueller and his team did not reach a conclusion on whether or not President Donald Trump...

US attorney general William Barr has said he was surprised that special counsel Robert Mueller and his team did not reach a conclusion on whether or not President Donald Trump...

A woman has been captured on camera confronting Tommy Robinson as he campaigned for her vote in Salford.

Juan Guaido's Operation Freedom entered another day as Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro ridiculed claims he had planned to flee to Cuba after the opposition leader's dawn call on Tuesday for...

A US jury took little more than a day to convict a black Minneapolis police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed white woman who had called...

Hundreds of thousands of union members and labour activists have rallied around the world to mark May Day.

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who will have his official coronation on Saturday, has appointed his consort as the country's queen.

A "fantasist" who claimed to be in the elite SBS special forces unit has been jailed for his part in a plot to dump a dementia-suffering American pensioner in rural...

Julian Assange has been jailed for 50 weeks for breaching his bail after going into hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy in London while he was wanted over allegations of sexual...

Emperor Naruhito inherited the sacred sword and jewel that signalled his succession and pledged in his first public address to follow his father's example by devoting himself to peace and...

Brief scuffles between police and protesters have broken out in Paris as thousands of people gather for May Day rallies under tight security measures.

Part of Soho came to a standstill on Tuesday evening as the London Gay Men's Chorus performed a moving tribute to mark 20 years since a hate attack at a...

Israeli researchers have claimed violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly last year, with the largest reported number of Jews killed in anti-Semitic acts in decades, leading to an “increasing sense...

Lloyds Banking Group has been given a boost after regulators allowed the lender to free up around £1 billion in capital, potentially paving the way for further share buybacks.

Gambling bosses at Ladbrokes owner GVC are celebrating another multimillion-pound payday, just weeks after they sent shares tumbling by cashing in on a share sale.

A London marathon runner managed to finish the race despite a dog chewing holes in his trainers shortly before the start.

El Salvador's President Salvador Sanchez Ceren has said street gangs are attacking police to try to force his successor to negotiate with them.

The most popular songs played at funerals have been revealed – with no traditional hymns in the top 10 for the first time.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido took a bold step to revive his movement to seize power, taking to the streets on Tuesday to call for a military uprising that drew...

Mecca Bingo owner Rank Group reported a 1% increase in revenues in the first three months of the year, as its chairman Ian Burke announced his departure.

US attorney general William Barr is to face questions before a US senate committee for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's report into alleged Russian collusion.

The London Stock Exchange Group has shrugged off “challenging” markets to report a hike in first-quarter income as its clearing house, LCH, enjoyed surging growth.

House-building giant Persimmon has revealed a drop in forward sales and became the latest group to warn over rising build costs.

A US jury took little more than a day to convict a black Minneapolis police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed white woman who had called...