Marisela Roque was in a Walmart at the edge of Uvalde when her phone began buzzing. It was her sister, Araseli Ruiz, with disturbing news.

The impolite habit of ignoring a partner scrolls on a phone is such a widespread phenomenon that behavioural experts even have a term for it – “phubbing”.

After the shooting at an elementary school in Texas last week, I am yet again convinced this decision to move my family away from America – where the number one cause of death for children is now guns – was the right one.

Ukrainian presidential adviser and peace talks negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said that any agreement with Russia could not be trusted, adding the only way to stop Moscow’s invasion was by force.

The prominent opponent of gun control laws earlier accused Democrats of seeking to use the school massacre as a pretext to “disarm Americans” at an NRA meeting.

New reports reveal the Texas gunman who shot and killed children at Robb Elementary school in Ulvade made threats to girls online in the weeks leading up to the massacre.

The three-time V8 Supercar champion had a rough ride when he moved to the US in late 2020. Now he’s aiming to win the “greatest spectacle in racing”: the Indy 500.

The top UN human rights official said on Saturday that she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of the broad application of counter-terrorism and deradicalisation measures on the rights of Uighur and other predominantly Muslim grou...

Authorities have admitted to a 'catastrophic failure' by law enforcement that cost young lives during the Texas school shooting.

The Russian offensive in the south-east of Ukraine has expanded the territory under the control of the Donetsk People's Republic in recent weeks.

The family of an Australian man who died in Ukraine this week said he was driving trucks delivering humanitarian aid and taking wounded people from the front line.

The Herald’s chief photographer and renowned storm chaser Nick Moir came face-to-face with a 1.5-kilometre-wide tornado in the Texas Panhandle.

The triumphant story of one building’s escape from lockdown quickly spread on chat groups across the Chinese city this week, sparking one question in the minds of many: Shouldn’t we do the same?

Since police rescued him by breaking out the classroom windows and having him crawl through glass to safety, Daniel has been awakened by nightmares. He refuses to play to his beloved video games and mostly stays quiet.

For decades, drug cartels have used The Golden Triangle area to grow marijuana and opium poppies because much of region is difficult to access and has little police or army presence.

Russia-backed separatists claim they have captured a railway hub as Moscow’s forces pushed to gain more ground in another key area.

Former president Donald Trump appeared, the star attraction of the NRA convention, called for teachers to be armed in the wake of Tuesday’s shooting. 

Cars, trucks and other parts of the transportation sector are California’s biggest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, and New Zealand’s second largest behind agriculture.

The National Rifle Association is holding a gun conference just days after the Texas massacre.

Johnny Depp’s lawyer said ex-wife Amber Heard’s allegations of abuse were “wild, over-the-top and implausible”.