More than 1000 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in an earthquake in Afghanistan.

Eight people who took care of soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide, following an investigation into his death due to cardiac arrest.

His grandfather held the record for world’s longest ears. But this jowly hound saw off a celebrity bulldog, a fluffy Samoyed and a silky Maltese to be top dog.

Maxwell’s appearance proved wrong her claims of trauma-induced hair loss, prosecutors said: “The defendant is perfectly healthy, with a full head of hair.”

US authorities have stepped up the criminal investigation of a plan by Donald Trump and his allies to create slates of so-called fake electors in a bid to keep Trump in power.

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Multiple people have been injured in a stabbing attack in Auckland.

A person is in custody after the incident in East Coast Bays and is assisting police with inquiries.

Aid workers say weeks of heavy rains caused mud-brick homes to collapse into piles of rubble, killing entire families.

Jamaica’s PM told Prince William the island wants to be a republic as soon as possible. So why does it want to run the Commonwealth?

Afghanistan rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades.

NASA’s former most senior female executive has accused the space agency of having a “male-dominated” culture, claiming she was subjected to physical threats.

Charles is in Rwanda as new head of the Commonwealth. Last week he reportedly described Britain’s refugee deportation deal with the country as “appalling”.

Its forces could soon seize the strategically important cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk and control of the Luhansk region.

US legislators on track to pass the first major gun restrictions in decades.

In a rare move, the Taliban’s supreme leader pleaded with the international community and humanitarian organisations for help.

British health authorities have declared a national incident, saying that several closely related viruses were found in samples taken in London earlier this year.

The city of Brooklyn Center has reached a settlement with the family of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2021.

In India, Australia’s deputy PM warns Beijing is driving insecurity and military escalation by not communicating with its neighbours.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament that “no country or organisation in the world” would give them fuel. “We are now seeing signs of a possible fall to rock bottom.”