At least 77 people have been killed after Hurricane Ian hit Florida, and authorities expect the number to rise.

More than 170 people have died in a stampede after police sprayed tear gas at rioting soccer fans in Indonesia.

Australia will level more sanctions and travel bans following the Kremlin's annexation of several occupied Ukrainian regions.

The Australian government will launch a mission to repatriate the women and children who once were part of the Islamic State.

Hundreds of thousands of people were still sweltering without power days after the monster storm rampaged up the south-western coast of the US. 

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The actions of security forces will be scrutinised after horrific scenes in which people were trampled on while fleeing for exit gates.

Prominent Republicans are digging in against American support for Ukraine despite Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons.

In one corner was the chocolate bunny wrapped in gold foil by a German discount retailer Lidl, in the other one made by a venerable Swiss chocolatier.

The loss is a blow for Russia, which had been using the city as an important link on its front line for ground communications and logistics

Russian forces have withdrawn from a key city in a region the Kremlin announced it had annexed just yesterday.

The UK prime minister reportedly raised objections to him going during a personal audience at Buckingham Palace last month.

On Sri Lanka’s coastal Catholic belt, Nishantha Fernando is unapologetic about sending boats towards Australia. But as villagers are left destitute, others are rallying against the trade.

Hundreds have taken to the streets today to protest in support for women's rights after the death of a 22-year-old woman in Iran under police custody.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to begin the process of absorbing parts of Ukraine into Russia, defying international law.

All major polls have the former president Lula up by at least 8 percentage points, though some indicate his lead is much wider.

In two years’ time, they may be trading blows as presidential rivals, but the US president and the Republican governor know now is no time to squabble.

Lucy Worsley says the crime novelist’s disappearance was no cheap stunt but a mental health collapse.

Even by Vladimir Putin’s increasingly antagonistic standards, the Russian president’s speech was an extraordinary combination of bluster and menace.

Distraught residents waded through knee-high water, salvaging what possessions they could from their flooded homes and loading them onto rafts and canoes.