The Iran-backed group has fired on two oil tankers in the Red Sea as the US president warns Iran that any more attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with US strikes on bridges and power plants.

The US and Iran are trading fresh blows as the conflict escalates across the region.

Donna Sorkin, who received a cochlear implant in 1992 and led a related non-profit for 14 years, fears the tariffs will mean even fewer American children benefit from the Australian technology.

Gleaming skyscrapers, robots, and futuristic EVs are just one part of China’s modern story. In rural areas, life is much slower, incomes are lower and development lags behind the cities, but communities are tight knit.

Daniel Siad was under investigation in France after at least five women came forward as victims or witnesses to alleged acts by him and others linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A British Labour MP says politicians need to think about “doing economics differently” as people grow disenchanted with traditional models.

This is the moment researchers found the wreckage of a Pan American Airways plane, 74 years after it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean and shaped aviation safety history.

Donald Trump has issued a new threat to destroy a bridge or power plant every time Iran attacks shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The latest attack on the warehouses ​of Russia’s largest online retailer came at a fractious time for Ukraine, after the sacking of a popular defence minister and the replacement of the head of the armed forces.

As he turns 13, Prince George is preparing to join the ranks of about 260 new boys in “F-Block” – otherwise known as year 9 – at Eton College.

Cabinet ministers were caught on video joking about prisoner release, leading to an outcry over real cases of criminals being released early – and creating a headache for new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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The White House is asking Congress for billions in extra funding, as protests erupt and fresh military action is flagged.

UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were caught making a joke about the UK Labour government’s early prisoner release scheme.

A British court has heard shocking new details about the alleged murder of politician Ann Widdecombe.

The attacks on a company so central to the consumer economy appear to mark a widening of Kyiv's strategy to disrupt ​Russia's war effort.

Security camera footage showed the big cat lunging at two men in a rural Indian shop selling alcohol hours after it went for a local forest ranger.

The New York mayor accuses the Israeli prime minister of being “the architect of a horrific genocide” in Gaza, but says there is nothing he can do to do stop him from attending the upcoming UN General Assembly.

The agreement, which will be reviewed by the US Congress, is likely to face headwinds as it allows for the building of a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia and also lets the kingdom avoid stricter scrutiny.

Security camera footage captures the big cat in action, with officials saying it will be returned to the wild.