Five years on from the fall of Kabul, the Taliban maintains its grip on Afghanistan. But the regime faces a host of problems both at home and abroad.

Strong winds and heavy rain have left more than 40,000 people without power, and tropical storm warnings remain in full effect.

With heatwaves across most of Europe and great rivers falling to record lows, the effects of the extreme weather on farmers are likely to flow across the continent, and possibly beyond.

The Duke of Sussex has moved money from his late mother’s memorial fund to Sentebale – the charity that sued him – to a Botswana-based elephant charity.

Questions about Jason Arday’s career are unlikely to end with his death because they were as much about the prestigious university as they were about him.

Hundreds of migrants have been apprehended at the border between Morocco and Spain, just weeks after a mass-crossing attempt left at least 80 people dead.

111 migrants who tried to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa were arrested after social media posts called for another mass crossing.

The strange episode drew comparisons in Portland to the 2002 foray of a coyote that wandered onto a light rail MAX train.

At least 38 people have died when a magnitude 7.7 struck off the coast of Indonesia early on Saturday. A tsunami warning has now been lifted.

A 7.7 magnitude tremor has been recorded off the coast of Indonesia, with several aftershocks recorded.

A hurricane warning was issued for Big Island, and a tropical storm warning was in effect for Maui County. Residents across Hawaii are bracing for strong winds and intense rain.

It was named for a beloved figure who united North Americans on the hockey rink. But the Gordie Howe International Bridge has opened amid sour relations between the two neighbours.

A powerful earthquake with several aftershocks struck has hit Indonesia, damaging buildings and triggering a tsunami warning.

CCTV shows two Billy goats attempting to catch a TriMet bus in Southeast Portland.

Donald Trump said he will make the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States.

Disposable barbecues are temporarily banned in parts of the UK, where wildfires have destroyed homes and threatened lives.

Luigi Mangione has admitted he did shoot a healthcare executive in Manhattan in 2024.

The 41-year-old had resigned from Cambridge University earlier this month following accusations, which had rocked the world of academia.

“I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione told the court as he pleaded guilty to federal charges of stalking resulting in death. He is now seeking to dismiss a state murder trial.

A passenger train has derailed near London, the second derailment in two days after two people were seriously injured when another train came off the tracks on Thursday.