A devastated community in Thailand is in shock after a 14-year-old student opened fire inside his high school.

A 14-year-old boy, who had murdered his grandparents before school, sat normally in class before suddenly pulling out a 9mm handgun and killing at least five people and wounding dozens more, investigators say.

The US Senate has confirmed former Republican congressman David Brat to become ambassador to Australia, filling a diplomatic post that has sat empty for nearly two years.

A sudden move to deepen the dispute could ensnare thousands of travellers moving between the two countries – and erode an agreement on passport checks across Europe.

Thai Police say a gunman shot and killed his grandparents, before doing the same to five people - and himself - at a school outside Bangkok.

Nearly all scandium – a critical mineral used in fighter jets – comes from China, Russia and Ukraine. Now the US and its weapons contractor intend to get it from Australia.

What's being called "one of Europe's largest smuggling networks" is in pieces, after authorities dismantled the criminal operation.

The president said he would immediately appeal the “horrendous, politically motivated and unlawful ruling” to the nation’s highest court.

The 14-year-old killed his grandparents before heading to school on the outskirts of Bangkok and opening fire on teachers and students, leaving five staff dead, authorities say.

At least seven people have been killed, including the gunman, after a school shooting in on the outskirts of Thailand's capital, Bangkok.

The private remarks contrast with Trump’s rhetoric over the past year, publicly egging on a contest for his favour between his vice president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Water levels on the Danube River are so low that the hulks of Nazi battleships are emerging, and power plants are being pushed to the brink of shutting down.

One officer was hit by a rock and another was bitten as the angry crowd gathered in the Norfolk town of Thetford.

China is making a big bet that humanoid robotics will lead a tech revolution. But there are signs of a bubble and growing unease at what the push for AI-powered automation will mean for jobs.

Donald Trump has accused the Michigan Democratic primary election as being corrupt.

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

Donald Trump has changed the political game. He’s shown it’s possible to seize control of a major party and remake it.

The medical aircraft had lost the ability to navigate using GPS moments before it crashed into the ground, a preliminary report says.

Trump is reported to have clashed with his defence secretary last week over why he had apparently been misled about the extreme depletion of key US missiles, which threatens to limit military options against Iran.

A woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in central London, in what police believe was an “isolated, mental-health related incident”.