Israel's election result remains up in the air with exit polls predicting no party has received a majority.

Netanyahu’s Likud has defied most pre-election polls to emerge as Israel’s biggest party, but his right-wing coalition is still short of a majority.

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé has apologised for remarks about a viral meme that likened him to Mao Zedong after a furious backlash in China cost him promotional deals and exposure.

A luxury cruise liner offering residential cabins for hundreds of thousands of dollars is now moored, with its owners unable to cope with spiralling cost of shipping fuel.

Several US states are expanding the offences to which capital punishment can apply, and the methods by which people can be executed. But broadly, the death penalty is in recession.

The political future of Israel remains unclear, with exit polls suggesting no clear winner from the nation's election.

All the latest live news updates from an election widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu’s almost two decades in power.

The reality TV star who transformed America has lost his relevance, with Republicans expected to pay the price in the midterms. But therein lies great danger.

Noelle Rasmussen says she was not surprised to learn of sexual abuse allegations against the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Three brothers convicted of exploiting their wealth have received their punishment after 11 of their accusers spoke in court.

An AI-generated ad released by North Carolina Republicans depict a Democratic candidate slow dancing with a drag queen.

An AI-generated ad from Texas Republican Ken Paxton shows his opponent James Talarico defacing a Bible.

Israelis have rejected Benjamin Netanyahu and the far-right extremists who have kept him in power for the past four years. But that’s only half the story.

Israelis have sprinted to the polls in the highest numbers in 50 years to deliver a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu's prime ministership. Matthew Knott is on the ground in Tel Aviv.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been reelected, defeating rival Flavio Bolsonaro.

Israelis have sprinted to the polls to deliver a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu’s prime ministership, with voter turnout soaring to the highest level in over 50 years.

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has unveiled the details of its plans to go public, while warning that it might wipe out humanity and post losses in the billions.

In much of Europe, the advance of the right has been seen as unstoppable. But in the east, nationalists are being cast aside in places where they long governed.

Once a party that marketed itself as the protector of innocent children, the Republicans have shocked voters with a ruthless attack on an alleged victim of child abuse.

Arab citizens of Israel make up 20 per cent of the population but have traditionally stayed away from the polls. That is set to change, with major consequences.