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It is a moment few could have imagined just a few years ago but the Syrian president, Ahmed al Sharaa, has arrived in Washington...

Former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has urged Donald Trump to return to global efforts to fight climate change. The White House has claimed “climate...

It’s been three decades of COP talks – and as most of the climate metrics get worse, questions about whether the summits are working...

Two people have died and more than one million people evacuated after a storm bearing down on the Philippines intensified into a super typhoon...

The UK is deploying a specialist Royal Air Force team to help defend Belgium’s skies following a series of sightings of “rogue” drones, the...

Syria has carried out pre-emptive operations targeting Islamic State cells – arresting 71 people during 61 raids. Explosives and weapons were seized, with the...

In Soviet times, Western observers would scrutinise video footage of state occasions, like military parades on Red Square, to try to learn more about...

Israeli troops in Gaza have received the remains of another hostage. They have now been taken to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine to...

The COP climate summit in Belem opened with a diplomatic double-whammy. The Prince of Wales and Sir Keir Starmer reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to...

US scientist James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix shape of DNA, has died aged 97. The Chicago-born DNA pioneer was just 24 when he...

Elon Musk could be on track for a $1trn pay packet. Tesla shareholders have approved the whopping financial package for the CEO – who’s already worth an estimated $491bn – if he hits...

In Soviet times, Western observers would scrutinise video footage of state occasions, like military parades on Red Square, to try to learn more about...

Prince Harry has apologised to Canada for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers cap while attending a World Series game against the Toronto Blue Jays....

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at the age of 97. James D. Watson shared a 1962 Nobel Prize...

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have agreed to a US proposal for a ceasefire. The war began in April 2023 after...

Pirates firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades have boarded a tanker off the coast of Somalia. Greek shipping company Latsco Marine Management confirmed its...

This year will likely be the second or third warmest ever on record globally, as an “unprecedented streak” of high temperatures persists, UN scientists...

US soldiers in Germany may not receive their November pay and have been given food bank advice as a government shutdown entered a record...