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The UK will hand over sovereignty of the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute. The deal to transfer the Indian Ocean...

A US cruise ship bound for a round-the-world trip has departed off the coast of Belfast for the second time this week following months...

At least 18 Palestinians are said to have died in an Israeli attack in the West Bank – as airstrikes in Lebanon continued with...

Doctors at one of the biggest hospitals in southern Lebanon say they’re scared for their lives after a string of nearby attacks within a...

It has only been a week since the army reclaimed pockets of Khartoum North – the once bustling north-eastern wing of Sudan’s tri-city capital,...

The remains of Diego Maradona are to be reburied in a new location after the plans were approved by a court in Argentina. It...

A doctor charged in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to distribute the...

Five people have been killed and at least eight injured in an airstrike in Beirut, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The building, in...

Iran launched nearly 200 missiles on Israel on Tuesday night in what it said was in retaliation to strikes by the Israeli military against...

Doctors at one of the biggest hospitals in southern Lebanon say they’re scared for their lives after a string of nearby attacks within a...

Iran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday – many were intercepted by Israel’s air defence system, some landed in the sea, and...

It takes a huge amount of capability, technology and firepower to defeat ballistic missiles – meaning a tit-for-tat air war would favour Israel, backed...

Rapper and music mogul Sean Combs is facing allegations of sexual misconduct from 120 new accusers – including one who claims he was abused...

Children’s toys are still scattered around, half buried in the rubble. A wedding picture hanging on the wall shows a bride bending over backwards...

Iran has launched a barrage of missiles at Israel – in an attack Benjamin Netanyahu labelled a “major mistake” as he said: “It will...

Israel has sent more troops into Lebanon after a night of escalation brought the Middle East a step closer to war. On Tuesday evening,...

Iran has launched a barrage of missiles at Israel – in an attack Benjamin Netanyahu labelled a “major mistake” as he said: “It will...

Ahead of this direct Iranian missile attack on Israel, the second in its history, the US was warning Iran in the strongest terms: don’t...

The Iranians were probably trying to overwhelm Israel’s “pretty good” defence system, including the Iron Dome, “at least in some places”, when they launched...