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A total solar eclipse is plunging the skies along a swathe of North America into darkness. The moon will completely block out the sun...

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural mountains. Russia declared...

At least 94 people, including children, have died after a makeshift ferry sank off the northern coast of Mozambique, according to reports in the...

An engine cover has fallen off a Boeing plane and struck the wing flap – shortly after take-off in the US. Passengers filmed videos...

Sex change operations and surrogacy are “grave threats” to human dignity, the Vatican has declared in a new document that sets out its position...

An engine cover has fallen off a Boeing plane and struck the wing flap – shortly after take-off in the US. Passengers filmed videos...

“The Hardest Geezer” has revealed the scariest moment from his gruelling 352-day run across the whole length of Africa. In a news conference, Russ...

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural mountains. Russia declared...

As we mark six months of the most brutal of conflicts in Gaza, a few thoughts.  First, we’re at the end of the most...

Israel has withdrawn almost all of its troops from southern Gaza. Only one brigade remains in Khan Younis and is tasked with securing the...

The withdrawal of almost all Israeli forces from southern Gaza is a significant moment in this war – but it might be too early...

At 4am on Tuesday, Sarah Marwick’s alarm went off: it was time to get her children and partner ready for their flight from Heathrow...

A British man running the length of Africa has set off on his final day of the gruelling challenge in Tunisia. Russ Cook, who...

Hippies from Denmark have torn up a street in an effort to fight back against drug dealers and criminals. More than half a century...

A US lottery winner has scooped a $1.3bn jackpot that had rolled over for more than three months. The Powerball jackpot is the eighth...

The body of an Israeli hostage has been recovered in Gaza, Israel says. Elad Katzir’s body was found by special forces in the southern...

The US is on high alert over the possibility of significant retaliation from Iran following a deadly airstrike in Syria, according to American officials....

The first strike was a case of false identity; the second and then the third were “grave mistakes”. The killing of seven aid workers,...

Israel has announced it is opening new routes for humanitarian deliveries into Gaza. The Ashdod Port is set to temporarily reopen, while the Erez...