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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...

During the first months of the war in Gaza, deaths were counted through a network of computers connecting morgues across the territory. It was...

A witness against the main suspect in the Madeleine McCann case claimed he tipped off her parents about him – a year after she...

“Terrifying” aftershocks have led to people sleeping in tents as the search for missing people continues following Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. More...

A series of videos have captured the moment Taiwan was struck by its most powerful earthquake in more than two decades. Several people have...

Taiwan has been struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years – causing buildings to collapse and widespread power outages. Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency...

Three British aid workers killed in Gaza have been named – with Israel admitting the airstrike was a “grave mistake”. John Chapman, James Kirby...

A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of southwestern Japan – with reports of power outages in parts of Taiwan. Tsunami warnings were...

Twenty nine people have died and several are injured after a fire at a nightclub in Istanbul. The blaze broke out during renovation work...

Three British aid workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said. Nationals from Poland and Australia...

A 12-year-old child has died after being wounded in a shooting at a school in Finland. Two other pupils aged 12 were also wounded...