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The world’s oceans have reached their highest temperature on record, raising fears that coral reefs are on the brink of a massive and potentially...

Ireland will hold a referendum on Friday – International Women’s Day – to delete references to a woman’s “duties in the home” from its...

A notorious killer has told British detectives where he buried his victim’s remains 55 years ago, after they flew to his Caribbean home to...

At least two sailors have died after a suspected Houthi attack in the Gulf of Aden, according to the British Embassy in Yemen. The...

Donald Trump is set to be the Republican candidate for president as his last remaining rival Nikki Haley is due to pull out of...

This was less Super Tuesday and more Predictable Tuesday.  As Donald Trump made his way to the stage at his Mar-a-Lago mansion, he had...

US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nomination contests on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in...

Two people have been killed in a mid-air crash involving a training aircraft and a passenger plane in Kenya, police say. The aircraft collided...

Israel should craft a “credible” humanitarian plan before advancing further in southern Gaza, the US vice president has told one of its senior ministers....

What if we didn’t have leap years? Maybe you haven’t given it much thought. But people born on a “leap day” have given it...

Ecuador is by no means the first Latin American country to try to take on the cartels and gangs that have embedded themselves into...

The mile-long strip in Ecuador’s port city of Esmeraldas is rocking to the sound of Latin beats and laughter. The main road on the...

Joe Biden’s claim there could be an imminent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was “wishful thinking”, a spokesperson for the Palestinian group has told...

Oleg Orlov has spent his life documenting repression. He is co-chair of Russia’s oldest human rights group, Memorial, which was shut down and forced...

The UK-registered Rubymar cargo vessel appears to be drifting north as new video shows it barely afloat after a Houthi attack. Satellite images and...

An American couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped convicts are likely dead, police have said. Police...

Two bodies have been found in the search for a missing Australian TV presenter and his partner, who were allegedly killed by a police...

An Australian photographer claims he was punched by Taylor Swift’s dad in Sydney following the singer’s concert. Ben McDonald said he told police the...

Japan’s first moon lander has responded to a signal from Earth in what has been hailed as a “miracle” by the country’s space agency....