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Women will be prosecuted “without mercy” if they are seen in public without a veil, Iran’s judiciary chief has warned. Following protests in recent...

Pope Francis joked “I’m still alive” as he left hospital following treatment for a respiratory infection. The 86-year-old was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital...

We’re racing across town in battle-torn eastern Ukraine, trying to keep up with a battered BMW driven by an 18-year-old with his 21-year-old mate...

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother have been released from jail in Romania and placed under house arrest for 30 days instead, according...

Oscar Pistorius will not be released early from his 13-year-five-month jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a parole board has decided. The...

The mother of Reeva Steenkamp has said Oscar Pistorius is “not remorseful or rehabilitated” ahead of a parole hearing that will decide if he...

At least 35 people have died in a well after a structure built over it collapsed at a temple in central India. Worshippers were...

Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges arising from an alleged hush money payment to an adult film actress. A grand jury in...

In the midst of a comeback, it is quite the comedown. The courthouse in New York’s Bowery district – aka ‘Skid Row’ before its...

Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges arising from an alleged hush money payment to an adult film actress. A grand jury in...

Finland has moved a step closer to becoming a NATO member after Turkey’s parliament ratified its accession to the alliance. Turkey was the last...

A US reporter has been arrested in Russia for allegedly spying for Washington, Russian security services have said. Wall Street Journal writer Evan Gershkovich...

Pope Francis is “progressively improving”, the Vatican has said, after he was admitted to hospital with a respiratory infection. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said the...

At least 31 people have died after a ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire in the southern Philippines. A provincial governor...

The King has addressed a banquet in Berlin on his first state visit since the start of the new monarch’s reign. The state dinner...

Pope Francis will need to spend “a few days” in hospital for treatment for a respiratory infection, the Vatican says. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said...

On the southeast coast of South Korea its military is rehearsing. It’s simulating the storming of a contested beach. Waves of KAAV amphibious assault...

More than 220,000 Russian troops and mercenaries have been killed or injured in Ukraine, according to the latest US assessment, Britain’s defence secretary has...

The King and Queen Consort are in Germany – the first state visit since the start of the new monarch’s reign. The couple arrived...