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In the end, the damage wrought by typhoon Ragasa, on mainland China at least, was not as bad as many had feared, but its...

Israel killed 22 people – including nine children – in strikes on Gaza City today, Palestinian officials have said. Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmoud...

A Spanish military jet with a defence minister on board suffered a GPS “disturbance” while on the way to Lithuania, according to Spanish officials....

At least 14 people have been killed in an area of Taiwan popular with tourists after Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the island nation, with...

US President Donald Trump has said he believes Ukraine could retake all its occupied territory and described Russia as a “paper tiger”. Volodymyr Zelenskyy,...

As U-turns go, it’s a game-changer. Donald Trump has swung from pressing Ukraine to surrender territory to suggesting it’s able to win all its...

A 59-year-old man has been found guilty of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on a golf course. Ryan Routh attempted to stab himself in...

President Trump’s speech to the UN General Assembly featured a number of dubious, hyperbolic and headline-grabbing statements. Here are some of the main soundbites...

While Britain and America were engrossed in the pageantry and diplomacy of a US presidential visit last week, another event pretty much went unnoticed...

Flights have been cancelled, schools and businesses have closed, and thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as one of the...

The moment could have felt so different. It should have felt so different. It was supposed to come a long time ago, and it...

Emmanuel Macron was in his element. Touring the UN’s main hall, hugging fellow leaders before taking to the podium. He was here to make history....

China will evacuate 400,000 people over a super typhoon that slammed into the Philippines and Taiwan today. Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is heading to southeastern...

A British-Egyptian activist who has spent years in prison has been pardoned by Egypt’s president, according to his lawyer. Alaa Abd el-Fattah became a...

The rock has been hurled into the lake and now the ripples are spreading. The UK and several other Western countries recognising a Palestinian...

The UK is set to push for a peace plan for the Middle East at the UN General Assembly after recognising the state of...

The UK is planning to recognise Palestine as a state in a major shift in policy. The announcement – expected today – comes ahead...

Britain will be taking “a courageous step at a very difficult time” by officially recognising a Palestinian state, according to the authority’s foreign minister,...

At least 70 people have been killed after a paramilitary drone attack on a mosque in Sudan. The Sudanese army and aid workers said...