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At least four people have died – including a child – after Cyclone Gabrielle caused extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand. The cyclone...

Three objects shot down by fighter jets over North America in the past week probably had a “commercial or benign” purpose, the White House...

It wasn’t quite the day the Earth stood still, but those who witnessed a fiery asteroid briefly outshine the sun as it soared towards...

A woman accused of murder and mutilating a corpse has been pictured attacking her lawyer during a court hearing in the US. Taylor Schabusiness...

Not since the huge battles of the Second World War has artillery been used so ferociously and intensively as it is now in Ukraine. ...

A British national has died in Ukraine, the government has said. A spokesperson from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “We are supporting...

A suspicious aerial object looking like a weather balloon has been spotted flying in Romania’s airspace. The country’s air force scrambled two MiG 21...

Former Newcastle United footballer Christian Atsu is still missing more than a week after an earthquake hit Turkey, his agent has said. The 31-year-old...

Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel has died aged 25 after collapsing during a football game just moments after saving a penalty for an amateur team....

Indian tax officials have raided the BBC’s offices in New Delhi. Teams from the tax department surveyed the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices, the...

Professional athletes are pressuring ski chiefs to dramatically improve winter sports’ sustainability, fearing skiing is becoming unjustifiable to a public increasingly concerned about climate...

Two new border crossings have been opened between Turkey and Syria to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid following last week’s devastating earthquake,...

The US says it has recovered key sensors from the suspected Chinese spy balloon it shot down as tensions between the countries escalated. The...

At least three people have been killed after a shooting at a US university – with the gunman unaccounted for and the campus locked...

A national state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand for only the third time ever after the country was battered by Cyclone...

China has claimed US high-altitude balloons have flown over its airspace more than 10 times over the past year. Beijing has made the claim...

Rishi Sunak has said the UK is in “in touch” with allies after a minister claimed Chinese spy balloons may have already flown over...

A more positive picture of the EU economy has been predicted: it is to avoid recession with lower inflation and higher growth than had...

A factory which makes M&Ms and Mars bars has been fined more than $14,500 (£12,000) after an accident in which two workers fell into...