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The number of people killed following a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen sharply to 2,205, according to the Taliban government. The increase,...

Legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died, according to media reports in Italy. The Italian-born billionaire was 91 years old. This breaking news story...

China put on a show of military strength and diplomatic pulling power in Beijing this week that should worry us all. At the heart...

The further we go, the rougher the terrain becomes, jolting the car as we drive along a mountain track strewn with rocks. And then...

A woman who will appear as Miss Palestine in a global beauty pageant has said she wants to represent her culture and “show the...

Fashion giant Shein has opened an investigation after a shirt was advertised on its site, modelled by a man bearing a striking resemblance to...

At least 15 people have been killed and 18 are injured after the iconic Gloria funicular in Lisbon derailed and crashed, emergency services have...

Fashion giant Shein has opened an investigation after a shirt was advertised on its site, modelled by a man bearing a striking resemblance to...

China’s status as a military superpower was on full display as Beijing marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War....

Whatever you might think of the politics, the performance was nothing short of perfect. Tens of thousands of service personnel in lines so straight...

Xi Jinping hailed the “great regeneration of China” as he hosted Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un for Beijing’s biggest ever military parade. The...

The alleged GPS jamming of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen by Russia raises concerns about air travel – but were there politics...

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been summoned to face trial in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actress Charlotte Arnould. “I...

At least seven people have been killed, parliament buildings have been set alight and more than 1,000 people have been arrested as anti-government protests...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing to meet with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, ahead of one of the largest...

Over 1,400 people have been killed and at least 3,250 others injured after an earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, according to the Afghan Red Crescent...

More than 1,000 people are feared dead after a landslide in a village in western Sudan, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) has said. The...

Earthquakes represent a constant danger in Afghanistan – a country which sits across three geological fault lines. This most recent rupture near the city...

The Belgian government has said it will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly this month. The country’s foreign minister,...