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Up to 27 people are feared to have died or been critically injured in a building fire in western Japan. State broadcaster NHK said...

A small crowd has gathered, shuffling to keep warm and talking quietly. All of them are men, some in traditional Afghan clothing, others in...

2021 was the year that warnings on climate change went into overdrive. It was the year that scientists seemed to run out of patience....

British tourists are to be banned from France amid concern over the “extremely rapid” rise in Omicron COVID cases in the UK. From Saturday...

A full invasion of Ukraine by Russia would spread conflict around Europe and could even trigger World War Three, a Ukrainian government minister has...

Up to 350 people are trapped on the roof of Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre after a major fire broke out in the skyscraper,...

The husband of a Belarusian opposition leader has been jailed for 18 years by a court in the country. Siarhei Tsikhanouski was charged with...

The Prime Minister has warned Vladimir Putin that there would be “significant consequences” if Russia invades Ukraine. Boris Johnson spoke to and Mr Putin...

At least two people are missing after a British-registered freight ship and another cargo ship collided in the Baltic Sea off southern Sweden. The...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for coronavirus amid the growing prevalence of the Omicron variant in the country. It is not...

On the drive into the small town of Mayfield, we’re given no hint of what’s to come.  Tornadoes are among the most frightening of...

Celebrations and prayers ring out at the Singhu border where farmers and their supporters held a victory march today. It’s been more than a...

A father and son have pleaded not guilty to starting a massive California wildfire that destroyed 1,000 homes and forced tens of thousands of...

Sir Lewis Hamilton has failed in his bid to win a record eighth F1 world title after a last-lap drama in the Abu Dhabi...

Omicron coronavirus cases have surged by as much as 400% in some parts of South Africa – although the country’s health ministry has said...

As the world grapples with the challenge posed by the Omicron variant, scientists and residents in South Africa are coming to grips with the...

Australia, the UK and the United States will pay the price for their “mistaken acts”, after deciding not to send government delegations to February’s...

A full Russian invasion of Ukraine would be on a scale “not seen in Europe since World War Two”, the new head of the...

The man detained in Paris over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is thought to be a namesake of the wanted...