A Tory MP who announced last month that he is trans has said he hopes to begin the process of transitioning "as quickly as possible" and hailed the "incredible amount of support" since he came out.

Five years after its last presidential election, France has opened its polling booths with the same two candidates on the ballot paper.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Ukraine's capital Kyiv later today, accompanied by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Tyson Fury has sensationally knocked out Dillian Whyte in the sixth round to retain his WBC heavyweight title in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley.

Ten people who were on board a tour boat that sunk off Japan's coast are confirmed to have died, while 16 others are still missing.

An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - four months after the last one ended.

For Russia's number one target, it was perhaps the only safe place to meet the world's media.

Three Conservative cabinet ministers are reportedly facing allegations of sexual misconduct after being reported to a parliamentary watchdog.

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr says he feels "let off the leash" after finally dropping any "baggage" he once felt about people expecting him to play in a certain way.

Protesters demanded an end to colonialism as the Earl and Countess of Wessex entered the second leg of their Caribbean tour.