An Australian freedom fighter has been injured in eastern Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office says a vote on the future of his leadership scheduled for Monday is a chance to end months of speculation.

The Queen says she's humbled by the huge crowds that gathered to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee.

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The movement to restore democracy has evolved into deadly warfare between a ruthless, well-supplied military and a broad but poorly armed resistance movement.

How bad is the crisis in Sri Lanka? And what lies ahead for the island nation?

The two eldest Cambridge kids shared a cute moment during the closing moments of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh has killed at least 49 people.

Queen Elizabeth has made another appearance toward the end of her Platinum Jubilee.

Prince Louis has been caught being cheeky towards his mother the Duchess of Cambridge at the Platinum Pageant on Sunday at Buckingham Palace.

A volcano southeast of the Philippine capital spewed ash and steam about a kilometre into the sky on Sunday.

Nigeria is battling an Islamist insurgency in the northeast but in the southwest, attacks such as this are rare.

Three fishermen have had a close encounter with a rare shark species off the US coast.

In parts of the country, customers were lining up in the street, desperate to get a firearm before the ban.

With Queen Elizabeth II standing side-by-side with the future kings, the event also had a distinctly forward-looking feel.

Dark smoke funnelled into the sky above Kyiv’s eastern outskirts after the Russian military hit the Ukrainian capital for the first time in weeks.

The royal standard had been raised above Buckingham Palace, meaning the Queen was in residence – and she didn’t disappoint, appearing on the balcony to the delight of fans. 

The night before Prince Philip’s funeral in April last year, Governor-General David Hurley sat nervously beside the phone.

A colourful street pageant celebrating the Queen's life paraded through central London on Sunday, the final day of a long holiday weekend marking the monarch's 70 years on the throne.

A massive fire has swept through an inland container depot in Bangladesh, killing dozens of people and injuring scores more.