Meteorologists are warning of a "heat apocalypse" in southern Europe, as more than 20,000 people are forced to abandon their homes in France.

Heathrow Airport has imposed daily passenger limits leaving airlines with a logistical nightmare.

Two Australian men have been detained after being caught with methamphetamine and syringes while working at one of the world’s largest gold and copper mines.

The Brazilian president, who counts Donald Trump as a friend, faces an uphill battle to win a second term.

The scheme was part of an effort by the pair to showcase political connections as they sought funds to build a China-themed park in upstate New York.

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The former cricketer and Pakistani prime minister has been on the campaign trail since being turfed out by what he calls a US conspiracy.

The highly transmissible Omicron variant now accounts for two-thirds of infections and 40,000 daily hospitalisations in the US.

Europe is facing a climate emergency, with wildfires forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.

Prince Harry criticised the ruling of the US Supreme Court during a speech at the UN headquarters to mark International Nelson Mandela Day.

The US government’s top infectious diseases expert says if he waited until COVID-19 passed before he retired he would be 105.

Claire Miller, who is 16 now, admitted to killing her sister Helen in their home last year.

The acrimonious battle to become British prime minister is now down to four contenders with candidates fearing savage critiques of each other may harm their reelection bid.

Russian aerial attacks have destroyed large parts of Ukraine. Investigators say the damage will be used in a war crimes prosecution.

Sri Lanka’s economic catastrophe is a harbinger of further monetary woes in poorer countries. China, the ATM of the developing world, has to decide if it is part of the solution or part of the problem.

Nearly five months since the invasion, there is no sign the war will end and the atrocities cease.

The hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moved north, buckling rail lines and forcing two airports to close their runways.

There has been a significant setback in the Puneet Puneet extradition case. after he was released on bail in India.

The group of MPs warned the UK government that offshoring asylum seekers to Rwanda would not work to stop boat crossings in the English Channel.

4500 homes in Barvinkove have been damaged or completely destroyed. The bulk of the town’s 8000 residents have already fled.