Widely praised for his work on Boris Johnson’s landslide victory in 2019, Issac Levido has been ditched by Liz Truss as the Conservative’s election strategist.

The victims included 22 children as well as adults, police said in a statement.

A report by Chess.com accuses teenage grandmaster Hans Niemann of “blatant” and “rampant” cheating in a bid to improve his rating in the latest twist in the saga.

Meet the police officer treating PTSI with surfing.

With five weeks until the midterm elections Republicans are focusing heavily on the issue of immigration as they campaign to regain control of Congress at the November 8 poll.

Iranian security forces have arrested eight people over the death of a 16-year-old teenager, Nika Shahkarami, in Tehran last month.

Move to reduce global daily oil output by 2 million barrels is likely to boost prices and help Moscow fund its war in Ukraine

The latest missile launches suggest Kim Jong-un is determined to continue with weapons tests in defiance of international sanctions.

Pro-democracy leaders have accused the former Australian Rugby player and TV star of endorsing the Hong Kong government’s attempt to remake the image of the city.

Historic SpaceX Crew 5 mission launches.

Russian leader says he expects military situation in annexed territories to stabilise after Ukrainian gains.

US officials have been frustrated with Ukraine’s lack of transparency about its military and covert plans, especially on Russian soil.

The actor, who was also a producer on the film Rust, was pointing a gun at Hutchins when it went off, killing her and wounding the director, Joel Souza.

Putin’s order to seize control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station could be one of the first major practical consequences of the annexation move.

Liz Truss’ set-piece address to the Conservative Party was seen as a make-or-break moment as she tries to recover her flailing month-old premiership. 

Multiple missiles were launched over South Korea in a joint exercise with the US.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meanwhile has signed laws absorbing the contested regions into Russia. It is the biggest expansion of Russian territory in at least half a century.

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Journalist Percival Mabasa, known as Percy Lapid to his followers, had accused top Philippine officials of corruption in the hard-hitting radio program that he hosted for years in Manila.

Police are searching for the remains of Keith Bennett, 12, on Saddleworth Moor in north west England.