Heavily armed and often masked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, tasked with enforcing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, have faced nationwide backlash for aggressive and often violent tactics, including the shooting...

Protests have broken out in Austin, Texas, after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man during a traffic stop. The man remains in serious but stable condition in hospital, while anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered a...

Colombia’s disaster risk agency says a forest fire in the centre of the country is now partially under control. Around 250 firefighters, supported by volunteers, have been battling the blaze since Saturday, with some 200 hectares affected. Camille...

Under secretive deals with countries across Africa and Latin America, the Trump administration has deported thousands of migrants to countries they had never previously visited. Of the 25,000 deportations documented by reporters, the vast majority w...

In Russia, early results from the parliamentary election show the Kremlin-backed United Russia party leading in the tightly controlled vote. The election, the country’s first parliamentary ballot held during wartime, began on Friday and concluded ...

Germany’s regional elections delivered mixed results for the country’s major parties. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the far-right AfD won the largest share of the vote, but remains isolated as other parties have ruled out coalition talks, le...

US and Chinese delegations held "succesful" and "constructive" talks in New York on Sunday on Artificial Intelligence and trade, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington later this week. The two countries discussed setting up a di...

Insider warnings, hacking scares during tests and a US-China race have split the industry and Washington.

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 21: The Independent's climate 100 list for 2026 is out, featuring names like Pope Leo and Sir David Attenborough. Climate change is having an undeniable effect on animals across the world, some of which are seeking...

The flames were visible from the central square of the Andean town, known for its colonial architecture and cobblestone streets, that attracts more than a million tourists each year. More than 200 hectares (494 acres) have been affected, local offi...

AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues: ENGLAND ANTOINE SEMENYO (Manchester City) Semenyo scored his first goals this season in the win over Sunderland. He netted in the 43rd minute, lashing home from close-ran...

The two-time former Ballon d'Or winner skippered Barca to victory over OL Lyonnes in last season's final in Oslo before leaving for ambitious English Women's Super League outfit London City Lionesses. Her departure attracted most headlines but othe...

"I will win a medal for my family," the light middleweight told AFP after scoring a unanimous decision with a dominant display against the experienced Thai Bunjong Sinsiri on Monday. "I will go for gold," added the confident, hard-hitting Sumit, wh...

Firefighters have been battling blazes for weeks in Borneo and Sumatra that have blanketed parts of the country, as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, in toxic haze. The government has deployed 64 aircraft and 54,000 personnel to the isla...

The incident occurred south of the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), one of the world's most heavily fortified and mined frontiers. Two of the injured officers were evacuated by helicopter, while a third was due to be t...