A raft of tax rises is expected in the budget this lunchtime - with the chancellor acknowledging that voters are "angry at the unfairness in our economy".

If there was much surprise and confusion about the origins of a US-backed peace proposal for Ukraine that had Russian fingerprints all over it, there is less now.

Four people have died in a fire which has engulfed a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong.

Prince Harry and six other household names are suing the publishers of the Daily Mail newspaper over alleged unlawful information gathering dating back 30 years.

Bereaved families of black, minorities and migrant women who died after suffering violence and abuse have called on the prime minister to help end femicide.

A woman has been jailed for life in New Zealand for murdering her two children, whose bodies were found in suitcases in an abandoned storage unit more than three years ago.

Two teenagers have asked judges to block Australia's ban on social media for children younger than 16.

Forget "ello, ello, ello" - modern policing's now about "AI, AI, AI".

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to defy any US attempt to overthrow his government - telling crowds that "failure is not an option".

Taiwan will prepare itself for combat within the next two years amid "intensifying" threats from China, the nation's president has declared.