The White House approved another tranche of US military aid to Ukraine worth some $250m (£195m) on Wednesday. US officials said that the latest package included...
Sales of Apple’s newest smart watches have been halted in the US amid a patent row. It comes after the White House declined to lift a...
The winner of a Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, tournament has been stripped of his title after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Yan Chenglong has also been accused...
Russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a Ukrainian attack on a Black Sea port. The airstrike took place at Feodosiya in...
Prosecutors in France have launched a homicide investigation after five bodies were found in a town north-east of Paris. According to local media reports, the victims...
Israel has intensified its assault on the Gaza Strip, killing more than 100 people at the Maghazi refugee camp, with Palestinian authorities reporting that 250 people...
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is reaping an “appalling harvest” of innocent civilians, Pope Francis said in his Christmas message. In his Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi”...
From Australia to the Americas, services, events and Santa runs have been taking place to mark one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar. Here...
When Oli queues up on the starting line for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday, he’ll be making history. That’s because Oli is a...
The Chinese capital, Beijing, has experienced its coldest December since records began in 1951. Temperatures in the city have frequently fallen below -10C this month. China...