Category : World

Residents told to take cover after North Korea fires missile over Japan for first time in five years

Nuclear-armed North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years.

Royal Navy frigate sent to North Sea after gas pipelines sabotage

A Royal Navy frigate has been sent to the North Sea after suspected sabotage last week on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Trump suing CNN as he claims defamation - and seeks $475m in damages

Donald Trump is suing CNN for defamation, seeking $475m (£420m) in punitive damages claiming the network had carried out a "campaign of libel and slander" against him.

The marginalised people in communities like favelas hold the balance of power in Brazil election | Stuart Ramsay

The majority of people we had spoken to in the days and hours before the Brazilian presidential election results came in expressed a hope there would be a first round victor.

Some Twitter users will now be able to edit their tweets

Twitter is now offering the option to edit a tweet to some users in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Ukraine makes gains in Kherson days after Russia announced annexation

Ukrainian forces have captured more villages in Kherson, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, just days after Vladimir Putin claimed the region as part of Russia.

Iran's supreme leader says Mahsa Amini's death 'deeply broke my heart'

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the death of Mahsa Amini "deeply broke my heart".

32 children killed as death toll from Indonesia stampede rises

The number of children who died in a stampede at a football match in Indonesia has risen to 32.

'We don't lose hope': Celebrations on ice as Bolsonaro defies polls to force election run-off

It was going to be a party, or at least that was the plan, and even as we drove towards the thousands of Lula supporters who had taken over a square in downtown Rio de Janeiro, we could hear the cheers and shouting from bars and cafes overflowing wit...

Top Iran official urges security forces to deal with protesters harshly as videos show people running while gunshots fire

A top Iranian official has urged security forces to deal with protesters harshly as videos emerged of people running down a street while gunfire rang out.