A father has shot dead seven of his own children and an eighth unrelated child in a shooting spree in Shreveport, Louisiana, in what police…

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has pledged to fight five war crime murder charges in his first public statement since being arrested the previous…

Oil prices have fallen sharply after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz would remain “completely open” to commercial shipping throughout the ceasefire in the US-Israel…

Israel’s communities in the north woke to an unforeseen truce deal between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday, negotiated by US President Donald Trump – but…

Across the European continent, a notable shift is underway as nations join forces to strengthen their border defences and establish more rigorous migration procedures. Faced…

As Arctic permafrost melts at an concerning pace, the global research community confronts an unprecedented environmental crisis. This rapidly intensifying process threatens to release enormous…

The United Nations has revealed an groundbreaking worldwide programme to combat the growing challenge of oceanic plastic waste, which endangers ocean habitats and seaside populations…

The World Health Organisation has introduced an far-reaching initiative to address the mounting worldwide crisis of antibiotic resistance, a problem that endangers modern medicine’s most…

As a fragile ceasefire edges towards collapse, Iranians are seized by uncertainty about whether diplomatic negotiations can avert a return to devastating conflict. With the…

Sub-Saharan Africa grapples with an unparalleled humanitarian crisis as severe food shortages thrust millions into hardship. Prompted by warfare, environmental degradation, and economic ruin, the…