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US judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws

A US federal judge has blocked three new abortion restrictions from taking effect in Arkansas, including a measure that opponents say would likely force...

British vessel transits strait where Iran seized tanker

A large British-flagged vessel has transited the Strait of Hormuz in the first such passage made by a UK ship since Iran seized the...

Swedish prosecutors: ASAP Rocky arrest not racially-motivated

Swedish prosecutors have denied any racist agenda in the detention of rapper ASAP Rocky. He has been held by the authorities following an alleged fight...

Robert Mueller takes centre stage at Russia probe hearings

Former Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller has been sworn in before congressional interrogators. His appearance opened televised hearings that Democrats hope will weaken US President...

Curtis and AJ Pritchard to join UK version of RuPaul’s Drag Race

Curtis Pritchard and older brother AJ will join the UK version of RuPaul’s Drag Race. AJ sealed his fame on Strictly Come Dancing, while his...

Hammond quits ahead of Johnson becoming British PM

Philip Hammond has quit as Chancellor ahead of Boris Johnson entering Downing Street. Mr Hammond, a staunch opponent of a no-deal Brexit, said the new...

Chinese Premier Li Peng dies aged 90

Li Peng, a former hardline Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests which ended with a...

South Korea fires 360 rounds of warning shots at Russian warplane

South Korean air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots after a Russian military plane briefly violated South Korea’s airspace twice, Seoul officials...

Singapore seizes tonnes of elephant tusks and pangolin scales

Singapore has seized about 12 tonnes of pangolin scales belonging to about 2,000 of the endangered mammals, and nearly nine tonnes of elephant ivory. The...

Government alleges sabotage as Venezuela experiences another power blackout

Much of Venezuela has lost power, with the government once again accusing opponents of sabotaging the nation’s hydroelectric power system. The power in the capital...

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