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Netanyahu appears to edge toward re-election in Israeli vote

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be heading towards re-election early on Wednesday, as close-to-complete unofficial results showed him pulling ahead of his...

New Zealand parliament votes to ban military-style weapons

New Zealand's parliament has passed sweeping gun laws that outlaw military-style weapons less than a month after mass shootings at two mosques in the...

Heavy rain causes ‘crisis’ in Rio de Janeiro

Heavy rains blamed for the deaths of at least four people have continued to fall on Rio de Janeiro as officials closed schools and...

Both sides claim victory as exit polls suggest cliffhanger in Israel elections

Israeli exit polls indicate prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and the rival Blue and White party are locked in a race that is too...

The Crown announces casting for Princess Diana

Actress Emma Corrin has been cast as Princess Diana in an upcoming series of The Crown. Corrin, who has appeared in ITV series Grantchester, will...

Iranian MPs convene with chants of ‘death to America’

Iranian MPs have convened an open session of parliament with chants of “death to America” after the White House designated Iran’s elite paramilitary Revolutionary...

Libya clashes over Tripoli escalate as city’s airport hit

Clashes between rival Libyan forces for control of Tripoli have escalated as the death toll from the fighting rose to at least 51 and...

No investigation over gay Coronation Street character’s death, Ofcom rules

Coronation Street will not be investigated by Ofcom after the soap attracted more than 200 complaints over the killing off of a gay character. The...

Boris Johnson failed to declare financial interest within required time

Boris Johnson breached House of Commons rules by failing to declare a financial interest within the required time limit, the Commons Standards Committee has...

Thousands displaced by fighting for Tripoli, says UN

Some 2,800 people have been displaced by fighting between rival militias over Tripoli, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator in Libya said. Maria do Valle Ribeiro said...

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