The head of the World Health Organization has called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza. “Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under…

Five people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne in Argentina, local media report. The 31-year-old star died on 16 October after falling from the…

Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has revealed her youngest daughter was born during emergency surgery after a “massive” blood clot was discovered in the actress’s brain during pregnancy. The 39-year-old said she…

At least 71 people have died in southern Ethiopia after a lorry plunged into a river, officials say. The vehicle, which was travelling through Sidama state on Sunday, fell into the river…

Forty-four years elapsed between the time Jimmy Carter left the presidency and the day he died. Four decades seems like a long time – a record for a former US president –…

The world’s number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has said he will return to a major chess competition after the sport’s governing body agreed to relax its dress code. Carlsen quit the…

A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March. The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames Zhang and Li, were 13 years old…

Ukraine is losing the battle on the ground. Many of its soldiers are tired and exhausted after three years of fighting. The question – can the country endure another year of war?…

On a cold February night in 1946, a 15-year-old schoolboy made a surprising discovery as he peered out of his bedroom window. Michael Woodman, a keen amateur astronomer from Newport, had stayed…

South Korea’s acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest plane crash on its soil. The…