British banknotes bearing the image of King Charles III entered circulation for the first time on Wednesday, nearly two years after he succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The four banknotes with the king’s...

German rescuers handed out food by boat to stranded residents on Tuesday as large parts of southern Germany remained underwater after floods that have now claimed five lives. Several people were still missing but...

A war monitor said 16 members of pro-Iran groups were killed in an Israeli strike near northern Syria’s Aleppo early Monday, with state media also reporting a deadly Israeli attack. “The death toll of...

Stormy Daniels, the adult film actor, broke her silence after former US president Donald Trump’s conviction to say he should be jailed, in an interview published in British tabloid The Mirror at the weekend....

Israel bombed the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, on Saturday, despite an order from the UN’s top court for it to “immediately halt” its military offensive in the southern city. At the same time, renewed...

Chadian Prime Minister Success Masra said on Wednesday that he has handed in his resignation, just over two weeks after his defeat to junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in presidential elections. “I’ve just...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma, who recovered from breast cancer in 2019, has been diagnosed with leukaemia, the president’s office said on Tuesday. “First Lady Asma al-Assad has been diagnosed with acute myeloid...

Iranian state media said President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country. The government has not yet issued a confirmation of the leader’s death. Rescue...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army says it has repelled an attempted coup d’etat. The army said Congolese and foreign fighters were involved in the coup which was reportedly thwarted on Sunday morning....