A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised...
Pope Leo XIV has warned that the world should not give into “a heightened level of conflict on the global level”, at the start of his...
A Peruvian court has sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for his involvement in a corruption scandal when he was the governor...
The death toll in a fire that engulfed several high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong has risen to at least 36, authorities say, with more than...
At least four people have been killed in a huge fire that has engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. At least three...
The United States is implementing a new “America-first” entry fee policy that will charge non-US residents without an annual pass $100 per person at its 11...
More than 300 children and staff are now thought to have been kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, making it one of...
Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe has died in London aged 80. Costelloe became one of the best-known names in British and Irish fashion and was personal...
Three people have been arrested in India after a daring 70m rupees ($800,000; £600,000) heist in which armed men posing as central bank officials robbed an...
Ukraine’s allies from Europe, Canada and Japan have voiced concerns over a US plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war, saying it “will require additional work”. In...