Brazil’s Federal Police have arrested Gen Walter Braga Netto, a former member of President Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet and his 2022 running mate, in connection with investigations into an alleged coup ...

Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey are meeting in Jordan to discuss plans and goals to assist Syria’s transition from the deposed government of Bashar Assad. Some 12 ...

With December 25 less than two weeks away, you might be dreaming of a white Christmas – but the official take on the classic lyric is unlikely to live up to your expectations. Here, the PA news agency ...

Prosecutors will take no further action after a man was arrested on suspicion of blackmailing TV presenter Alison Hammond. Reports emerged in March last year that Hammond, who co-presents ITV’s This ...

Two men who were arrested after a Christmas fairground ride “dropped to the ground” causing injuries in Birmingham city centre have been released on police bail pending further inquiries. Two women ...

British actress Jane Seymour said she got out of her Malibu home “just in time” with only the clothes on her back as the Californian wildfire came “right up to my house”. The James Bond star praised ...

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month. The National Assembly passed the motion in a 204-85 vote on Saturday. Mr ...

Yvette Cooper has said it would not be appropriate to grant asylum decisions on claims made against the Assad regime since it is no longer in place.

Thai police said two suspects are in custody as authorities investigate a bombing in the north that killed at least three people and injured dozens more.

The businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace by the Duke of York, it has been reported.

Scottish areas with low light pollution have been named among the best in the UK for stargazing ahead of the Geminid meteor shower today.

Former Premier League striker Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, is expected to easily win Saturday’s vote given the ruling party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college made up of members of Parliament, ...