British couple detained by Taliban ‘moved to maximum security prison’ as family raise health fears
A British couple detained by the Taliban have been moved to a maximum security prison in Kabul in what has been described by their children as an alarming update.
Canada’s new PM meets King – and tells monarch how he had ‘bit of disaster’
Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has met the King as part of his first foreign trip since being sworn in.
McGregor meets Trump after raging about immigration in Ireland
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has met Donald Trump in the Oval Office after complaining about Ireland’s “illegal immigration racket”.
Inside Syria’s stunned coastal cities where hundreds were killed in bloody violence
No checkpoint is the same, some want paperwork, others wave you through after a brief look inside – but from Damascus to Latakia, there are a lot of checkpoints, and in one way or another, you are checked every time.
UK and global economic growth forecasts cut – as Trump tariffs blamed
Global economic growth has been downgraded by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – as the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs becomes apparent.
‘Significant’ number of countries to provide troops to Ukraine peacekeeping force
A “significant number” of countries will provide troops to a Ukraine peacekeeping force, Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman said.
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order
Hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members have been deported by the White House to a supermax prison in El Salvador, even as a US judge blocked the removals.
British woman missing in Thailand after fire breaks out on diving boat
A British woman is missing in Thailand after a diving boat she was on caught fire, officials have said.
Illegal immigrant who came to UK on small boat helped smuggle thousands into Europe from London home
An illegal immigrant, who came to the UK on a small boat, was helping to smuggle more than 1,000 others into Europe within a month, a court was told.
In the Land of the Jaguars
Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands, is home to a sizable population of jaguars. Near one tiny outpost, the normally shy animals are remarkably easy to observe.