Tensions are running high in Los Angeles, with the city contending with uncontained fires, water shortages, curfews to avoid looting and evacuation orders for more than 150,000 residents.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has angrily denied he accepted any money from Muammar Gaddafi.
Collapse of trust in legacy papers and TV networks has been brought about not by tech villains but by outlets themselves.
Russia has put the US President-elect Donald Trump on notice about Greenland, saying it is “watching the rather dramatic development of the situation very closely”.
The girl was born on an inflatable vessel coming from Africa, which was rescued minutes later near Lanzarote.
A last-minute attempt to block a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the death penalty for allegedly masterminding the 9/11 attacks is under way.
Companies and individuals with ties to people-smugglers could be barred from Britain and have their assets frozen under a new regime of UK sanctions.
Helicopters, bulldozers and up to 2000 police may be deployed to extract Yoon Suk Yeol from the palace where he has gone to ground with his ultra-loyal Praetorian Guard of security officers.
Beyond the bluster of a vanity project, in US hands, the minerals and seaboard of the world’s biggest island would strengthen the West.
European leaders have rounded on Elon Musk for attempting to influence overseas politics, with Emmanuel Macron suggesting the world’s richest man was trying to ‘intervene directly in elections’.
The change in rhetoric from ‘heinous attack’ to ‘a day of love’ shows why America’s day of infamy four years ago has left the country deeply divided.
Derided as a ‘popcorn actress’ and damaged by drugs, Demi Moore experienced difficulties in her career and married life. But at 62, she has finally received recognition at the Golden Globes.
The actress has revealed that she stays fit with a 12-minute military workout from the 1950s. What do experts think of it?
He came to office with the same message and momentum as Barack Obama. Nine years on, that’s a distant memory.
Families of those convicted for their January 6 exploits at the US Capitol in 2021 are relying on Donald Trump to come good with his promise to pardon them.
Footage of the execution of two women by al-Qa’ida commanders who are now in Syria’s new government have raised concerns about the new leader’s plans for the country.
Torture and sickness are unremarkable ways to die in Sudan, where bullet and shellfire, enforced starvation, looting and rape are all part of the arsenal of war.
The mere spectre of higher rates is already warping supply chains, as firms scramble to import goods – and even Brompton Bikes is eyeing its first US factory.
A device that can infuse itself with human cells is being called a ‘holy grail’ because it ends the need for repeated operations.
A viral infection with flu-like symptoms particularly dangerous for young children, the elderly and vulnerable groups is spreading – prompting comparisons with the covid outbreak five winters ago.
Mikheil Kavelashvili, who played for Manchester City in the 1990s, has been sworn in as president of Georgia. Protesters believe he is a puppet of the country’s richest man who wants to return the nation to Russia.
Failure in Syria and the fall of Assad, endless war in Ukraine, rejection by eastern states, a loss of influence in the global south: this is not how it was meant to be for the Russian leader. And this year it could get worse.
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Out of copyright, Popeye the Sailor Man will appear in two horror movies in 2025.
We have had Meghan Markle the actress, Meghan the people’s princess and Meghan the Oprah-confiding ex-royal. Now the former Suits star has a new guise: Meghan the trad wife.
The world’s richest man has become a thorn in Labour’s side. It would be unwise to write Musk off as a keyboard warrior, as he is for now, at least, an adopted member of the Trump family.
Hollywood’s Mr Nice Guy has been accused of ‘berating’ Blake Lively’s co-star, Justin Baldoni, as the fallout over their troubled flick intensifies and lawyers dig in for the long haul.
The ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in New Orleans and the Las Vegas cybertruck bomb suggest Donald Trump will face a growing threat from homegrown extremism.
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