Afghanistan: dozens dead as country is rocked by triple attacks – video report
At least nine people have been wounded in eastern Afghanistan by a suicide bomber and gunmen...
Trudeau apologises for newly emerged brownface image – video
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau says he deeply regrets appearing in brownface for a 2001 party,...
Arab turnout in Israel election rises despite racist campaigns
Benjamin Netanyahu’s warnings that Arab parties would topple him may have backfiredIt’s become a tired trope...
Israel election deadlock: what happens next?
Five possible scenarios for rivals Benny Gantz and Benjamin NetanyahuIsraelis have voted in a second election...
Clashes erupt after Ecuador fails to decriminalize abortion for rape victims
Pro-choice activists say decision is a death sentence, after illegal abortions resulted in 15.6% of maternal...
Coalition MP to climate strike students: 'Everything you are told is a lie' – question time live
Craig Kelly declares ‘there is no link between climate change and drought’ as Labor grills government...
How did attack breach Saudi defences and what will happen next?
Escalation is dangerous because infrastructure could be exposed to retaliationSaudi Arabia’s state-of-the-art missile defence systems could...
Spider-Man type restraint touted for use by UK police causes alarm
Gadget entangles suspects in fibre and billed by US maker as painless alternative to TaserA Spider-Man-like...
Umbrella jammed in door locks workers out of office for days
A tweet bearing photo evidence of the predicament quickly went viral, inspiring many to suggest solutionsHow...
Murder of lawyer in gangster case shocks the Netherlands
Derk Wiersum, 44, was gunned down in an Amsterdam street in broad daylightThe murder of a...
Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome study finds
C-section babies pick up more hospital bacteria than those born vaginally, research showsBabies born by caesarean...
David Cameron sought intervention from Queen on Scottish independence
Former PM admits he wanted ‘raised eyebrow’ from monarch in referendum campaignDavid Cameron has revealed that...
Outcry at Indonesia draft criminal code that could see unmarried couples jailed
New draft bill, decades in the making, could also criminalise insulting the president and tightens abortion...
Jacinda Ardern mistakes Japan for China during Tokyo visit
New Zealand PM blames jet lag after hailing ‘relationship with China – excuse me sorry, with...
Scientists set out how to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Strong civil society movements are needed to ramp up pace of change, says studyGreenhouse gas emissions...
Trump's promise to foreign leader prompts whistleblower complaint – report
Details are unclear, but Washington Post reports intelligence official considers complaint ‘urgent concern’Donald Trump’s promise to...
Justin Trudeau brownface: Canada PM apologises after image emerges
Canadian prime minister says he deeply regrets image from 2001 party, which emerges weeks out from...
Brexit: 'Mother of parliaments shut down by father of lies', QC tells court in jibe at Boris Johnson – live news
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including day two of the supreme...