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As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, ending the tenure of one of his most prominent and trusted advis...
The US immigration agency is spending $20m on gloves that deliver a sharp electric shock intended to compel subjects to comply.
The unclassified Pentagon review sheds new light on civilian harm from the US campaign against Yemen’s Houthis.
US defence chief vows to continue campaign against drug cartels, says Colombia has joined regional military coalition.
Kvaratskhelia and Doue earn a win for Paris Saint-Germain as 17-year-old Brian Madjo's goal is in vain for Aston Villa.
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia’s president, whose fixation on security has reached new heights in recent years.
Thousands missing after Colombia quake as rescue continues
Across parts of Africa, millions lifted their eyes skywards this Wednesday to observe a rare celestial event: a partial solar eclipse. Also, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema hopes for a second te...
Morocco Interior Ministry says it has increased security along its borders with the Spanish exclaves Ceuta and Melilla.
The father of an 11-year-old boy says Israeli forces shot his son in the head and leg in Khan Younis.
Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of partygoers came too.
Repeated drone strikes on oil and power infrastructure are deepening Libya's energy crisis.
Strike on a tuk-tuk in Beit Lahiya kills one, wounds five in first Israeli aerial bombardment in a week
Heavy rains triggered a landslide on Wednesday that killed at least seven people in India’s western Maharashtra state.
A court has sentenced ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad and others to death in absentia.
Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said that Israel “will under no circumstances” withdraw its troops.
The Castro family envoy, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, who has been in talks with the Trump administration, was once named in a case targeting a Cuban smuggling ring.
Oman’s Environment Authority said Wednesday that oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the country’s coast had reached mainland beaches. The spill threatened marine habitats and a nearby protected a...