Asian stock markets have fallen dramatically amid escalating fears of a global trade war - as Donald Trump called his tariffs "medicine" and showed no sign of backing down.
The King and Queen are set to begin a state visit to Italy, a trip that coincides with the Catholic jubilee year, an event that only happens every 25 years.
An elderly British couple being held in a high security prison in Afghanistan have "never heard one accusation or one charge", their son has told Sky News.
Contemplating the turmoil sown by the return of President Trump, nobody could deny that the results of leadership elections in major nations matter to the rest of the world.
A furious political row has broken out after two Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel and deported after being accused of planning to "spread anti-Israel hatred".
Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in 40 Spanish cities to protest against soaring rents and a lack of affordable homes – amid a housing crisis fuelled in part by a tourism boom.
The IDF says it mistakenly identified a convoy of aid workers as a threat – following the emergence of a video which proved their ambulances were clearly marked when Israeli troops opened fire on them.
The number of deaths from last week's earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,354, as UN agencies and foreign donors continue to ramp up the emergency response.
A Russian serial killer jailed for life for killing 48 people has said he is ready to admit to 11 more murders, according to the country's prison service.
