President Joe Biden has warned of a "dangerous concentration of power" among a few wealthy people in the United States in his farewell address to the nation.

A French woman has been mocked on social media after losing more than €830,000 (£700,000) to scammers posing as the Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.

Gunshots ring out in the streets leading to Independence Square in the capital Maputo as protesters confront the police.

A local council in Greater Sydney has caused outrage after banning men and women from wearing thongs and G-strings in its public pools, according to reports in Australia.

A ceasefire agreement has been reached, a Hamas official has told Sky News, after more than a year of fighting in Gaza.

Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have hit a last minute snag, holding up an agreement, an Israeli official has said.

A 62-year-old British woman has died in the French Alps after colliding with another skier, according to local reports.

Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson died with debts of almost £4m, according to Swedish media.

Two private missions heading for the moon have blasted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Labour MPs have been told to "put their money where their mouth is" and back a bill for an EU Youth Mobility Scheme.

Best-selling author of books for adults and children Neil Gaiman has denied allegations he engaged in non-consensual sex with several women.

Fans of an Italian football club will be without their beloved eagle mascot Olympia flying overhead for a while - after its handler was sacked for posting photos of his prosthetic penis online.

UK investigators have been involved in the arrest of suspected human traffickers in Iraq for the first time.

Hamas has reportedly accepted a draft ceasefire agreement and the release of dozens of hostages, with an Israeli official saying the details are being finalised.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested, six weeks after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law.

Elon Musk is being sued for failing to disclose his purchase of more than 5% of Twitter stock in a timely fashion.

A new attempt to arrest South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is under way, six weeks after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law.

Two of Ireland's biggest political parties are close to finalising a deal to form a coalition with independent politicians to return to power for another five-year term.

The family of a man killed in the Pacific Palisades fire has paid tribute to his "infectious smile and never-ending sense of humor".

Rescuers have pulled out at least 60 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine in South Africa, police said - adding that the survivors would all face illegal mining and immigration charges.