There are more billionaires than ever before - and Elon Musk is the richest of them all, according to Forbes' latest billionaires list.

Nearly 350,000 cases have been reported in the past four years, with 6,000 lives lost

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This is the moment New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest Senate speech in history.

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Defence minister says seized lands will be added to 'security zones of the State of Israel’

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Israel is beginning a major expansion of its military operation in Gaza and will seize large areas of the territory, the country's defence minister said.

Defence Minister Israel Katz said this would require a large-scale evacuation of Palestinians.

Russia calls up 160,000 men aged 18-30 as it moves to expand the size of its military.

A powerful king tide smashed glass, cracked footpaths and caused residents to evacuate as it battered Sydney's coast line.

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He starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, also including The Doors and Heat.

Since the war began, more than 15,000 children have reportedly been killed, the agency says.

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The president is expected to unveil details of his plans for a wider set of import taxes. But what tariffs and when?

Police in London say PhD student Zhenhao Zou's "offending group is far greater" than they had realised.

Scores of Muslims died in Sagaing when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.

The Blue Lagoon and the town of Grindavik were ordered to evacuate after earthquakes hit the area.

Marine Le Pen has said a "nuclear bomb" was used against her party to stop it getting into power.

Judge says voters ‘fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy’

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New instructions could prompt foreign citizens to self-censor to avoid scuppering their chances of acquiring a visa

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If China is known as the world’s factory, then the province of Guangdong is the engine room.