The head of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an airstrike in western Iraq, according to Iraqi officials and US military commanders.

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The American influencer who snatched a baby wombat from its distressed mother has said "thousands threatened" her life, and that she is "truly sorry" in an Instagram post.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said there is a "good chance" to end the war with Russia.

A long-awaited rocket with a replacement crew for two stranded NASA astronauts has finally launched to the International Space Station (ISS).

Sir Keir Starmer will host a virtual meeting of world leaders to discuss peacekeeping in Ukraine, and he will use the call to say that now is the time for "concrete commitments", Downing Street has said.

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Mark Carney has been formally sworn in as the new prime minister of Canada, following the resignation of predecessor Justin Trudeau.

Police in Japan have arrested a man after a YouTuber was stabbed to death while livestreaming in downtown Tokyo.

Hamas says it has offered to release Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier who holds American citizenship, and the bodies of four other dual nationals.

Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has appeared at the International Criminal Court, accused of crimes against humanity.

Steve Witkoff didn't stay long in the Russian capital.

A British man in his 70s has died after being hit by a vehicle in Kenyan President William Ruto's motorcade.

Tesla, run by Donald Trump cheerleader Elon Musk, has warned US officials it risks being exposed to "disproportionate" retaliatory tariffs under the president's escalating trade war.

An American influencer who caused outrage by snatching a baby wombat from its mother has left Australia - amid concerns the "disorientated" marsupial may not have refound its parent.

One thousand feet above the world's largest iceberg, it's hard to believe what you're seeing.

Four weeks after the Pope went into hospital there's a growing sense that the papacy may have entered a new phase.

Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year compared to 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF have warned in what is being called a "wake-up call".

Queen Camilla wrote a letter of support to French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot, a royal aide has revealed.