Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused US envoy Steve Witkoff of "spreading Russian narratives" about the Ukraine war - as he said a much-anticipated minerals deal was moving closer.

At least four people have been killed and another injured after a cable car crashed to the ground in Italy.

Gold has been reaching record highs of late, with the price of spot gold hitting $3,357.40 (£2,532) per ounce for the first time ever on Wednesday.

The ripping up of the trade rule book caused by President Trump's tariffs will slow economic growth in some countries, but not cause a global recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

The building blocks for life are thought have been brought to Earth by asteroids that bombarded our planet long ago.

Power has been returned to just over 40% of Puerto Rico following an island-wide blackout on Wednesday, the territory's energy distributor has said.

Jean Claude Van Damme appears to have told Vladimir Putin that he wants to come to Russia as an '"ambassador of peace".

A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing after a rabbit was reportedly sucked into an engine - causing a fire.

A family of 10 was among at least 23 people in Gaza killed by overnight Israeli airstrikes, local health officials have said.

Police are investigating the "suspicious death" of a British woman following an alleged domestic violence incident at her home in Sydney.

A senior Chinese underworld figure has been shot dead with his partner in a mafia-style execution in Rome, police said.

Giorgia Meloni revels in her reputation for being an eye-rolling, combative and determined leader. Now she's got a new role - Italy's prime minister is now a political peacekeeper.

The attorney general of Cyprus has appealed against the acquittal of five Israeli men accused of gang raping a British tourist on the island.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the question in the upcoming national vote is who would be the best candidate to deal with US President Donald Trump.

You could have heard a pin drop in the press room at the White House.

Scientists have found what they are calling the strongest sign yet of possible life beyond our solar system after detecting the chemical footprint of gases in an alien planet's atmosphere that on Earth are only produced by living organisms.

Israel's troops will remain in "security zones" in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, according to the country's defence minister.

People arriving in Britain from the EU and other European countries are no longer allowed to bring in a range of meat and dairy products - including cheese.

The White House has hit out at an "appalling" attempt by a Democratic senator to return a father wrongly deported to El Salvador.

Iran appears to have hit out at the decision to change the venue of its latest nuclear talks with the US from Oman to Italy, saying the "goalposts were being moved" as it blamed "hawks".