Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly defended his ambassador to the US after Donald Trump said he did not like the diplomat during a meeting at the White...

At least 42 people have been killed in an oil tanker explosion in Nigeria's central Niger state after the vehicle skidded off the road and crashed, spilling fuel, an...

A senior official of Tanzania's main opposition party has been arrested amid a crackdown on dissenting voices ahead of next week's general election. John Heche, deputy chairperson of Chadema,...

An Australian man has been charged after police allege he stole dozens of Labubu dolls worth around A$9000 ($5,800, £4,400).Victoria Police raided a property in Melbourne on Tuesday, seizing...

Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and John Sudworth,KyivDSNS UkraineA man was reported killed and children wounded in an attack on a kindergarten in KharkivAt least seven people have been killed...

Colombia's former president has had two convictions for fraud and bribery overturned after he was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest.Alvaro Uribe became the first Colombian leader to...

Sean Seddon,Wahiba Ahmed andAnna FosterGaza health crisis will last 'for generations', says WHO chiefGaza is experiencing a health "catastrophe" that will last for "generations to come", the director-general of...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored the winning points deep into double overtime as the Oklahoma City Thunder started their NBA title defence with a 125-124 victory over the Houston Rockets.Last season's...

CSIRO/Cindy BesseyThe new species of porcelain crab was found more than 100m below the ocean's surfaceA semi-transparent crab about the size of an almond and a tiny, glowing lantern...

There are "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin "in the immediate future", a White House official has stated.Last Thursday Trump said he and...

Passengers were forced to jump from carriages in a train crash that killed 15 people in eastern Ethiopia, a local official has told the BBC.The train derailed on Monday...

Shaimaa KhalilJapan correspondentReutersSanae Takaichi has made it to the top in a male-dominated countryFor many young girls in Japan today, the image of Sanae Takaichi taking the helm of...