ReutersA firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire in Penalva do Castelo, PortugalThe EU will send eight firefighting planes to Portugal to help the country tackle blazes in its north...

Getty ImagesHow much is too much for a caffeine fix?Prices like £5 in London or $7 in New York for a cup of coffee may be unthinkable for some...

Getty ImagesProtests erupted on the streets of Iran after Mahsa Amini's deathWomen in Iran have told the BBC how their online activity has been spied on by the authorities,...

At the heart of TikTok is its algorithm, a set of instructions which determines which content is presented to users, based on data about how they engaged with previous...

ABC News/Luke BowdenWilliam Crowther's statue has divided the city of Hobart For months, an unusual monument sat in an oak-lined square at the heart of Tasmania's capital: a pair...

Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance has doubled down on false claims that migrants are eating household pets in an Ohio town, as city officials repeatedly debunked the rumours....

Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who performed with Beyoncé and was seen by many as a trailblazer, has died at the age of 29.A spokesperson announced her death on her...

EPAOfficials say at least 64 people are missing in the floodsMore than 100 people have died in flooding and mudslides caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar.Spokesman...

A number of people have died in catastrophic floods that have hits parts of eastern and central Europe. A firefighter was killed during a rescue in Austria and people...

Twenty-four people have been killed in Haiti after a fuel tanker exploded, according to local authorities. Dozens more people have been left seriously injured - some suffering burns to...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Yemen's Houthis will pay a "heavy price" after a missile fired by the group landed in central Israel. The Israeli military said...

The United States has dismissed claims made by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Maduro and other top officials.Three US citizens, two Spaniards and one Czech national...