OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and family members who own the company have agreed to pay up to $7.4bn in a new settlement to end lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York ...

Truce in war-battered Gaza continues to hold as Palestinians return home to vast devastation and vow to reconstruct.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were delayed after deadly wildfires raged through the Los Angeles area.

Prosecutor Karim Khan says there are reasonable grounds to believe two leaders responsible for ‘crime against humanity’.

A teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, the United Kingdom last year has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. Judge Julian Goose said on ...

United States President Donald Trump has delivered the first international speech of his second term, appearing via livestream before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Thursday’s remarks ...

The Lebanese group Hezbollah has demanded that Israeli forces complete a withdrawal from the country’s south in line with terms of the ceasefire deal agreed by the two sides, as the Israeli government ...

US president offers few details on push to end nearly three-year war in Ukraine as he delivers speech via videolink.

As one of his first actions as president, Trump pardoned hundreds of his supporters. Here’s a look at who he set free.

US president addresses global elites via videolink as he sets out his vision for the world over the next four years.

Micheal Martin has been elected as the Republic of Ireland’s prime minister for a second time. Lawmakers voted on Thursday 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the Fianna Fail leader. Martin will ...

Peter Korotaev is an independent journalist who has visited or lived in Ukraine since childhood. Now living abroad, he covers Ukrainian history and po... more Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its ...