Tensions have escalated after Donald Trump withdrew US from nuclear deal

Iran has reportedly seized a second British-linked tanker in the Persian Gulf.

The study proved an association with Donald Trump’s election and Latina pre-term birth rates, but could not determine if the election caused the early births

The video, which was posted on Instagram, shows the aide berating and attacking the elderly woman

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has seized a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the organisation said.

Iran has seized a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

Jon Stewart criticised Rand Paul’s blocking of the 9/11 Compensation Fund Vote

Heat wave poses a public health threat to tens of millions

‘Are these individuals still responsible for the safety of migrant women and children’

In an interview while in London to discuss security issues, Lebanese defence minister says returning jihadists pose major threat

Excessive heat warning issued by US National Weather Service in effect until Sunday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made an unexpected offer to swap a jailed Russian-Ukrainian journalist for a Ukrainian filmmaker being held by Moscow.

Inmates ‘required to stand naked, nearly shoulder to shoulder with eight to 10 other inmates’, according to court papers

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Dramatic footage shows individual hauling himself up from rim of jet engine

League politicians urge leader to disband coalition and seek early elections

Mother of teenager says sentence is ‘justice’ after decade-long battle for convictions

Government coincidentally publishes late leader’s will, stating: ‘I require that my body be cremated’

Resident flee as smoke engulfs every floor of high-rise building

Donald Trump has compared himself to Boris Johnson in a fresh attack on Theresa May, saying: “I think we’re going to have a great relationship.”

Commissioner says some posts ‘violate basic human decency’ as 17 employees put on leave

Authorities fear notorious drug lord will escape prison for third time after breaking out with specially-adapted motorcycle through mile-long tunnel

‘We respect freedom of speech, but we must stand together on the side of values such as diversity and tolerance,’ says US ambassador

Tremor measured 5.1 on Richter scale

Ambiguous actions increase threats to Gulf shipping without provoking major US military response

Police say vehicle burned up after collision around 20 miles from Innsbruck

‘He’s spewing his fascist ideology on stage,’ says Democrat

Officials fear deadly radioactivity could seep into earth if another high-magnitude quake strikes Nevada desert

‘The good and bad, America is the hope and despair,’ congresswoman says to 700-strong crowd

Manuel Duran believes he was targeted in attempt to curtail his journalism after decade of reporting on immigration officials

President calls kiss ‘so good, so open and nice’ in unearthed 1992 clip

Rev Dr William Weaver allegedly told victims he needed to exorcise their evil spirits – through their semen

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Man named Shinji Aoba thought to have started fatal fire, Japan’s public broadcaster says

The man suspected of starting a fire that killed 33 people at a Japanese animation studio believed it had stolen his idea for a novel, according…

Police say a 78-year-old South Korean man who set himself ablaze near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul has died.

‘The new prime minister must take a decision as a matter of priority’

Prosecutors originally said there was insufficient evidence to bring charges

Donald Trump said the Navy amphibious assault ship USS Boxer took down and “destroyed” an Iranian drone that was “approximately 1,000 yards” from the vessel.

Up to 500 soldiers to be deployed to airbase east of Riyadh

‘I just think that we can do better as a nation’

President ‘fuelling and feeding off hate’, Democrats warn

Donald Trump said he was “not happy” with his supporters chanting “send her back” at the president’s rally last night in North Carolina, telling reporters at…

US financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been denied bail ahead of his trial on sex trafficking charges.

Donald Trump, Michael Cohen and Hope Hicks reportedly held a series of phone calls during the 2016 presidential election discussing how to keep adult film actress…

Millions displaced and 97 dead in Bihar and Assam as monsoon continues

Opponents ‘disturbed’ by proposals being made without public input

Riot police detain group blocking road to potential site of world’s most advanced telescope

Nato member Turkey enters “uncharted territory” after delivery of Russian air-defence system

Number of cases pursued by DoJ sinks to 20-year low as penalties fall by 90 per cent

Mammals are ‘so social’ that if one member of pod gets injured, whole group will follow to shore

‘I can’t hold no grudge, life’s too short’

Man says he lost limb following an assault with injury ‘nothing to do with smoking’

Around 750 will shore up support at migrant detention centres in Texas

Fire fighters recall fearing giant bells held by thin wooden beams could act as wrecking balls

Animals ‘in danger of extinction’ are being exploited to attract tourists, environmental activists say

Iran’s state TV channel has said its Revolutionary Guard has seized a foreign oil tanker with 12 crew on board.

Nationwide backlash over decision seen as emblematic of legal system mired in bias and privilege

Nadia Murad won Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for campaign to end sexual violence in war

Second nuclear facility in Russia to have experienced power failures in past week

President ‘fuelling and feeding off hate’, Democrats warn

‘Perhaps I am being a bit harsh, but it’s about time we became a bit harsh,’ says Frans Timmermans

‘Any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged’

‘Any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged’

‘We were young, we were in our 20s, we were having fun. We didn’t know he was going to be president of the United States’

US president remains unrepentant over bigoted tirade and says he does not have ‘racist bone’ in his body

Residents report hearing explosion before seeing grey smoke billowing out of three-storey building

President tells rally: ‘They never have anything good to say. That’s why I say, hey if you don’t like it, let ’em leave’

President tells rally: ‘They never have anything good to say. That’s why I say, hey if you don’t like it, let ’em leave’

Foreign office says it is ‘supporting’ UK national

Accident in affluent Martha’s Vineyard may have changed the course of US history

Attempt to ask about citizenship on 2020 census was already shot down but Democrats still want answers

Prosecutors have dropped the case accusing Kevin Spacey of allegedly groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016.

The White House projection contrasts sharply with the president’s campaign promises

Experts tell airlines to practice ‘harm reduction’ by carrying the drug meant to reverse overdoses on each flight

Democrats try to approve measure without need for debate or full vote

The Republican later said his original point was ‘mischaracterised’

Tick made ‘little popping sound’ as it was pulled from his eyeball

The World Health Organisation has declared the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

The House of Representatives has killed a resolution to start impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump.

The organisation isn’t sure how long emergency funds will last

‘We are in the shadow of the Moon now, and the elusive stars have reappeared’

‘Attendees must dress as Spongebob characters or pirates’, says organiser

Freshman Democrat’s latest challenger is a Republican businesswoman and Jamaican immigrant

The elves are now an international force of thousands of volunteers, writes Kim Sengupta

Laura Fleiss is currently pregnant with the couple’s second child

Fifteen-year-old found dead in India in 2008

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a notorious drug lord often considered one of the most powerful traffickers in history, has been sentenced to life plus thirty years…

Israel has begun converting many of its power plants to natural gas to take advantage of the vast reserves discovered off its shores but, as Clifford…

Brown bear known as M49 wins fans on social media after making daring break for freedom

Farmer’s son Joaquin Guzman rose from rural poverty to succeed Pablo Escobar as world’s wealthiest narcotics trafficker, leaving behind a trail of bloodshed

‘Tinder just doesn’t do anything about it, and it doesn’t do anything to their business’

Israeli archaeologists claim to have found Middle East’s largest ever Neolithic excavation

Mum pays tribute to little Aria Hill: ‘She was the sassiest girl in the world, silly, spunky, creative, unique, and so so full of love’

‘I have to protect myself in both my professional and personal career’

Person claiming to be hacker described government cyber security efforts as ‘parody’

Resurfaced footage comes after now-president said he was ‘not a fan’ of disgraced financier

At least three Turkish diplomats have been shot dead in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil, according to security sources.

‘He wants to distract by lighting fires around the issue of race – it’s disgusting’

‘A noose is recognised as a symbol of violence and racism directed against African American peoples’