World

If there was much surprise and confusion about the origins of a US-backed peace proposal for Ukraine that had Russian fingerprints all over it, there is less now.

Four people have died in a fire which has engulfed a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong.

Taiwan will prepare itself for combat within the next two years amid "intensifying" threats from China, the nation's president has declared.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to defy any US attempt to overthrow his government - telling crowds that "failure is not an option".

A woman has been jailed for life in New Zealand for murdering her two children, whose bodies were found in suitcases in an abandoned storage unit more than three years ago.

Two teenagers have asked judges to block Australia's ban on social media for children younger than 16.

Four more arrests have been made by French police investigating the Louvre museum heist.

A woman brought in for cremation at a Thai temple was found alive in her coffin.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israeli-backed aid distribution group, has said it will permanently cease operations.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has started a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 presidential election.