Officials express cautious optimism as winds likely to subside, but firefighters still face ‘extreme fire behaviour’.

Palestinian death toll since start of the war in October 2023 surpasses 46,000 amid continuing bombardment and siege.

Follow our live build-up, with full team news coverage, ahead of our full text commentary stream of the game in Jeddah.

Billionaire’s interest in Europe divides opinion – while some leaders raise alarm, Italy’s Meloni insists ‘no danger’.

Machado was arrested after re-appearing in public for the first time in months to join an antigovernment protest.

Conflicts rage globally as arms spending hits record levels.

PM Donald Tusk says Israeli prime minister will not be detained despite ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.

Former US presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump sat next to each at the state funeral service for Jimmy Carter.

Switzerland has confirmed the death of one of its nationals who was imprisoned on espionage charges in Iran’s Semnan province ...

Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy. Lebanese Army ...

The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on the decline.

In eulogy, Joe Biden remembers former US president as a man with ‘character’ devoted to improving peoples’ lives.