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United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says disposable vapes are set to be banned as part of plans to tackle the rising number of young people taking up vaping in the UK. Sunak says measures will also be introdu
Three United States troops have been killed and 25 injured in a drone attack on a US base in Jordan. US Central Command says the casualties were caused by a drone attack at a base near the Syria border. US Pre
King Charles is doing well after having planned treatment to address an enlarged prostate on Friday, a royal source said, after he was admitted to the same hospital where his daughter-in-law Kate is recovering from surg
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) icon Vince McMahon has resigned from WWE's parent company after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing him and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct, inclu
The jury has reached a decision in former US President Donald Trump’s defamation trial brought by the writer E Jean Carroll, where he has been ordered to pay a total of US$83.3m (£65.6m). This includes US$18.3m
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered its ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip. The ICJ has ordered Israel t
An Australian-funded refugee program in Papua New Guinea will be forensically investigated following allegations a woman arrested over an alleged $15 million drug importation attempt had links to companies in the progra
Rescuers in China are racing to find dozens of people who are still left missing after a landslide struck a city in Yunnan province. The landslide in Zhaotong occurred on Monday, trapping 47 people and killing 11.
The world's largest cruise ship is set to set sail and will have the capacity to take 10,000 people around the Caribbean in the next few days. The Icon of the Sea cruise ship will make the Titanic look small in co
A Japanese robot has successfully touched down on the Moon but problems with its solar power system mean the mission may live for just a few hours. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon or Slim put itself gently
A US woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali 10 years ago has been sentenced in Chicago to 26 years in prison. Heather Mack, 28, was
The Princess of Wales is to stay in hospital for up to two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery. Kensington Palace says the procedure was planned and successful but the Princess Catherine is not expected to re
China's population fell by 2 million people in 2023, marking its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions, the governm
As the opening ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, India is around the corner some states have declared the day a public holiday to commemorate the event. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh and Ha
The remains of two Tongan male skulls stored in the Australian Museum's collection in Sydney have been repatriated to their present-day descendants living on Eua Island in the south of Tonga. They say more than 15
A ballistic missile fired by Houthi rebels has hit a US-owned ship just off the coast of Yemen in the latest attack on commercial vessels in the region. Monday's attack on the Gibraltar Eagle further escalated ten
Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, once described as one of Asia's most eligible bachelors and dubbed the "hot royal", has tied the knot in a lavish 10-day affair. The engagement of the 32-year-old son of one of the wo
A volcano has erupted in southwest Iceland, posing an immediate threat to a nearby fishing town that had been evacuated over fears of an outbreak, authorities say. Early-morning live streams from the site showed f
Following riots on the streets of Port Morsbey in Papua New Guinea and the death of 16 people, Fijian businessman Sir Mahesh Patel who has been in PNG for more than 40 years says it probably the darkest day in the natio
When Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape addressed his nation and declared a state of emergency, he was flanked by 26 government MPs. The optics were clear: this was as much a political crisis for the PM a
