Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.

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The Canadian PM is in Strasbourg this week seeking a "unique alliance" - and there is one clear catalyst.

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Police have not linked the deaths to a serial killer but are investigating this possibility.

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Trains were cancelled or delayed on Tuesday after objects were found on tracks at multiple locations.

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An Instagram post from the couple said two nights of their wedding festivities in the Bahamas were partially funded by Umar Kremlev.

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A nationwide appeal was launched after Elizabeth Moselakgomo went missing last week. Four other women's bodies have been found nearby.

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Thousands turned out to witness Céline Dion perform in Paris on Saturday, her first show after a six year illness-induced hiatus.

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Whiskey distilled in the Republic of Ireland faces the standard 15% tariff which applies to EU goods entering the US.

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Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from orphanages in Mumbai in the 1980s and grew up in the Netherlands.

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Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.

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Dayana Yastremska says her flat took a "direct hit" by a Russian missile in Odesa, and all that left was her Roland Garros towel.

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The revelations in Anthropic's threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity.

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The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.

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Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated, CCTV reports.

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The decision, announced by the chief of defence, comes just two months after Uganda said it would participate.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency's says the facility is cause for "serious concern".

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The upheaval in the military could shape the legacy of Trump's second term, writes the BBC's Tom Bateman.

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The Iran-backed Yemeni group's attacks have injured 73 people and caused fires at oil facilities, Saudi authorities say.

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LIV Golf intends to starts its new league early next year after filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States.

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The head of chip designer Arm says modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer cannot be done now, but computers are "going to solve it".

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