The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet over the last 40 years, according to research published Thursday that suggests climate models are underestimating the rate of polar heating.

An Italian man had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a collapsed tunnel near the Vatican, suspected of being part of a gang burrowing its way to a nearby bank, police said yesterday.

A UN watchdog is due to begin questioning US officials about the country’s record in battling racial discrimination, amid mounting calls for reparations after

Germany's economy will lose more than 260 billion euros ($265 billion) in added value by 2030 due to the Ukraine war and high energy prices, spelling negative effects for the labour market, according to a study by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB).

Tunisian coastguards “rescued” more than 250 migrants who were attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the North African country’s National Guard said on Sunday.

Ukraine yesterday accused Russia of again shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia, and called for new international sanctions on Moscow for “nuclear terror”.

Twelve Polish pilgrims died and 30 others were injured yesterday when a bus  veered off a highway and crashed into a ditch in northern Croatia, authorities said.

World food prices fell sharply in July, partly thanks to a deal between Ukraine and Russia lifting a sea blockade that had stopped Ukrainian grain shipments, a UN agency said yesterday.

Negotiators kicked off a fresh round of talks over Iran’s nuclear programme in Vienna yesterday, seeking to salvage the agreement on Tehran’s atomic

The Kremlin yesterday called for restraint from both sides after Azerbaijan said its forces had crushed an Armenian attack near the disputed enclave of

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of colour in unprecedented clarity, Nasa and the European Space Agency said Tuesday.

The UK parliament yesterday closed its TikTok account after MPs expressed concern over the social media app’s ownership by Chinese parent firm ByteDance.

Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights.

British Conservative Liz Truss’s leadership campaign faced its first serious peril yesterday as she was forced into a policy U-turn and came under fierce fire in Scotland, against the backdrop of a shrinking poll lead.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Myanmar today for meetings with the conflict-wracked country’s junta leaders, his ministry said.

UN head Antonio Guterres has warned that a misunderstanding could spark nuclear destruction as the United States, Britain and France urged Russia to stop “its dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behaviour.”

British Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss won another heavyweight endorsement yesterday as party members began a month of voting to decide the next occupant of 10 Downing Street.

Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe branded Britain’s Elizabeth II a “colonising” queen yesterday, as the recently elected lawmaker reluctantly swore allegiance while taking the oath of office.

Firefighters in northern California were battling yesterday to gain control over the state’s largest wildfire this year, which claimed two lives after exploding in size over the weekend and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.

Spain yesterday reported its second monkeypox-related death, bringing to three the number of fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.