Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as "unprecedented" wildfires rage on in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith, head of the ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) said at a press conference

A man who went on a rampage at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday shot dead eight people before he was himself killed, authorities said

Iran yesterday hanged Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for “terrorism”, drawing condemnation from Sweden, in the Islamic republic’s latest use of the death penalty against dual nationals.

Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time during an attack on the capital Kyiv this week, the Air Force said yesterday, in a potentially major setback for the Kremlin’s campaign of long-range air strikes.

Britons are more likely to say their views of the monarchy have worsened than improved over the past decade, according to a CNN poll, suggesting that King Charles III is facing serious challenges.

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the army claimed to have targeted the perpetrators of a “shooting attack”.

Thousands of people turned central London red, white and blue yesterday, with a sea of Union Jack flags lining the streets for the coronation of King Charles III.

The death toll after ethnic clashes in India’s remote northeast rose to 54 yesterday, with fresh violence overnight despite authorities rushing in troops to restore order.

Camilla in technically queen. That’s because if a male sovereign is married when they accede the throne, his wife is traditionally anointed and crowned in a short ceremony that takes place after the king is crowned and the homages are paid.

Envoys of Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces were in Jeddah for talks yesterday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said.

Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth realms yesterday at Britain’s first coronation for 70 years, during a ceremony steeped in a millennium of ritual and spectacle.

Seven United Nations peacekeepers were wounded in central Mali yesterday when a roadside bomb exploded under their convoy, said the UN force in the West African country (MINUSMA).

Leaders in the United States and Europe sent congratulations to Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation today, while China called for "cooperation" and "peace"

After years of being depicted as the most hated woman in Britain, Camilla, the second wife of King Charles, was crowned queen on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround in public acceptance few would have thought possible

King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.

A Rugby Super League game in France has descended into chaos and near-tragedy when a raging bull charged down the Stade Gilbert Brutus field while players were warming up on the ground on Friday

Thousands of people have been forced to flee wildfires in western Canada that were triggered by abnormally high temperatures, sometimes exceeding seasonal averages by 10°C (50°F) in early May, according to government reports

Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years

More than 170 people have died after heavy rains and flooding in eastern DR Congo's South Kivu province, officials said Friday, after torrential downpours killed dozens in neighbouring Rwanda

The UN yesterday warned that large numbers of children were dying in the Sudan conflict, pointing to reports indicating that seven children were being killed or injured every hour.