Category World News

All 11 people aboard a skydiving plane have died after it crashed in France, prompting investigation.

Uganda's military chief orders the closure of the Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda, with the president's son dismissing the free press.

The US has launched retaliatory strikes against Iran following a drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

Australia is doubling fines for social media companies that fail to keep users under 16 off their platforms.

More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 nations are converging on northern Venezuela as the death toll from twin earthquakes surpasses 1,400.

A small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest skyscraper, sending debris onto the streets during evening rush hour.

The US has struck Iranian missile and drone storage facilities in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Two shallow earthquakes kill at least 235 and injure 4,300 in Caracas and La Guaira.

A drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz has shattered a fragile US-Iran ceasefire, raising fears of a wider Middle East conflict.

Ryanair stops charging parents to sit next to children after a UK regulator investigates the practice.

Britain breaks its June temperature record as Europe endures a deadly second heatwave, with 212 deaths estimated and widespread power outages in France.

The UN pauses a critical evacuation plan in the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo ship is struck by an unknown projectile.