Hong Kong authorities strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that include ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal who took office in June after winning an early election to replace ousted conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, has vowed to improve relations with Pyongyang, ...

Pope Leo has urged more than a million Catholic youths to “spread your enthusiasm and the witness of your faith” when they ...

Reform UK’s new justice adviser has called for bolstered prisoner “rehabilitation” as she accused previous governments of having “failed and failed miserably” on crime and punishment. Vanessa Frake ...

A report from KPMG has warned that traditional banks will need to overhaul and embrace AI as they face a squeeze on profits over the years ahead.

The Home Office is giving £100 million of extra funding to support the pilot of the new “one in, one out” returns agreement between the UK and France and other efforts to crack down on small boat ...

Aquiles Cubillos, the lead prosecutor in Chile’s O’Higgins region, said the body of Moises Pavez, the last miner to remain missing, was found at 3.30pm local time by rescue teams. They had drilled ...

Weather warnings are coming into force with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption. A yellow warning for wind has been issued for northern parts of the UK from 6am on Monday to 6am on ...

The First Minister said Scotland will play its part to help the children harmed by Israel during the war in Gaza.

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The species has been reintroduced to southern England and can thrive in urban areas as well as natural landscapes, experts say.

A vaccine for gonorrhoea is now available at sexual health clinics in England as part of a world-first scheme. The vaccination programme is expected to save the NHS £7.9 million over the next decade ...