"The moment of crisis has come" in efforts to tackle climate change, Sir David Attenborough has warned.
According to the renowned naturalist and broadcaster, "we have been putting things off for year...
Further talks are needed over the costs of security for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's move to Canada, the country's prime minister has said.
Justin Trudeau said the funding and shape of the plans are...
A volcano in the Philippines has begun spewing lava, as authorities warn that a "hazardous eruption" is possible "within hours or days".
In the early hours of Monday weak lava began flowing out of Taal...
Senior members of the Royal Family are said to be disappointed and hurt at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision to step back from their current roles.
Prince Harry and Meghan did not inform the Queen...
US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has denied US troops are pulling out of Iraq, after a letter from a US general there suggested a withdrawal.
The letter said the US would be "repositioning forces in the...
Rain is falling in Australia and temperatures have dropped - but officials warn that fires ravaging the country will "take off" again.
Sooty rain fell down the east coast, from Sydney to Melbourne, with...
General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, has been killed by US forces in Iraq.
The Pentagon confirmed he was killed "at the direction of the president".
Gen...
he premier of New South Wales has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat.
High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for the weekend, leading to "widespread...
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a series of measures to tackle a "crisis" of anti-Semitic attacks, following a mass stabbing.
Mr de Blasio said security would be stepped up in Jewish areas...
There are growing indications that the Islamic State (IS) group is re-organising in Iraq, two years after losing the last of its territory in the country. Kurdish and Western intelligence officials have...
President Donald Trump has lashed out over his impending impeachment in a letter to top Democrat Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of declaring "open war on American democracy".
"You have cheapened the importance...
A minute's silence has been observed in New Zealand, marking one week since the deadly eruption of White Island volcano.
The tribute was held at 14:11 local time (01:11 GMT), the exact moment of the eruption.
Sixteen...
Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a big majority after the Conservatives swept aside Labour in its traditional heartlands.
With just a handful of seats left to declare in the general election,...
Five people are dead and eight are missing on the island - though police say they are also likely to have died.
Officers earlier announced that a criminal investigation would be opened, but later revised...
A volcano has erupted in New Zealand, leaving one dead and several unaccounted for, police have said.
Tourists were seen walking inside the rim of the White Island crater just moments before the eruption.
Police...
France is preparing for severe disruption as millions of workers go on strike in protest at being forced to retire later or face reduced pensions.
School and transport workers will join police, lawyers...
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to counter what it calls the "arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment" of Uighur Muslims in China.
It calls for "targeted sanctions" on...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to call for Nato unity amid growing tensions within the military bloc.
A summit to mark the founding of the 29-member defence alliance 70 years ago gets under way...
Political leaders and climate diplomats are to meet in Madrid for two weeks of talks amid a growing sense of crisis.
According to UN Secretary General António Guterres, "the point of no return...
The US will legally designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups, President Donald Trump has said.
Mr Trump told conservative media figure Bill O'Reilly that he had already been working on the designation...