In Chicago mayoral vote, crime is focus in open race
Incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces crowded field in bid for re-election in race where public safety is a major issue.
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Syrian family recounts spending 40 hours under earthquake rubble
The al-Sayed family's dramatic rescue from under their apartment building was captured in footage that went viral.
‘Massive’ violations in Ukraine a focus as UN rights body meets
UN chief Antonio Guterres says Russia's war on Ukraine 'triggered the most massive violations of human rights'.
Florida governor ends ‘corporate kingdom’ of Walt Disney World
Ron DeSantis signs new law that restricts the autonomy of Florida's largest private employer after a political clash.
Tornadoes sweep through central United States, knocking out power
Authorities urge caution as a series of winter storms continue to bring extreme weather across the US.
What’s in the post-Brexit deal agreed by the UK and EU?
New agreement on trading rules for N Ireland removes 'any sense of a border in the Irish Sea', UK PM Rishi Sunak says.
Nigerians wait anxiously as election results collation continues
The collation of results in the election that observers and voters say had many logistical challenges is still ongoing.
Photos: Inside El Salvador’s new ‘mega prison’ for gang members
Rights groups have criticised a crackdown on crime, accusing the government of empowering itself to act with impunity.
Amid shortage of salad vegetables, UK calls in supermarket chiefs
Shops have imposed limits on customers buying tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers after supplies were hit by bad harvests.
Mediterranean shipwreck: Stories of tragedy emerge after 62 drown
A baby and twin toddlers were among the 12 children who died, with survivors struggling to speak after the disaster.
Netanyahu says no freeze in settlement construction in West Bank
Several Israeli officials say government will not halt authorisation or construction of illegal settlement units.
UK, EU strike new Northern Ireland post-Brexit trade deal
Agreement reached after high-level talks between UK PM Rishi Sunak and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Tensions high in West Bank after deadly Israeli settler rampage
Palestinian killed as settlers backed by the Israeli army burn dozens of houses, cars in West Bank in revenge attacks.
Betty Boothroyd, UK’s first woman Commons speaker, dies at 93
Tributes pour in from across the political spectrum for the UK's Boothroyd, who served as speaker from 1992-2000.
Key left party quits Nepal’s fragile ruling coalition: Reports
The Marxist-Leninist party pulls out of ruling alliance after Maoist PM backs opposition candidate for the presidency.
After fleeing war, homelessness threatens UK’s Ukrainian refugees
After being sponsored for an initial six-month period, finding permanent housing is challenging as inflation soars.
Nigeria’s Obi wins key Lagos state in presidential election
Slow uploading of results to INEC's website has fuelled worries of malpractice in the country.
Thunberg, dozens of activists block Norway’s energy ministry
Demonstration attended by climate activist Greta Thunberg calls for turbines built on Indigenous lands to be torn down.
Rampaging Israeli settlers burn Palestinian homes, cars in Nablus
Dozens of settlers set Palestinian homes and cars ablaze in the northern town of Huwara amid escalating tensions.
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey in latest major aftershock
Authorities say at least one person dead in factory collapse in region still reeling from earlier devastation.