This year's UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow is "the world's moment of truth" in the fight to tackle global warming, Boris Johnson has said.Speaking on the eve of the COP26 climate summit which...

More than 160 buildings in a Myanmar town have been destroyed in fires caused by shelling from government troops, according to local media.Tensions between Myanmar's military junta and opposing militia forces have continued to...

A draft joint statement on climate change action by G20 leaders largely avoids firm commitments to tackle the problem, according to the Reuters news agency.Boris Johnson and other leaders are in Rome for the...

Angela Merkel has said she is looking forward to enjoying some leisure time after 16 years as Germany's chancellor.Ms Merkel has led her country through a number of crises, including the global financial collapse,...

The UK government is "actively considering" taking legal action against France as a row between the two nations over post-Brexit fishing rights continues to escalate.Boris Johnson suggested to Sky News' Beth Rigby that France...

US spy agencies have admitted that the true origins of COVID-19 may never be known.The Office of the US Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said on Friday that theories involving transmission from animals or...

Barcelona are set to appoint former captain Xavi Hernandez as their new head coach, after his current club agreed to let him return to the Nou Camp. The former Spanish midfielder was the leading...

Tributes have been paid to Indian actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Bengaluru.The actor's manager confirmed the news after Rajkumar died at Vikram Hospital on Friday morning. He was reportedly...