The latest global climate promises to cut emissions are not yet enough to stay under the dangerous threshold of global heating that would trigger severe climate breakdown, UN scientists have warned.The UN Environment Programme's...

Attacks by Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) in Afghanistan have become more deadly since the withdrawal of NATO forces, with at least 346 civilians killed by the group since late August. The insurgents carried out...

"I am just the same, unselfconfident person I was," Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told Sky News in August last year. "But this is my mission. I have to overcome all these difficulties and bring our country...

Scientists believe they may have discovered the first known planet outside of our own galaxy. The "possible exoplanet" - which has been found in the spiral galaxy Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool...

Britney Spears has accused her family of "hurting me deeper than you'll ever know" and says she will pursue "justice" following the termination of her conservatorship.The pop star's life and career have been controlled...

Australia will aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 but will not pass legislation about the goal.Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government would instead rely on consumers and companies to push towards...

Japan's Princess Mako has married her commoner boyfriend and left the royal family.The emperor's niece, who was engaged to her college sweetheart for years, suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over the scrutiny the pair...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said recent claims against the social media giant are an attempt to "paint a false picture of our company".Whistleblower Frances Haugen has told MPs that groups on the social...