Towns destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed as 7.2-magnitude quake strikes Haiti

Hundreds of people have been killed and hospitals are overwhelmed after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake destroyed towns in Haiti.

Taliban seizes Jalalabad without a fight – Kabul is now the only big city that it does not control

The Taliban has seized Jalalabad without a fight, meaning Kabul is now the only big city that it does not control.

All 16 to 17-year-olds to be offered jabs before returning to school in September

All 16 and 17-year-olds in England will be offered their first coronavirus vaccine by 23 August so they can build maximum immunity before returning to school, the health secretary has said.

‘It’s not normal’: Spain swelters in what might be its hottest day ever

Spain has sweltered in potentially its hottest day ever after a provisional heat record of 47.2C (116.96F) was set in the Andalusia region.

Man who comforted victim of Plymouth shooting describes coming face to face with the gunman

A man who comforted one of the Plymouth shooting victims in the final minutes of her life has spoken of the moment he came face to face with the gunman.

‘It’s not normal’: Spain swelters in what might be its hottest day ever

Spain has sweltered in potentially its hottest day ever after a provisional heat record of 47.2C (116.96F) was set in the Andalusia region.

Biden vows not to pass Afghanistan war to 5th president as US sends 5,000 troops to Kabul

Joe Biden has vowed not to pass on the Afghanistan war to a fifth US president - and has announced he is sending 5,000 more troops to Kabul.

Biden vows not to pass Afghanistan war to 5th president as US sends 5,000 troops to Kabul

Joe Biden has vowed not to pass on the Afghanistan war to a fifth US president - and has announced he is sending 5,000 more troops to Kabul.