Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 26 people A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report.
Finding soldier Tom: Solving family mystery of WW2 Soviet prisoner of war He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union.
Offensive stage of Iran war is over, US Secretary of State Rubio says As a spate of incidents in the Strait of Hormuz test the ceasefire, an Iranian official says, "We are just getting started".
The looks turning heads on the Met Gala carpet The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form.
Spain seizes record amount of cocaine in Atlantic Ocean, authorities say The Civil Guard found between 30,000 and 45,000kg of the drug on a freighter headed to Libya.
Nigeria plans to repatriate nationals willing to leave South Africa after attacks There has been a wave of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, some of which have turned violent.
Germany troop cuts send wrong signal to Russia, say two top US Republicans The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees said withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence.
Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage) The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal".
Love, lies, angry ghosts: Indians are bingeing on two-minute dramas Some of India's biggest producers are eyeing investments in micro-dramas, which are now hugely popular.
Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war The president writes that hostilities "have terminated" because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation.
Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as "piracy", while Israel's foreign ministry called the flotilla a "PR stunt&…
'How are we going to get back home?' Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capital The blockade comes days after Mali's defence minister was assassinated in a series of nationwide attacks.
Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad's victims There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.