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Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped into the enclosure of a monkey at a Japanese zoo who went viral online while the other filmed the stunt, police have said.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern, by the World Health Organization (WHO).
A man has been arrested and police are hunting another suspect after reports two teenage girls were raped in Great Yarmouth, police said.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed by students as he spoke about the rise of artificial intelligence during his speech at University of Arizona's graduation ceremony, underscoring growing anxiety over AI's impact on jobs.
Cape Verde is set for a major political transition. The country’s main opposition party, the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, or PAICV, has won Sunday’s parliamentary elections with 46 percent of the vote, according to provisional results from nearly 98 percent of polling stations.
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Russia and Belarus practiced deploying tactical nuclear weapons on Monday, just one day after Ukraine carried out its biggest drone attack on Moscow.
The campaign appearance was an extraordinary breach of military decorum, even for Mr. Hegseth, who has stretched the boundaries of partisan politics as defense secretary.
By William Jones, a special commentator for CGTN, is a former Washington bureau chief for Executive Intelligence Review News Service and a non-resident fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies
ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party has picked a new fight with an unlikely political target: peacocks.
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The president of Ford in Europe has strongly hinted at the return of the popular Fiesta model, which was discontinued in 2023.
The decoupling of the US and European armies within NATO is no longer theoretical – the process is already underway. American troop deployments are being cancelled, and weapons deliveries – delayed.
KYIV — Ukraine hit Russia with more than 1,300 drones over the weekend, penetrating Moscow’s heavy air defenses and successfully hitting targets in and around the capital.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, widely regarded as the most prestigious of Britain's flower shows, is now under way in London.
The Idaho Statehouse is seen at sunrise in Boise, Idaho, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File)
Lam Kin-sik, 67, receives two-month jail term suspended for 24 months, for reposting a fugitive’s call urging people not to vote
Lam Kin-sik, 67, receives two-month jail term suspended for 24 months, for reposting a fugitive’s call urging people not to vote
The Duchy of Cornwall, which provides a private income of over £20m per year to the Prince of Wales, is to sell off 20% of its property over 10 years.
A Spanish court has ordered the country's tax authority to refund €55m (£48m, $64m) to singer Shakira after ruling that the money was improperly collected in a dispute over her taxes.
MJK Smith was the last dual international to represent the England cricket side
A lorry driver who smuggled £7.2m of cocaine in a shipment of Kim Kardashian Skims clothing has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years.
K-pop boy band Ateez will join the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pitbull and Maroon 5 as headliners for BST Hyde Park.
A polling judge, right, helps guide a voter’s ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.
Étienne Davignon, former European Commission vice president and veteran Belgian diplomat accused of involvement in the 1961 detention and mistreatment of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, has died at the age of 93, Belgian media reported Monday.
The bodies of four Italian divers who went missing during a scuba diving accident in the Maldives last week have been found, officials have confirmed to the BBC.
Djibouti has unveiled its first government since the re-election of President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, with the new cabinet made up of 26 ministers, including eight women and one secretary of state. The appointments were announced Sunday through a presidential decree signed by Guelleh following his victory in the April …
LONDON — Keir Starmer looks headed for a bitter Labour leadership contest. And, like it or not, Britain’s relationship with the EU will be on the ballot paper.
The 48-team 2026 World Cup is the biggest international tournament in history
Benhard Janse van Rensburg has been named in the Prem team of the season for the past two campaigns
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for the UK's growth this year, but warned the Iran war and "domestic uncertainty" could hit the economy.
Smartphones and weaker face-to-face relationships could be contributing to plunging birth rates worldwide, particularly among young people, as global fertility is declining at a record pace, the Financial Times has reported, citing researchers and demographic data.
MV Hondius, the Dutch cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, has docked at its final destination in Rotterdam.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition has exerted “massive pressure” on coalition lawmakers in recent days to vote in favor of the contentious haredi draft bill, Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel (New Hope-United Right) told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
The childhood coach of Aaron Rai has spoken of his pride at watching his protégé make the history books and become the first Englishman to win the US PGA Championship since 1919.
Northampton scored 14 tries against Bristol on Friday
At least six Americans have been exposed to the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sources have told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
Pro-Palestinian activists say Israeli forces are intercepting a flotilla of more than 50 boats carrying aid for Gaza in international waters west of Cyprus.
Kansas City Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. follows through on and RBI double during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, May 15, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Kyiv and Budapest have agreed to hold talks regarding the rights of Hungarian minorities in Ukraine, Hungary’s foreign minister announced Monday in an upbeat sign for Ukraine’s EU membership bid.
A 3-1 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday left West Ham on the brink of relegation from the Premier League
New BBC director general Matt Brittin has told staff the BBC "has never been more needed" but that "tough choices are unavoidable as we make savings".
Tehran could respond militarily to US naval forces enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official has said, warning that the Gulf of Oman could become a “graveyard” for American warships.
Jim Chalmers’ fifth federal budget handed down last week was the worst-received economic statement since the Resolve Political Monitor began tracking voter perceptions of the budget in May 2021.
Augustus Minerals has topped up its war chest with a $2.5 million placement to fast-track a second round of drilling at its Music Well gold project near Leonora in WA, after a stunning maiden drill campaign recently hit wide zones of gold mineralisation.
Representative Thomas Massie, the Republican who wears his rifts with President Trump as badges of honor, is battling Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein to keep his seat.
PARIS — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday urged allies to sanction Iran as peace talks between the two countries continue to stall.
People’s party wins regional election but loses absolute majority, opening door to possibly months of negotiations
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has defended purchases of American weaponry after US President Donald Trump characterized weapons deliveries to the island as a bargaining chip in talks with Beijing.
