Putin announces truce between Syrian government and rebels
The truce will come into force at midnight but will not apply to the Islamic State or Jabhat Fateh al-Sham militant groups 
Netanyahu lambasts Kerry for ‘biased speech against Israel’
Outgoing US secretary of state John Kerry had warned that Israel's government is driven by an extreme agenda and that its future as a Jewish and democratic state is in...
Brazil's Michel Temer named in corruption allegations

Brazil's President Michel Temer has been accused of pressuring a cabinet...

Brazil's President Michel Temer has been accused of...

François Fillon beats Alain Juppé in French presidential candidacy debate

Socially conservative François Fillon wins presidential candidacy debate, discussing issues including abortion and the economy

Socially conservative François Fillon wins...

50,000 Haifa residents evacuated as wildfires claim homes, businesses

Hundreds of homes damaged and 50,000 people evacuated from Haifa in worst...

Hundreds of homes damaged and 50,000 people evacuated from...

Donald Trump calls for unity in Thanksgiving holiday address

US President-elect Donald Trump has called for national unity in an address to...

US President-elect Donald Trump has called for national...

Israeli police to probe alleged Netanyahu submarine scandal

Israeli police have launched an inquiry into a potential conflict of interest...

Israeli police have launched an inquiry into a potential...

At least 40 killed in China construction accident

At least 40 people were killed in China after a platform in an...

At least 40 people were killed in China after a...

Blast kills two at governor's office in southern Turkish city

An explosion has killed two people and wounded scores more outside the...

An explosion has killed two people and wounded scores more...

British Chancellor Philip Hammond admits Brexit vote means £122 billion extra borrowing

British Chancellor Philip Hammond said that the British economy was faring well in the wake of the referendum result but that growth would slow markedly...

British Chancellor Philip Hammond said that the British...

Nazi-obsessed Briton jailed for life for murder of British MP Jo Cox

An extreme rightwing terrorist has been sentenced to prison for the rest of his...

An extreme rightwing terrorist has been sentenced to prison...

Trump names former critic Nikki Haley as UN envoy, US media reports

US President-elect Donald Trump has named South Carolina Governor Nikki...

US President-elect Donald Trump has named South...

High-tech US stealth ship breaks down in Panama Canal

The costliest, most hi-tech destroyer in the history of the US Navy has broken...

The costliest, most hi-tech destroyer in the history of the...

Trump keeping 'open mind' on pulling out of climate accord

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was keeping an open...

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was...

Seven killed after fishing boat capsizes in ‘national tragedy’ for New Zealand

Seven people killed, one missing presumed dead after fishing boat sinks near Kaipara harbour, Auckland

Seven people killed, one missing presumed dead after...

Clinton camp to take part in US recount, Trump slams effort as ‘scam’

US presidential-elect Donald Trump says push to force recounts in three states key to his electoral victory is a scam and ridiculous.

US presidential-elect Donald Trump says push to force...

Death of a revolutionary hero

Fidel Castro is synonymous with the imprisonment of political opponents and dissident journalists but his revolutionary ideas and struggle against inequality...

Fidel Castro is synonymous with the imprisonment of...

Trump calls Castro a “brutal dictator”

Says his administration will do all it can to help boost freedom for Cuban...

Says his administration will do all it can to help boost...

Vladimir Putin personally hands Steven Seagal passport after citizenship switch

"I want to congratulate you and express the hope that this is another, albeit small, gesture and it might be a sign of the gradual normalisation of...

"I want to congratulate you and express the hope that...

Fidel Castro, Cuban former president and leader of historic 1959 revolution, dies aged 90

Fidel Castro freed Cuba from American from dictator Fulgencio Batista, gave Cubans free healthcare and education, but also ruled Cuba as a one-party state...

Fidel Castro freed Cuba from American from dictator...