Tokyo has vowed a 'calm and resolute' response as tensions with Beijing continue to escalate. The Legislative Council election is seen as a test of public sentiment following a deadly fire.

'You just need a day off', long term carer says A woman who cares for her husband says carers need to be provided with more respite support. Reduction to public spending rejected by assembly Soup ...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly on her way to Oslo. The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela's ...

Rishabh Rajput and Sonali Chouksey received congratulatory messages peppered with "jokes and memes". Once the poster child of on time budget air travel in India, IndiGo is in the midst of an ...

Seoul says it will "actively respond" to neighbouring countries' activities in its air defence zone. Donald Trump, who brokered an earlier ceasefire, says he plans to "make a phone call" to stop the ...

Severe gales brought by Storm Bram bring waves crashing onto coastal roads on the Isle of Man. People urged to avoid coastal areas during storm Construction industry fears 'pace' of wage rise Banned ...

Israel says it is unaware of a strike, but is investigating the reported death of the child in southern Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu expects to move to the second phase "very shortly", as a Hamas official ...

Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance. Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene says the "hybrid attack" poses a real risk to national ...

The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-16s social media ban. The social media accounts of millions of Australians aged ...

Le Tocq by-election could cost up to £200,000 It will also be Guernsey's first ever by-election under the island-wide voting system. P&R maintains 'neutral' stance over St Pier arrest Canada ...

Poverty in Sierra Leone is pushing more students into risky work, which proved deadly for two boys. Plotters misjudged the national mood and Benin's neighbours learnt from past errors, says analyst ...

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