Iran has “categorically” denied any link with Salman Rushdie’s attacker – instead blaming the writer himself. Mr Rushdie, 75, was left severely injured after being st... Read more

Former US President Donald Trump has said he will not oppose the release of the warrant that let FBI agents search his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this week. In a statement, Mr Trump said he was... Read more

An Italian man has been rescued from a collapsed tunnel near the Vatican and police suspect he could have been burrowing his way into a bank. He is now recovering in hospital after firefight... Read more

Former US President Donald Trump has said he declined to answer questions as part of a New York investigation into his family’s business practices. Mr Trump arrived at the New York att... Read more

Former US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe. Mr Trump said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach was “occupied... Read more

A Dutch man accused of harassing a Canadian girl who later took her own life has been found guilty of multiple charges by a court in British Columbia. The charges against Aydin Coban, 44, in... Read more

An elderly couple from Wisconsin have died after they were struck by lightning near the White House in Washington DC, police say. James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, died from their in... Read more

Canada is to ban imports of handguns – part of a move that could see a total freeze on their purchase and sale. The temporary ban – starting on 19 August – will be enforced... Read more

The Israeli military says it is attacking targets in the Gaza Strip in response to threats from a Palestinian militant group there. At least 10 Palestinians, including a child and a Palestin... Read more

At least 13 people were killed and 41 others injured after a fire swept through a nightclub in Chonburi province in south-eastern Thailand. The fire broke out at 01:00 local time on Friday (... Read more

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $4.1m (£3.3m) in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The parents of a victim have sought at... Read more

Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam’s most revered relics – the Black Stone set in the sacred Kaaba building. A barri... Read more

A 16th-century painting showing the skinning alive of a corrupt judge, Sisamnes, in the year 500BC. Sisamnes was a corrupt royal judge at the time of Cambyses ll in Persia. It was discovered... Read more