Pakistan’s police have charged the country’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws. Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of det... Read more

Flags are flying at half mast in Cuba as the country mourns 16 firefighters who died while battling a blaze at the Matanzas fuel depot. The fire broke out on 5 August after lightning struck... Read more

A huge explosion has ripped through a crowded mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 21 people, police say. Another 33 people were injured, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said. We... Read more

New Zealand police are investigating after a family found human remains in suitcases they purchased from an auction at a storage facility. The occupants of a home in South Auckland made the... Read more

Boris Johnson will be kept informed of any “urgent issues” while on holiday this week, Downing Street has said. The prime minister – who was criticised for taking a holiday... Read more

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