The first commercial flight from Israel to the UAE is taking place, marking a major step in normalising relations after the announcement of a peace deal. An Israeli El Al airliner will make... Read more

Thousands are expected to gather in Washington DC to commemorate the 1963 civil rights March on Washington and in protest of police violence. The families of black Americans shot or killed b... Read more

Wearing a face-mask in public has become mandatory across Paris and several surrounding areas, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in France. The move comes a day after the country recorded 6,111... Read more

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He said he did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for f... Read more

A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand will serve life in jail without parole – the first person in the country’s history to receive the sentence.... Read more

Hurricane Laura has struck the coast of Louisiana, with extreme winds causing flash flooding in the US state, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. The category four hurricane is expecte... Read more

At least 100 people have died in flash flooding in northern Afghanistan’s Parwan province, officials say. The flooding, caused by torrential rains, struck the city of Charikar early on... Read more

Two people have been killed and one injured during a third night of unrest in the US city of Kenosha, sparked by the police shooting of a black man. Police said the three people were shot, b... Read more

Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic is due to address judges in the Hague as part of an appeal against his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity. He was jailed for life... Read more

US First Lady Melania Trump has made a heartfelt plea for racial unity in a live speech from the White House to the Republican party convention. “Stop the violence and looting,”... Read more

Storm Francis is lashing the UK with “unseasonably” strong winds of more than 70mph and heavy rain. Homes have been flooded, campers rescued, and road and rail travel disrupted a... Read more

Afghanistan’s first female film director Saba Sahar has been shot in the capital Kabul, officials say. The 44-year-old is currently in hospital but her condition is unknown. She was tr... Read more

Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic is appealing against his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity at a court in The Hague. The two-day hearing began after it was delayed se... Read more

There have been clashes for a second night in Wisconsin, with buildings and cars set alight, following the police shooting of a black man on Sunday. Jacob Blake, 29, is in a stable condition... Read more