Israel said Palestinians could begin returning to the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after a deal was reached with Hamas for the release of another six hostages, according to Prime ...

The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of this year's World Expo. Around 160 countries and regions are ...

The world's biggest iceberg -- more than twice the size of London -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The gigantic ...

Lebanon said Monday it would extend a ceasefire deal with Israel until mid-February, even though the Israeli military failed to meet a deadline to withdraw its troops and killed 22 people in the south ...

An English village has links to FIVE American presidents - but some locals say they are "not thrilled" with Trump's return to the White House. Barton St David in Somerset was the birthplace of Henry ...

One week into his second administration, Donald Trump has put technology at the forefront, featuring tech billionaires prominently at his inauguration and announcing major AI infrastructure deals from ...

US chip-maker Nvidia led a rout in tech stocks Monday after the emergence of a low-cost Chinese generative AI model that could threaten American dominance in the fast-growing industry. The chatbot ...

Latvia said it had dispatched a warship on Sunday after damage to a fibre optic cable to Sweden that may have been "due to external factors". The navy said it had identified a "suspect vessel", the ...

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, and streaming behemoth Spotify on Sunday announced a multi-year direct deal that will affect both recording and publishing royalty rates. The ...

Colombia on Sunday backed down and agreed to accept deported citizens sent on US military aircraft, hours after President Donald Trump threatened painful tariffs to punish the defiance to his mass ...

Deadly bear attacks can be prevented by drones, according to new research. Unmanned aerial vehicles are the "magic tools" needed to chase killer grizzlies away from people, say American scientists.

A multi-million-dollar road safety project has been held up for nearly a decade by a study into the protection of rare snails. Plans to dual the A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk were halted in 2015 ...