US President Donald Trump “knew exactly what was going on” with an alleged campaign to pressure Ukrainian officials to investigate political…

Multiple Hong Kong opposition lawmakers were ejected from the legislature yesterday as they heckled the financial hub’s pro-Beijing leader in angry scenes highlighting the stark political divides in the city after months of protests. Security officials had to be called in multiple times to force…

Britain’s Prince Harry was to make his first public appearance yesterday since him and his wife Meghan’s bombshell decision to quit as full-time royals. The Duke of Sussex was to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup draw at Buckingham Palace, with all eyes on whether he will address the…

An Indian man who confessed to killing his girlfriend live on TV was arrested at the studio after staff called the police. Maninder Singh, 27, went to the News18 office in the northern city of Chandigarh and told a cameraman he wanted to “confess”. Staff then took him into the studio and…

Lebanon’s security forces were holding at least 100 anti-government protesters yesterday, lawyers told AFP, after two nights of demonstrations that…

Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia yesterday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change. The fires, unprecedented for Australia in terms of duration and intensity, have claimed 28 lives and killed…

Turkey lifts ban on Wikipedia AFP, Istanbul A Turkish court on Wednesday lifted a ban on Wikipedia after almost three years. Turkey was the only country in the world apart from China to entirely block access to the online encyclopedia. But its constitutional court ruled last month that the ban, in place…