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US charges Cuba's Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 downing of two planes

Cuba's current president says the charges against Castro - including conspiracy

Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash

The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which kil

China says US should stop 'threats' against Cuba after ex-leader charged

It comes after the US charged Cuba's ex-leader with murder, the latest move putt

Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe

STIs have surged thanks to record cases and gaps in testing and prevention, a he

Dozens of vehicles burnt as Mali jihadists enforce blockade

Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighb

Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal

Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but i

DR Congo cancels World Cup training camp over Ebola outbreak

The outbreak, caused by a rare Ebola species, is thought to have caused 139 deat

Sierra Leone becomes latest African country to receive deportees from US

Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal

Nvidia's latest record result fails to impress investors

The chip giant reported more stellar results but its shares fell after-hours as

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing It

Murder or accident? Mystery of Mango tycoon's hiking death after son's arrest

Isak Andic's son Jonathan denies involvement in the fatal fall of his father, wh

Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns

In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139

Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges

The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espio

US military jets and drones tracked near Cuba as tensions rise

Tracking data shows several flights by US Navy reconnaissance jets and drones du

Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue

Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was

Barney Frank: One of the first openly gay US congressmen dies aged 86

After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks in hospice car

Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say

Police said the vehicle was abandoned by the driver after it took on water near

Lithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert

Flights were suspended and people were urged to take shelter after a suspected d

Final two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave

The two were among five Italian nationals who drowned in last week's scuba divin

Man who murdered teen TikTok star in Pakistan gets death sentence

Sana Yousaf's murder highlights a pattern of violence against women in Pakistan,

Trump's Greenland envoy faces uphill battle on mission to make 'friends'

Jeff Landry's visit to the territory, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, has tou

Nigeria arrests former minister in hiding after corruption conviction

The former power minister was sentenced to 75 years in jail in absentia earlier

Thailand cuts visa-free stay period for more than 90 countries including UK

Many visitors who have been exempt for 60 days will soon have to apply for a vis

From AI to interceptors, Ukraine is trying to drone-proof its skies

After four years of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has become far more su

Samsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus

The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union