By-elections on Monday could solidify the Canadian PM's hold on power but can his "big tent" party be too big?

The US president accuses Leo of being "weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy".

The singer, who died at the age of 92, will be cremated with full state honours on Monday.

Top Democratic allies intensified pressure on him to exit the gubernatorial race.

Péter Magyar's historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán's rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.

Péter Magyar's historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán's rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.

Six people were killed and ten injured after a man went on a stabbing rampage in an Australian mall.

Top Democratic allies intensified pressure on him to exit the gubernatorial race.

Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.

The failure of negotiations at the weekend has raised concerns that the global energy crisis will deepen.

Nine million voters have been dropped from rolls in West Bengal, raising concerns over exclusion and fairness.

Moerdijk has been earmarked for removal, to make way for a vast electricity substation.

Leo XIV wants the world's attention on a continent vital to the Church's future, an aide says.

Leo XIV wants the world's attention on a continent vital to the Church's future, an aide says.

Across 5,200 km of Canada's Arctic, some 1,300 members of Canada's military spent two winter months on a mission to meet the challenges of a changing north.

The conflict is now a test of wills - Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war's costs.

Crude oil futures surged sharply as concerns over supply disruptions intensified amid renewed uncertainty surrounding the situation in Iran, pushing prices above $105 per barrel on April 12th and driving Japan long-term interest rates—represented by the benchmark 10-year government bond yield—to their highest levels in nearly three decades. (News On Japan)

A 58-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abandoning a body in a mountainous area of Bungoono, Oita Prefecture, has told investigators he met a missing teenage girl through the internet and had seen her in person, as police intensify efforts to identify the body and determine whether it is linked to the disappearance. (News On Japan)

A man in his 40s was rearrested on suspicion of a hit-and-run on April 13th after allegedly fleeing on foot following a multi-vehicle collision involving a Bentley in Hachioji, Tokyo, leaving six people with minor injuries. (News On Japan)

Donald Trump says that the US is going to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?