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Russia's parliament has voted to ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty, after their social media use raised issues of national security. According to...

A rescue boat carrying more than 600 refugees and migrants has been told to stay put in the Mediterranean Sea by Italian maritime authorities. The...

The European Union will launch a raft of retaliatory tariffs against US exports on Friday, a top official has said. The move comes after US...

UK counterterrorism police have begun investigating a possible poisoning that left two people in critical condition after they were exposed to an unknown substance...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing the worst Ebola outbreak in the country's history, according to officials. More than 200 people have died...

India, the Global host of World Environment Day this year, went big in its commitment to Beat Plastic Pollution with an announcement yesterday to...

French Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill that would ban parents from smacking their children. The bill on "corporal...

A military court in South Sudan has sentenced 10 soldiers to jail terms ranging from seven years to life for a rampage in which...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed "bitter sorrow" over a bus accident that left 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans dead. The accident...

The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged with fraud relating to the alleged misuse of state funds. Sara Netanyahu is charged...