Vatican announces death of Pope Francis aged 88
PA Media Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. “This morning at 07:35
US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port fees
Tom Espiner and Peter Hoskins Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images The US has revealed plans to impose port fees on Chinese ships to try
French prisons hit by wave of overnight attacks
Several prisons in France have been hit by a wave of attacks overnight, the justice minister has said. Gérald Darmanin said prisons had faced “intimidation
Hundreds of flights cancelled in China as strong winds hit capital
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and train lines were suspended as gales hit Beijing and northern China on Saturday. By 11:30 local time (03:30
Three Americans jailed for life in prison repatriated
Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have been sent home to the US to
Pope Francis waves to crowd in first public appearance since leaving hospital
Pope Francis waved to the crowd at the Vatican, as he made his first public appearance since leaving hospital. The Pope – in a wheelchair
Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is in Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake that killed thousands and left
Explosion at Spanish mine kills at least four
At least four people have died and two are missing after an explosion at a mine in northern Spain, officials say. Some three others were
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa names new army chief
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new army chief ahead of planned protests on Monday, called by a group of war veterans who want
Johnny Hallyday car lost at poker game sells at auction
A classic car owned by the late French rock star Johnny Hallyday before he lost it at poker has sold for €132,000 ($143,000; £110,000) at