Online retail giant Amazon plans to cut another 9,000 jobs as it seeks to save costs. The firm, which employs 1.5 million people worldwide, said […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has reached an agreement with Ukraine on funding worth $15.6bn (£12.8bn). The organisation’s first loan to a country […]

The boss of British Gas-owner Centrica will receive bonuses worth £3.7m after the firm posted record profits in 2022. Chris O’Shea, who has refused bonuses […]

The UK’s inflation rate jumped unexpectedly last month with the cost of living rising faster here than in most of the world’s advanced economies. Price […]

The cost of living rose more than expected last month as salad and vegetable shortages helped push up food prices at the fastest rate in […]

Nicola Sturgeon has issued a “sincere, heartfelt and unreserved” apology to people affected by the practice of forced adoption. Thousands of unmarried women in Scotland […]

At least 19 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a powerful earthquake shook large parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The 6.5-magnitude […]

Last week India’s Supreme Court fretted that the country’s governors could end up undermining democracy if their actions triggered the fall of a functioning state […]

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important technological advance in decades. In a blog post on Tuesday, […]

One thing – perhaps the only thing – is beyond dispute. That this is a stunning landscape, particularly now, deep into spring. The rocky hillsides […]

Malawian farmer Ethel Chilembwe has paid out hundreds of dollars, cleared six hectares of land and got ready for the training, but after two years […]

Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland has been passed by MPs, despite a rebellion from 22 of his backbenchers. Ex-PMs Boris Johnson and […]

Marburg virus has killed five people in Tanzania’s north-western Kagera region, the health ministry has said. High fever is a common symptom of the deadly […]

A deadly fungal infection that is hard to treat is spreading rapidly at an “alarming” rate, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). […]

People who identify as gay in Uganda risk life in prison after parliament passed a new bill to crack down on homosexual activities. It also […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has given a defiant defence of his decision to force through a rise in the pension age, in the face of […]

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in custody in Romania for a fourth consecutive month, a court has ruled. The brothers […]

The US central bank has raised interest rates again, despite fears that the move could add to financial turmoil after a string of recent bank […]

A New York grand jury considering whether to approve charges against Donald Trump over a hush-money payment to a porn actress has delayed an expected […]

Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke reportedly lost control of his car and crashed into a gate on Wednesday morning, TMZ first reported. The 97-year-old is […]

Mysterious lights were seen in the sky over Sacramento, California. Obsolete equipment discarded by the International Space Station in 2020 re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere causing […]

Thirty-five people have been injured after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard. NHS Lothian said 23 people had been treated in hospital and […]

Shamima Begum’s best friend, who she says inspired her to join IS, has been tracked down by the BBC having escaped from a detention camp […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned to the front line near Bakhmut where fighting has raged for months. The devastated city has long been a […]