Europe must take the lead in defending itself as the world becomes more militarised, but the US is not abandoning its NATO allies, a top American official has said.

A teenage girl will become the next leader of North Korea, with Kim Jong Un set to confirm his daughter as successor, spy chiefs believe.

Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of War, is "missing a good party" by choosing to skip a meeting of his fellow NATO defence ministers in Brussels, one ally has said.

The UK and its European allies are scrambling to get serious about their own defences as Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shape a new world order.

After years of authoritarian rule, there is hope that this election in Bangladesh will put the country on a path to democracy.

Bangladesh will go to the polls for the first time since its government collapsed in 2024 during a bloody crackdown on protesters.

Dozens of people have been killed and thousands displaced after a cyclone hit Madagascar with gusts of up to 167mph.

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after he insisted on wearing a helmet depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion.

Authorities have released the audio of an emergency call made by a 13-year-old boy who swam for hours to save his family after they were swept out to sea.

Eight people have been killed in one of Canada's deadliest mass shootings, which also left the attacker dead.