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The Vatican has said it has completed the sale of the luxury London building at the centre of an ongoing corruption trial – after taking an estimated hit of around

Mohammad Roshan has lost 18 members of his family. He said he believes one body is still trapped beneath the bricks and mud of where his home once stood in

Countries across Europe broke temperature records in June – with an unprecedented 32.5C (90.5F) reported in the Arctic Circle. Norway’s Meteorological Institute has warned the high temperatures are a clear

American basketball star Brittney Griner has told a US diplomat she is “keeping the faith” after appearing in a Russian court on cannabis possession charges. US Charge d’Affaires Elizabeth Rood,

Two women have been arrested after trying to smuggle 109 live animals out of Thailand in their luggage. Officers discovered 35 turtles, 50 chameleons, 20 snakes, two white porcupines and

Firefighters are battling to contain a forest fire near the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. The blaze started close to Llamakancham, part of the Machu Picchu archaeological park in the

Russian missile attacks on residential buildings near Odesa have killed at least 19 people, including two children. The strikes hit the small town of Serhiivka, about 30 miles (50km) southwest

A Bulgarian woman, also known as “Cryptoqueen”, has been added to the FBI’s list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives. Ruja Ignatova is accused of defrauding investors out of $4bn (£3.3bn)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said there “is no reason to change” the One Country, Two Systems arrangement under which Hong Kong is governed, but insisted that the city “must

Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has handed over the reins to the territory’s next leader, John Lee. The appointment of Mr Lee – a 64-year-old former security chief who