Politics

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new special representative to NATO are seeking to reassure worried allies by reaffirming the US commitment to the alliance. On Thursday, Mr. Rubio denounced “hysteria and exaggeration” in the media…

When workers were excavating to renovate a football pitch in Vienna last October, they made a surprising discovery: a cluster of intertwined bones in a mass grave dating back to the first century, when the Roman Empire existed. They were…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was creating a new security corridor through the Gaza Strip to put pressure on Hamas, suggesting it would separate the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of the…

Myanmar’s military authorities have declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to facilitate humanitarian aid after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,000 people. The military high command’s message was broadcast on state-run MRTV on Wednesday evening, saying…

A man who believed Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas was his aunt has been given a suspended sentence for stalking. Kyle Shaw, 37, launched a “sustainable campaign of contact” by sending messages and threats to the dancer, her friends…

A woman who reached a settlement in a sexual assault claim against Britain’s Prince Andrew has appeared in court accused of breaching a restraining order while she recovers in hospital after a “serious” bus crash. Virginia Giuffre, who lives in…

Three people were injured after a man wielding an axe attacked an annual Assyrian Christian parade in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to celebrate the New Year, officials said. The event, which takes place every April 1, has seen thousands…

Scientists building the world’s largest atom smasher have unveiled a design for a much larger successor that could help solve some of the remaining mysteries of physics. Plans for this future circular collider, which would form a nearly 57-mile loop…

The American restaurant chain Hooters, famous for its chicken wings and revealing waitress uniforms, has initiated bankruptcy proceedings. HOA Restaurant Group filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday in the North Texas Bankruptcy Court in Dallas. The company has faced financial…

Locals near the scene said the 11-year-old girl, who went missing after entering the River Thames, was rowing on a day off. The Metropolitan Police confirmed they were informed the girl had entered the river near Barge House Causeway, near…