Politics

Thousands of marathon runners crossed the finish line of the 45th TCS London Marathon as temperatures in the English capital reached 22.2°C. More than 56,000 runners were expected to take part in the 26.2-mile course, including celebrities, MPs and the…

South Korea’s main liberal opposition party has nominated its former leader Lee Jae-myung as its presidential candidate in the upcoming election. The Democratic Party said Mr Lee won nearly 90% of the votes cast in the party’s primary election, which…

One of the men accused of robbing Kim Kardashian has said he plans to take responsibility for his role in the high-profile 2016 heist and apologize at a trial starting Monday in Paris. Younis Abbas, 71, who has openly admitted…

At least 25 people have been killed and 800 injured in a massive explosion and subsequent fire at a port in southern Iran. The explosion on Saturday was reportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical component used to make…

Across the Netherlands, people dressed in orange, from tuxedos to feather boas, and Amsterdam’s canals filled with boats carrying merrymakers to celebrate their king’s birthday. A dog named Lucy showed off her orange fur in an Amsterdam park. The official…

United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a “very productive” meeting in Rome on Saturday, according to a White House official, as both leaders attended the funeral of Pope Francis. A spokesman for Zelensky’s office said…

At Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday, in front of many world leaders, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re made a plea for care for migrants, an end to wars and action on global climate change – key policy issues for Francis.…

Virginia Giuffre, who reached a settlement in her sex abuse lawsuit against Britain’s Duke of York, Andrew, who was a victim of sex trafficking run by financier Jeffrey Epstein, has died aged 41. Her representative confirmed she died on Friday…

Authorities have released new video footage related to the investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. On Friday, images were released of agents who returned to the couple’s Santa Fe home days after they…

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, will be buried on Saturday morning in Rome. The Vatican has confirmed the participation of more than 150 delegations at his funeral, including 54 heads of state and…