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One of the Catholic Church's most senior members has been arrested in Hong Kong for breaking China's national security law, police have confirmed.

Ukraine says its forces have recaptured villages from Russian troops north and north-east of Kharkiv pushing them back towards the border. The ongoing… Read more

A murder suspect and the female prison guard with whom he escaped planned to die in a shootout if they were captured, police in Indiana have said.

A high-profile Paraguayan prosecutor who fought against organised crime in his home country has been shot dead during his honeymoon in Colombia.

A Palestinian-American journalist has been shot dead while reporting for Al Jazeera on a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

When Australia - long considered a climate policy laggard - heads to the polls on 21 May, the outcome could be significant for the planet's future.

Shanghai officials will over the next few days further restrict access to food and hospitals in some parts of the city, the most severe phase of its… Read more

A female prison guard who went on the run with a murder suspect from an Alabama jail has died after shooting herself as the pair were caught, police… Read more