As Europe faces its worst wildfires in decades, Australia offers lessons in disaster preparedness. The country is home to some of the world's most unique species - but it is losing them at an alarming ...

European 800m champion Audrey Werro backs herself to overhaul one of athletics' oldest and most controversial world records. The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the ...

Donald Trump's Middle East envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is seeking to gain Israeli backing for the US-backed Gaza peace plan. Iran claims they have been held since Qatar downed two fighter ...

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The construction of three new parks was given the green light after a €6bn investment from Saudi Arabia. Using the carcinogen to preserve food is prohibited in China, the world's largest producer of ...

At least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. Orla Guerin speaks to a gang leader about violence, drugs and ...