The military said it would tighten its grip on the vital waterway until the U.S. ended its blockade of Iranian ports. The statement added to the uncertainty over access to the strait. Pope Leo ...

Getty Images Despite the fact that the Soviet Union never threatened neutral Sweden, thousands of Swedes headed eastwards to take on the Red Army. In the course of the Second World War, Sweden - which ...

UNICEF says Israeli fire kills two Gaza water truck drivers The United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Friday it was "outraged" after two truck drivers it contracted to deliver clean water ...

US judge throws out Trump's defamation case against Wall Street Journal A federal judge on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, a setback for the U.S.

When World War Two broke out in September 1939, Britain called upon countries from across the British Empire for help. The contribution from people across the empire was crucial in helping Britain to ...

UN says hundreds killed by drone strikes over past three months, as medical charity reports two more deaths in Darfur. Sudan’s war has displaced millions and caused thousands of deaths, with no clear ...

A child was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed home in Odesa after a Russian strike killed at least three people.