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The exchange of fire between the US and Tehran presented a new test for the increasingly tenuous ceasefire in the volatile region.

Former residents and relatives of the victims of the massive apartment building blaze have been waiting months for answers regarding Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades.

South African police are hunting more than 10 gunmen after a mass shooting at a settlement near Johannesburg that killed at least a dozen people.

A fundraiser has been launched to shout a North Belfast man a pint after he intervened in a violent stabbing attack, with chilling footage going viral in the wake of the incident.

Nick Reiner has been accused of murdering his parents - Hollywood luminary Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner - in their Brentwood home.

An urgent search is underway for a venomous snake that has gone missing on a commercial plane. 

A fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a one-year-old boy has taken a dramatic twist, with police alleging the suspect tried to flee the country.

Many wealthy World Cup fans are willing to pay the exorbitant prices - and not necessarily because they love soccer.

Australia is unlikely to extend the temporary halving of the fuel excise, as conflict in the Middle East breaks out ending the fragile ceasefire.

The Princess of Wales crossed paths with a former boyfriend at a high-profile wedding, giving royal watchers plenty to talk about.

Belfast has been rocked by violent anti-immigration protests after a knife attack sparked outrage and calls for action across Northern Ireland.

Donald Trump has vowed the US will respond after claiming Iran shot down an American Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.

A rare public rift is emerging between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as the US president asserts unprecedented control over Israel’s military and diplomatic decisions on Iran.

US President Donald Trump has shared an update after a US military helicopter went down in the Strait of Hormuz.