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At least eight people are dead, and a child injured, after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan late on Friday.

Eight ‌Muslim-majority countries have "strongly condemned" a new Israeli law that makes death by hanging ​a default ‌sentence for Palestinians convicted ​in military courts of deadly attacks.

The head of Myanmar's ruling military junta, who overthrew the previous government five years ago, has been elected president after winning a parliamentary vote.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will face disciplinary proceedings over accusations of sexual misconduct, it has been reported.

The latest attempt by Donald Trump to ease uncertainty over the US and Israel's war on Iran has only heightened investor concerns.

A terror suspect accused of killing 15 people in a shooting spree on Bondi Beach has lost a bid to protect the identities of family members.

The island of Crete, known for its blue skies, is seeing red - thanks to a cloud of Saharan dust.

A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam.

Footage has emerged which appears to show a US journalist being kidnapped in Iraq.