North Korean leader to end missile test ban, claims state media
Kim Jong-un also unveils plans for a ‘new strategic weapon’ after brushoff from Trump North Korea is abandoning its moratoriums on nuclear ...
Let's resolve to reconnect, says Welby in new year message
Archbishop of Canterbury urges people to reach out to others and help build unity The archbishop of Canterbury will urge people to make per...
'Apocalyptic': New Zealand shrouded in smoke from Australian bushfires
Swathes of the South Island are affected by haze with the sky in places turning orange New Zealanders in the South Island of the country ha...
MoD proposed Russian membership of Nato in 1995, files reveal
Released papers expose ‘associate membership’ plan and Yeltsin’s drinking habits Russia could have become an “associate member” of Nato 25 ...
Papers reveal Anglo-French distrust before Srebrenica massacre
Archives show British PM was warned France may have made secret deal with Bosnian Serbs Days before the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995, J...
John Major aide blasted Foreign Office ‘camels’ over Israel trip, archive reveals
Papers shed light on wrangling over plans to visit Palestinian centre during PM’s 1995 tour Foreign Office “camels” and senior No 10 aides ...
Some of IRA's victims mistakenly killed as 'informers', files show
Government list includes some of most notorious cases from the Northern Ireland Troubles Some of the dozens of victims killed by the IRA fo...
Civil rights leader John Lewis has stage 4 pancreatic cancer
Democrat is ‘clear-eyed about the prognosis’ but plans to return to Washington soon Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights leader and Dem...
Elton John wins highest accolade in new year honours list
Musician recognised alongside stars of sport, politicians and hundreds of ordinary people Sir Elton John has received the highest acknowled...
Rail franchises should be scrapped to end ‘nightmare journeys’
Report argues for overhaul of rail system and devolution of commuter services to cities Rail franchises such as Northern and South Western ...