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Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has abdicated, handing over the throne to his eldest son, Grand Duke Guillaume.The new grand duke vowed to ensure the monarch looked to the future, saying: "I wish to be the grand duke who...

South Africa's highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave - a landmark judgment hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family rights.Under the current law, mothers are granted...

Four Italian citizens have been deported from Israel after they were detained by Israeli authorities when boats sailing in a flotilla carrying aid bound for Gaza were intercepted, Israel's foreign ministry has said.More than 470 people were detained, according...

More unidentified drones were spotted in Europe on Thursday night, disrupting flight services at Germany's second largest airport, in Munich. Belgian defense officials are also investigating sightings of multiple drones over a military base in the...

London - One of the two people killed in Thursday's terrorist attack outside a synagogue in the northern English city of Manchester may have died of a gunshot fired by a police officer, the Greater...

A former police officer in Australia's New South Wales state pleaded not guilty to murder Friday and told the court prosecutors had rejected his offer to plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in...

Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as "one of the largest confiscations of the species."The cubs were packed in bags that resembled sacks of...

Japan is facing a shortage of Asahi products, including beer and bottled tea, as the drinks giant grapples with the impact of a major cyber-attack that has impacted its operations in the country.Most of the Asahi Group's factories in...

Global superstar Taylor Swift has released a new album, The Life of a Showgirl, which was recorded in stolen moments during her record-shattering Eras tour.She spoke to BBC Radio 1's Greg James about her new music, her fiancé Travis...

A Thai court has sentenced a man to life in prison for killing a prominent Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok.In January, hours after Lim Kimya arrived in the Thai capital with his wife, he was shot dead in public...