International

Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced. He played the famous spy in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die and A View to a Kill. Read more:…

US President Donald Trump has told Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that Iran will never have nuclear weapons. He suggested the Iranians thought they could "do what they want" since negotiating a nuclear deal with world…

President Donald Trump's fired national security adviser will refuse to hand over files to a Senate panel probing alleged Russian political meddling. According to US media, Michael Flynn plans to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against…

Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said. One of the Chinese jets came as close as 150ft (45m) to the US WC-135 plane and flew upside down above it, according to US…

A man who drove a car along three blocks of pavement in New York's Times Square, killing a teenager and injuring 22 people, said he had "heard voices", according to law enforcement sources. Richard Rojas, 26, a US Navy veteran who was…

Dr. Chen Shih-chung Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan) Disease knows no borders. Only by working together, leaving no one out, can we adequately address the challenges of emerging infectious diseases, which have…

Vladimir Putin has waded into the growing row surrounding US President Donald Trump and his links to Russia. US media say Mr Trump passed on classified information to Russian officials last week, but Mr Putin says this is not the case.…

President Macron has unveiled a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 new ministerial posts taken by women. Sylvie Goulard is defence minister while Olympic fencing champion Laura Flessel is sports…

The Republic of China (Taiwan) has not been invited to attend the 70th World Health Assembly this year. Nonetheless, it has the obligation—and its citizens have the right—to participate in discussions on global health and disease prevention…

US President Donald Trump has defended his "absolute right" to share information with Russia, following a row over classified material. Mr Trump tweeted that he had shared "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline safety" and wanted…

An uninhabited island in the South Pacific is littered with the highest density of plastic waste anywhere in the world, according to a study. Henderson Island, part of the UK's Pitcairn Islands group, has an estimated 37.7 million pieces…

A computer malware that has spread across 150 countries appears to be slowing down, with few reports of fresh attacks in Asia and Europe on Monday. However staff beginning the working week have been told to be careful. Read more:…

A panel of doctors has met in India to discuss the case of a 10-year-old rape victim who is seeking an abortion. The girl was repeatedly raped by her stepfather and is due to give birth in about four months, police in the northern town…

US President Donald Trump has warned fired FBI chief James Comey against leaking material to the media. In a tweet on Friday, he said Mr Comey had "better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations". Read more:…

A Mexican businesswoman who headed a group of 600 families searching for their disappeared relatives has been killed. Miriam Rodríguez Martínez was shot in her home in the town of San Fernando in Tamaulipas state. Read more:…