A sophisticated crime gang allegedly controlled supply of sought-after cocaine, manipulating the drug’s price while distancing themselves from their illicit trade through a network built on anonymity.

The supporters of a young woman allegedly killed by her former partner say they are “devastated” after the 21-year-old man pleaded not guilty to her murder.

Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon’s south in the country’s deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions of the group’s pagers the day before.

New Zealand’s economy has again gone backwards, with new GDP data confirming the depths of its economic malaise.

Iranian hackers sought to interest US President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people connected to the Democratic president in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other federal agencies say.

Several shots were fired outside a school in Oslo  and three suspects have since been apprehended, Norwegian police said.

A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed reinforcements arrived from Spain and Morocco, authorities said, as cooler weather also brought a glimmer of hope.

Volunteers and emergency personnel raced to secure river banks and buildings in Poland and Hungary as flood waters that have wreaked havoc across central Europe began to rise in new areas and the Czech Republic reported another death.

Australian teenagers face stronger restrictions on a popular social media platform but there are concerns about how enforceable the measures are.

More social and affordable housing is on the way for Queenslanders, but those looking to buy will have to wait at least two years.

A judge has rejected a bid to cut the sentence for a man involved in the 1988 abduction of Janine Balding, saying he would have put the serial rapist behind bars for even longer for his latest crime.

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.