U.S. prosecutors moved to drop the two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat and his handling of classified documents, citing his impending return to the presidency.

A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania’s presidential election, with preliminary results putting his pro-Europe rival in close second.

Israel’s military says around 250 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon, marking one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in September.

Negotiators from around the world are meeting in South Korea in a final push to hammer out a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.

Labour has been challenged to rule out a “dangerous” bid to crack down on misinformation and disinformation on tech platforms, after being forced to dump legislation on the issue.

Tens of thousands of Pacific islanders working in Australia are facing exploitation, with concerns their rights have been stripped so low it borders on slavery.

Israel Border Police have confirmed they fired live rounds at buildings in a West Bank town this month, on the day an Australian student was hit in the face by shrapnel.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, and the Israeli military said houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv, after a powerful Israeli airstrike killed at least 29 people in Beirut the day before.

Fiji is on the frontline of climate change, with rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and flooding severely impacting coastal and river-adjacent communities.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary.

A British man has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine, according to reports.

A Pakistani government team has mediated a seven-day ceasefire deal between rival sectarian groups, halting days of clashes that have killed at least 68 people and injured dozens in the northwest of the country, one of the mediators said.