Breaking news

Developing stories verified by our newsroom, updated as new information arrives.

Breaking news

Australian supermarket honey taste test: ‘The cheapest honey is still delicious’

Nicholas Jordan and a hive mind of judges tasted 27 brands of honey and found that while the best were ‘perfumed as hell’, others were as basic as reality TV

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in stunning Mississippi Senate win

Colom takes victory by razor-thin margin in state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Syria signs up to US-led coalition against ISIL

Syrian President al-Sharaa, recently dropped from global 'terror' list, pledges cooperation in combating armed group.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Trump congratulates Republican leaders for ‘big victory’ in ending shutdown

Republican-controlled House of Representatives expected to approve funding bill to reopen US government in coming days.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Indonesia’s Aceh families struggle as floods leave villages in ruins

Floods ravage villages, leaving thousands displaced in makeshift shelters with little aid.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Several wounded in minibus blast near Syria’s Damascus

Body parts found at scene and at least 14 wounded after explosion on minibus in town of Jaramana, Health Ministry says.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Armenian Apostolic Church leader faces trial as feud with PM deepens

Catholicos Karekin II and six other clerics are accused of failing to reinstate a bishop who was defrocked.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

EU pledges more than $200m to Greenland amid Trump annexation threats

Brussels has proposed doubling direct EU aid to Greenland under the bloc's next budget as military exercises kick off.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, stoking tensions with US

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not ⁠⁠withdraw ​forces from Gaza until Hamas ⁠⁠fully disarms.

1 Search results1 Source