Elton John was visibly shocked when the US president, Joe Biden, presented him with the National Humanities Medal on Friday night at the White House. The award was presented to John after he had performed on the South Lawn.
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Sylvia Ross was left stunned to be told the grave she believed her dad John was buried in actually held another coffin. She was told about the same recently when she called Durham County Council about putting a memorial up on their doubl...
The Canadian high school teacher has sparked controversy after pictures emerged of her wearing large breast prosthetics while teaching students. Kayla Lemieux, a Manufacturing Technology teacher at Oakville Trafalgar High School in On...
On 6 March, huge anti-war demonstrations across Russia saw more than 5,000 protesters arrested. 29 were taken to Moscow's Brateyevo Police Station for questioning. There, an unnamed police officer wearing black subjected at least 11 you...
Iran has curbed access to social media networks Instagram and WhatsApp amid protests over the death of a woman in police custody, according to residents and internet watchdog NetBlocks.
The European Union has raised concerns about a woman in Iran who died after being stopped for allegedly breaking hijab rules.
Britain bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a majestic funeral steeped in tradition and a send-off reflective of the broad popularity she managed to retain over her remarkable seven-decade reign.
LGBTQ activists march on a shortened route amid threats as police clash with ultranationalist protesters in the Serbian capital.
Riot police clashed Saturday with soccer hooligans in downtown Belgrade, where a pan-European Pride march was held despite threats from anti-gay groups and an official earlier ban on the march in the traditionally conservative Balkan state.
Geoffrey Berman, ex-prosecutor who led investigation in New York, claims his team was given ‘run-around’ over bid to talk to duke
US President Biden, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern will be among the guests for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on September 19.
Six people survived the incident, near the South Island town of Kaikoura.
Queen Elizabeth was mourned across the 54-nation Commonwealth, a group built around Britain and its former colonies.
Ukrainian forces, backed by increasingly powerful Western weapons, have captured hundreds of square miles of territory from Russian control in the past four days across the Kharkiv region, as the Russian line collapsed.
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.
The Queen's doctors are concerned for the health of the British monarch and recommend she remains under medical supervision, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Thursday.
In her resignation letter to Boris Johnson, Priti Patel says "it has been the honour of my life to serve our country as home secretary for the last three years and to deliver on our commitments to back and reform our police, stand up for...
Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest. It was a closer result than many pundits expected, with Truss taking 57% of valid votes cast.
Majority of respondents say £9,250 a year fee is not good value – with 74% backing additional bursaries for poorer students
GRU officer spent decade posing as Peruvian jewellery designer, say investigative journalists