Eight people have been killed in US military strikes on three boats it has accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean.

Donald Trump has asked his Chinese counterpart to release pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, who has been found guilty of national security offences in Hong Kong.

European leaders have called for a "multinational force" to secure Ukraine after any peace deal with Russia, as they struck an optimistic tone after talks in Berlin.

A JetBlue passenger plane took evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US Air Force plane flying with its transponder turned off near Venezuela, a pilot has said in an air traffic control recording.

Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of national security offences in Hong Kong.

Russia is trying to "bully, fearmonger and manipulate" the UK and its allies with attacks under the threshold of all-out war, the new head of MI6 has said.

British astronaut Tim Peake has urged the US and China to de-escalate talk of a space race and instead return to the moon with a "spirit of collaboration".

A senior Hamas commander who was one of the architects of the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel has been killed in a strike on Gaza City, according to the country’s military.

Belarus has pardoned 123 prisoners, including a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a key opposition figure who challenged the presidential elections in 2020, in exchange for US sanctions relief.

Thailand has announced a curfew as fighting with Cambodia spread to more areas of a disputed border region.