The impeachment trial of vice-president Sara Duterte has begun in Manila, with her defence team arguing that the proceedings must strictly follow the constitution and respect the will of the millions of voters…

Two bomb explosions in central Damascus have injured eighteen people during Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Syria, highlighting the continuing security challenges facing the country after years of conflict. The blasts occurred near the…

Security authorities in Morocco have announced the arrest of ten suspects accused of belonging to a terrorist cell linked to IS operating in the Sahel region. The coordinated operation took place across seven…

Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan used a World Cup press conference to express concern for the humanitarian situation facing Palestinians, describing their suffering as a matter that should concern people everywhere. He urged…

The Anglican Communion has announced an ambitious goal of planting or restoring one million churches over the next decade through its newly unveiled Vision36 programme. The initiative, presented to a meeting of the…

Blackpool-born missionary Duncan Dyason faced death three times in Guatemala City when a gangster repeatedly pulled a gun on him — only for it to jam on each occasion. When the man finally…

Andy Burnham is on the verge of becoming Britain’s next prime minister as nominations for Labour’s leadership contest open on 9 July. Currently the only declared candidate, he holds the backing of well…

The Government has announced plans to criminalise conversion therapy, with proposed penalties of up to five years in prison and an unlimited fine. The legislation would formally define abusive conversion practices and introduce…

A BBC investigation has found a convicted people smuggler, described by French prosecutors as 'the godfather' of the Dunkirk migrant camps, living in Leicestershire and claiming asylum. Twana Jamal, an Iraqi Kurd, received…

Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party and one of its longest-serving MPs, has been found guilty at Newry Crown Court of historic child sexual offences against two victims. The…