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Rugby World Cup organisers issue an extreme weather warning and close two fanzones as a large and powerful typhoon approaches Japan.

Young people want politicians to act but they aren't just leaving it to others. Here's what they're giving up.

The "defensive" deployment comes after attacks on Saudi oil installations, which it blames on Iran,

The protests are among the first in Egypt since President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took power in 2014.

"This is what people power looks like," teen Greta Thunberg says after a global climate strike.

A week on, the Khurais oil field has opened its doors and revealed the extent of the damage.

Kotaro Matsushima scores a hat-trick as hosts Japan begin the 2019 Rugby World Cup with victory against Russia in the tournament's opening g...

Angela Merkel's government agrees to cut CO2 emissions faster, but protesters say it is not enough.

Bill de Blasio says it's "clearly not my time" as he drops out of the 2020 election campaign.

Gulalai Ismail is accused of "anti-state activities" and is now in New York seeking asylum.

Families are being preyed on by Mexican cartels as they wait to cross the US border.

Rui Pinto is accused of illegally publishing confidential files belonging to leading football clubs.

American Airlines say they stopped the flight over "concerns raised by a crew member and a passenger".

Bird populations in the US and Asia are "in crisis", according to two major studies.

US media report that his comments to an unnamed foreign leader sparked a formal complaint.

The chief executive says Amazon will buy thousands of electric vehicles and become carbon neutral by 2040.

Handsets will offer Facebook's apps via Huawei's own store but are not pre-loaded with Google's.

Canada's PM apologised on Wednesday for two incidents in which he donned brown and black make-up.

France and Italy want a fairer European system in place to "show solidarity" as numbers increase.

Pilot of Belgian F16 jet stuck on high-voltage line after ejecting from plane in western France

MPs in Vienna deal a blow to a landmark agreement which cannot pass without all EU states backing it.

The PM appeals to his rival Benny Gantz after no clear winner emerges from Tuesday's election.

It was the only criminal case to arise out of the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

A blast propelled a metal tank into the air during a fire at a facility in Istanbul.

The photo shows Mr Trudeau in skin-darkening make-up during an Arabian Nights-themed gala.