The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn, Buckingham Palace has announced. The decision was made by Prince Philip himself and is supported by the Queen, a palace spokesman said, reports the BBC. The duke, who turns 96 next month, will attend previously

The US House of Representatives will hold a vote on Thursday on a revised healthcare bill that Republicans hope will replace Obamacare. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the leadership in the party was confident it had secured enough votes for the bill to pass, reports the BBC.

The UK will not pay a 100bn-euro (£84bn) “divorce bill” to leave the EU, Brexit Secretary David Davis has said. He told ITV's Good Morning Britain the UK would pay what was legally due, in line with its rights and obligations, but “not just what the EU wants”, reports the

DHAKA: A suicide attack on a convoy belonging to the Nato mission in Afghanistan has killed at least eight people in Kabul, officials say. The victims were all civilians, a government spokesman said. About 25 other people were injured, including three US service members, reports the

President Donald Trump said he would be willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “under the right circumstances” to defuse tensions over North Korea's nuclear program. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to

Police in India say two Muslim men have been lynched by a mob which accused them of trying to steal cows for slaughter. The killings in the north-eastern state of Assam are the latest in a series of attacks blamed on hardline Hindus in recent months, reports the BBC. Hindus consider

A string of deadly storms that ravaged some Southern states over the weekend could put millions more at risk as it moves north Monday (May 1). At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured as storms tore through Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi over the

The Turkish government has sacked almost 4,000 more public officials in what appears to be the latest purge related to a failed coup last July. They include more than 1,000 justice ministry workers, a similar number of army staff and more than 100 air force pilots, officials said,

North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. It apparently exploded seconds after lift-off, the South Korean military was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. The US military said the missile did not leave North Korean territory,

President Trump wants South Korea to foot the bill for a $1 billion U.S. missile defense system and is threatening to kill the free trade deal between the two countries. His comments aren't sitting well with officials in South Korea, a key American ally in Asia. One foreign policy

The US says it plans to activate a missile defence system in South Korea “within days” and tighten economic sanctions against North Korea. The announcements from the Trump administration come amid rising fears about the North's military advances, reports the BBC. The

Donald Trump has indicated he will scrap plans to find cash for his border wall in this week's spending bill. The president's close adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said funding for the wall would be left out of a budget measure that must pass by Friday, reports the BBC. Building

DHAKA: China has launched a new aircraft carrier, boosting its military presence amid rising tensions in the region. It is the country's second aircraft carrier, after the Liaoning, and the first to be made domestically, reports the BBC. State media said the unnamed ship was

A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, reports the BBC. North Korea is celebrating its army's 85th

The centrist Emmanuel Macron will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency on 7 May, near-final results show. With 96% of votes counted from Sunday’s first round, Macron has 23.9% with Le Pen on 21.4%, reports the BBC. Opinion polls have

Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed across the country to secure polling, reports the BBC. Eleven candidates are

The Afghan army has ended a Taliban attack on one of its bases that killed at least 130 soldiers, according to military officials. Fighting lasted several hours in the northern Balkh province. An army spokesman said the insurgents targeted those leaving Friday prayers at the

At least 20 people were killed on the spot and equal number were injured on Friday when a truck driver lost control and hit an electric pole before ploughing the vehicle into a group of protesters, cars and shops at Yerpedu, about 25 km away from Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra

One policeman has been shot dead and two others wounded in central Paris, French police say, with their suspected attacker killed by security forces. A lone gunman opened fire before being killed as he fled the scene, police say. The Champs-Elysees was sealed off. President Francois

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled there is insufficient evidence of corruption to remove Nawaz Sharif from the role of prime minister. It instead ordered a further investigation into money transfers, reports the BBC. Questions arose over the business dealings of Sharif's