Russia has paved the way for the formal annexation of swathes of Ukrainian territory, backing referendum plans in areas of Ukraine its soldiers control in a move that could sharply escalate the conflict.
At least 250,000 people joined the huge line to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lying in state for four days in London's Westminster Hall at parliament, an official says.
Iranian authorities have confirmed that three people were killed during popular unrest over the death of a young woman in police custody but sought to deflect blame from security forces by saying the protester killings were "suspicious".
Typhoon Nanmadol has brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to western Japan as one of the biggest storms to hit the country in years killed at least two people, disrupted transport and forced manufacturers to suspend operations.
Queen Elizabeth's closest relatives were ashen-faced as they followed her coffin to Westminster Abbey for her funeral, in a meticulously choreographed procession that nevertheless betrayed the high emotions of the day.
King Charles and other senior British royals have followed Queen Elizabeth's coffin into Westminster Abbey, joining world leaders and monarchs to bid farewell to a beloved figure who unified the nation through her 70-year reign.
Thousands of police, hundreds of troops and an army of officials have made final preparations for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II - a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gathering of world leaders for years.
Rescuers in Nepal are battling against torrential rains to pull out bodies from the wreckage of homes buried by a landslide that caused 22 deaths and injured 10 people.
A powerful typhoon approaching southern Japan is pounding the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, and the evacuation of thousands of people.
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping people on a mountain.
Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General for hours each day to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, leaving piles of flowers and handwritten notes.
The sex lives of constipated scorpions, cute ducklings with an innate sense of physics, and a life-size rubber moose may not appear to have much in common, but they all inspired the winners of this year's Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement.
The Commonwealth, a club of 56 countries that evolved out of the British Empire after World War II and which presents itself as a partnership of equals, mattered hugely to the late Queen.Â
King Charles is heading to Northern Ireland, leading the mourning for Queen Elizabeth in the four parts of the United Kingdom before his mother's coffin is flown to London ahead of four days of lying in state.
Ukraine says it aims to liberate all of its territory after driving back Russian forces in the northeast of the country in a rapid offensive, but called on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems to back the advance.
About 50 million people globally are living in modern slavery and a growing number of women are in forced marriages, new Australian-led research shows.
The human race is in the grip of a "chemical pandemic" on par with the existential threat of climate change, an international conference on contamination has been told.
Ukrainian forces have swept further across territory seized from fleeing Russian troops, as Moscow grapples with the consequences of the collapse of its occupation force in northeastern Ukraine.
Britain's Prince Harry has paid a highly personal tribute to his "granny", the late Queen Elizabeth, saying how he cherished the time he had spent with her and how he would honour his father as the new King.
The death toll from a "significant" earthquake which struck Papua New Guinea has risen to seven, the Pacific island nation's police commissioner says, adding it occurred deep below ground which limited damage.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth will be taken from her home in the Scottish Highlands on a slow, six-hour journey to Edinburgh, giving the public a chance to line the roads in tribute to the monarch who died after seven decades on the throne.
Operations at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have been fully stopped as a safety measure, says Energoatom, the state agency in charge of the plant.
