Stephen Sondheim - the composer and lyricist behind some of the world's best-known musicals - has died aged 91.

Four days after the Ethiopian prime minister said on social media that he would personally direct the country's military at the front, a regional broadcaster has released pictures of Abiy Ahmed walking through the bush in army fatigues and speaking on a military radio.

The first victim of Wednesday's tragedy in the Channel has been named as Mariam Nouri Hamadameen, a 24-year-old Kurdish woman from northern Iraq.

Criminals with "advanced forging capabilities" are selling valid vaccine certificates on the dark web, according to new research, suggesting they may have compromised government systems.

Australia's Tim Paine is to take a leave of absence from all forms of cricket for "the foreseeable future" after a scandal over sexually explicit text messages.

French ports - including Calais - have been blocked off by angry fishermen as the row over fishing rights escalates.

At least 52 people have died after an explosion in a Siberian coal mine.

South Africa is racing to learn more about a new coronavirus variant that could be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines.

A new COVID variant first detected in South Africa is the "most worrying" yet, a leading health expert has said.

Boris Johnson has offered to work with France to "move further and faster" in order to tackle small boat crossings and avoid a repeat of the "appalling tragedy" in the Channel that left 27 people dead.