The Independent

Two Russian sea tankers exploded into fireballs after they were hit by a coordinated Ukraine drone attack in the Black Sea .

Authorities report that some residents of flood-hit Sumatra have resorted to looting, seeking food and water

Ahead of her intimate show to raise money for War Child, the Norwegian singer tells Hannah Ewens how social media has ruined our capacity for empathy, and how she deals with her neurodivergence

Whether it’s down to the cost of living, a better offer – or just staying home ‘to enjoy their rent’, not turning up to planned events in the name of self-care seems to have become not just acceptable, but the norm, finds Lydia Spencer-Elliott

You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists

Authorities in Stockton, California, say four people are dead and 10 wounded following a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall

Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal that has buffeted the Asian democracy

Pope Leo XIV plans to pray at an Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Istanbul in a gesture supporting Christian unity and Christian minorities in Turkey

Aviva has recorded cases where flames have spread to Christmas trees, decorations and wrapping paper, with candle-related claims spiking in December.