One side of a dormitory for medical students in the Albanian capital Tirana has been covered by a mural of Lionel Messi.

The former footballer, who now coaches in Annecy, claims he shouted at police to shoot the man as he ran towards him after attacking children and adults in the park

“Since the fires are raging – they’re really large – they’re probably going to continue for weeks. But it’s really just going to be all about the wind shift.”

Though sales of Budweiser dropped in stadiums, the global publicity over the dispute arguably boosted the brewer and left little doubt which brand was tied to the World Cup

GameStop shares plunged before the opening bell after the company fired chief executive Matthew Furlong, the former Amazon executive brought in two years ago to turn the struggling videogame retailer around.

The smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the US and Canada in a thick haze is expected to pour into Norway on Thursday, officials there said.

The 86-year-old rested “extensively” during a peaceful night and is spending his first day after the surgery observing the “necessary post-operative rest”, the Vatican said in a statement

Officials in the Philippines have raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope – sparking fears there could be an eruption within days or weeks.

At least 4,000 people have been evacuated from both the Russian and Ukrainian-controlled sides of the Dnieper river

Pope Francis is awake after a good first night in hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall.

Around 300 infants, toddlers and older children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital after being trapped there while fighting raged outside, aid officials said.

A federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump in Florida has heard from at least one additional witness amid signs the Justice Department is moving towards a possible indictment over the former US president’s mishandling of classified documents.

Bob’s Burgers actor Jay Johnston is accused of joining a mob of Donald Trump supporters who confronted police officers during the US Capitol riot, court records show.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the US east coast and mid-west on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports, postponing Major League Baseball games and prompting people to ...

Australia’s government is planning legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols due to an increase in far-right activity, attorney-general Mark Dreyfus said on Thursday.

West Ham fans clashed with riot police in Prague after setting off flares as they celebrated winning the Europa Conference League on Wednesday night.

Three men are due to appear in court charged in connection with a feud between drugs gangs in the North Down and Ards area. The men, aged 31, 39 and 48, have been charged with unlawful assembly and affray.

Images show fissures at the base of the crater generating lava flows on the crater floor’s surface, the observatory said.

He told the court in London on Wednesday: “I believe that phone hacking was (done) on an industrial scale across at least three of the papers at the time … that is beyond any doubt

Pence has spent much of the past two-and-a-half-years obliquely criticising Mr Trump, trying to navigate his political future in a party that has been transformed in Trump’s image

Despite a fan zone being open in nearby Letna Park, large groups of fans have gathered in the centre of Prague’s Old Town to watch the match in local bars

Pope Francis underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest malady to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago.

It was also confirmed a police officer had been attacked during the incident

Eukaryotes have a complex cell structure that includes mitochondria – known as the powerhouse of the cell, and a nucleus that acts as the control and information centre

An 18-year-old student who had just received his diploma at his high school graduation and his father were killed when a gunman opened fire as hundreds of people gathered in a park after the graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia.

Britain's Prince Harry launched his hacking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mirror after bumping into a barrister to the rich and famous in France.

Authorities have rushed supplies of drinking water to flooded areas after a major dam collapsed in southern Ukraine.

Each side accused the other of continuing to shell across the floodzone and warned of drifting landmines unearthed by the flooding

An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s Aceh province will be deported to his home country after agreeing to apologise and pay compensation, officials have said.

Prince Harry “would feel some injustice” if a judge found that people suing the Daily Mirror’s publisher did not have their phones hacked by its journalists, the High Court has heard.

Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear has had a “heart-breaking diagnosis” of dementia, her husband has announced. The 81-year-old actress is best known for her role in Weatherfield as Rovers Return barmaid Bet Lynch.

Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in Nato’s history – a show of force intended to impress allies and potential adversaries such as Russia, officials said.

Prince Harry is giving evidence in his High Court claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror over alleged unlawful information gathering.

The Turkish lira has tumbled to a fresh record low, extending its slide against the US dollar since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan started his third term in office. The lira weakened by more than 6% on Wednesday, hitting 23. 15 against the dollar.

A Missouri man who shot and killed two jailers nearly 23 years ago during a failed bid to help an acquaintance escape from a rural jail has been executed.

The Vatican said Francis, 86, would be put under general anaesthesia and would be in hospital for several days

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations between Riyadh and Washington.

Northern Quebec’s largest town is being evacuated as firefighters work to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes in remote communities in the northern and north-western parts of the Canadian province.

Some local residents spent the night on rooftops. Others, scrambling to flee the rising waters, were evacuated by buses and trains

Two people were killed in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia’s capital, Richmond, US police said.

A cybercrime gang that is thought to be based in Russia has warned more than 100,000 staff at major British companies to email them before June 14 or stolen data will be published.

Senior diplomats from China and the United States held “candid and productive” talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from spiralling into conflict, officials said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it 'the largest man-made environmental disaster in Europe in decades'

Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for US president ahead of a town hall event in New Hampshire.

Harry’s cross-examination by MGN’s barrister on Tuesday, and his written witness statement, covered a wide range of issues

Second World War veteran Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American best known on social media under the name Papa Jake, enjoyed giving hugs to the many fans he met during his trip to Normandy for D-Day commemorations.