World News

Almost the entirety of Europe saw above-average temperatures last year, while wildfires burnt a record area and heatwaves struck from north to south, according to an extensive new climate study.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it is to leave the OPEC and OPEC+ cartels of oil-producing nations, potentially threatening greater turbulence for global energy markets ahead.

An 89-year-old man has been arrested after shootings in Athens left several people wounded.

Mexico's army has captured a cartel leader tipped to succeed notorious drug lord "El Mencho".

Players who cover their mouths in confrontations with opponents to conceal discriminatory conduct face being sent off at the World Cup - after football's rule-makers voted through plans first revealed by Sky News.

At least 14 people have been killed in a train collision in western Indonesia, with another 84 injured, according to the country's train operator.

A man accused of plotting to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna has pleaded guilty on the opening day of his trial.

The true identity of a woman whose body was discovered in a rainwater collector has been revealed after more than 20 years.

A man who killed a British father-of-two in a motel car park in Australia has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial.

A suspected £4m cannabis haul has been seized in a cross-border police operation.