Police in Istanbul have detained 47 people in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey’s largest protests in more …

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful have bidden farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish to be …

More than 150 people have been injured after they jumped from buildings in Istanbul as one of the strongest quakes in years hit the city. Many people gathered in parks …

The death of Pope Francis has prompted an outpouring of tributes from across the globe, none more poignant than the heartfelt words of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who remembered …

World Economic Forum chair and founder of the Davos summit, Klaus Schwab is to step down after more than five decades. Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, whose …

Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. “Dearest brothers …

Thousands of pilgrims have joined the annual Stations of the Cross procession in the old town of Jerusalem as Christians around the world were marking Good Friday. In the years …

China will impose 125 per cent tariffs on US goods from Saturday, raising the stakes in a trade war that threatens to upend global supply chains. The hike comes after …

Iconic soprano Maria Callas will serve as a strong symbol associated with UNESCO’s Paris headquarters after a statue of her by sculptor Nikos Floros was unveiled at the site. The …

Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the nation’s civil war to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3000 people. The …