All news by author Thomas Brown

A man urinated on the Vatican’s holiest altar in front of hundreds of horrified worshippers, according to local reports.

South Korea summoned the Cambodian envoy to express concern after a Korean college student was kidnapped and brutally tortured to death in a case that threatened to spark a diplomatic row between the two countries.

Authorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal, which could end the two-year war in Gaza.

Argentine singer and former model Fede Dorcaz has been shot dead ahead of his appearance on the Mexican version of Strictly Come Dancing.

The former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sexual abuser Ian Watkins has died following an attack in prison.

Tyson Fury left himself open to accusations of self-indulgence with his choice of outfit as he attended Ricky Hatton’s funeral, but a heartwarming explanation has emerged.

British passports will have a brand-new look starting in December, it has been revealed.

A man has sustained ’life-changing’ injuries after being shot by police in east London.

Boxing legend Ricky Hatton has been laid to rest in front of numerous famous faces as thousands of mourners lined the streets of Manchester.

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, sending panicked residents running into the streets as the ground shook.

Indian police have arrested the owner of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, the cough syrup company linked to the deaths of at least 19 children in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, a senior police officer told Reuters on Thursday.

Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a "historic" Gaza peace deal that will see both sides stop fighting and begin releasing hostages and prisoners.

The criminal case has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target President Donald Trump’s adversaries, with many suggesting that the charges arise from the former director ’standing up to Donald Trump’.

German police will be allowed to shoot down drones under new legislation aimed at increasing safety after a spate of sightings across Europe.

The company Alkagesta exports Russian oil to Ukraine via Romania.

Conor McGregor has been handed an 18-month ban after missing three drug tests in 2024 – but will still be eligible to fight at the White House event next summer.

Four construction workers have died after a building under renovation collapsed in central Madrid, near the city’s opera house and royal palace.

Jaguar Land Rover has started a gradual restart of its production lines, more than a month after a severe cyber-attack forced the British carmaker to halt operations worldwide.

A week ago, British fascism’s village idiot Paul Golding drove his Britain First ’battle bus’ around Manchester with a banner saying ’Keir Starmer is a wanker’.

The ad was straightforward: Sign up for one year to fight on Russia’s side in “the special military operation zone” — i.e. the war in Ukraine — and get citizenship, free healthcare, money and land.

An abandoned station, a few rusted carriages, and a dozen meters of track are all that remains of a Soviet railway in southern Armenia.

A builder who won £1 million on a scratch card came close to death after ’three months of partying’.

The US President wrote on Truth Social: "I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST. I will continue to monitor this centuries-old conflict.’

Rescue efforts are underway on Mount Everest after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese state media.