Filipino soldier loses thumb in clash with Chinese coastguard
US decries high-speed ramming and axe and knife wielding in disputed sea
US decries high-speed ramming and axe and knife wielding in disputed sea
Pilgrims on the hajj trip from countries including Egypt, Iran and Senegal among the dead after desert temperatures top 50C
Russian leader may sign a ‘strategic partnership treaty’ with North Korean dictator whose country is now a vital arms supplier to Moscow
Political opponent says German leader’s government is “finished” after humiliating loss in EU election
Micheál Martin, Ireland’s foreign minister, says there has been ‘significant discussion’ about imposing sanctions
No moral equivalence between Israel, a democratic state, and terrorist group Hamas, says Prime Minister
Thousands pay respects in north-western city of Tabriz as five days of mourning start after president died in helicopter crash
Video released by terror group was originally interpreted as a first sign of life for the 51-year-old
Both men and women could be called up to boost numbers in the armed forces
Unwitting expats must pay income tax to the Church, thanks to an archaic levy, if their name is found on any baptismal register
On the throne since 1991, King Harald is Europe’s oldest reigning monarch