UK: Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes

Thousands of people have protested in London over changes to inheritance tax for farmers announced in the Budget. Among those marching in Whitehall was TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who said…

China: Giant sinkholes with ancient forests inside are a tourist hit

Tourists are usually seen standing on the edge of the sheer limestone cliff. More than 100 metres (328ft) beneath them is a lost world of ancient forests, plants and animals.…

USA: Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m

Maurizio Cattelan’s provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m (£4.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York – four times higher than pre-sale estimates. The auction house…

Laos: Free shots and beer buckets at centre of suspected methanol deaths

For Australian friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, it was their first big trip venturing out to explore the world. Like so many 19-year-olds, they were drawn to the romance…

Ireland: Conor McGregor orded to pay £206,000 civil rape case damages

A woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has won her claim against him for damages in a civil case. A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts…

Azerbaijan: Developing nations stage walkout UN climate talks

Negotiators from small island states and the least-developed nations have walked out of negotiations during overtime United Nations climate talks, saying their climate finance interests were being ignored. Nerves frayed on Saturday…

Lebanon: Four Italian UN peacekeepers injured by rocket fire

The UN peacekeeping agency in southern Lebanon has said four of its soldiers have been injured in a rocket attack on one of its bases. The Italian soldiers were taken…

Ukraine: We should not bow to Russia’s escalation- Czech Republic’s foreign minister

We have some more reaction from international leaders have been reacting to Russia’s new missile deployed in Ukraine: The latest such leader is the Czech Republic’s foreign minister who said…

N Korea: Russia breaks sanctions supplying N Korea oil breaking

Russia is estimated to have supplied North Korea with more than a million barrels of oil since March this year, according to satellite imagery analysis from the Open Source Centre,…

Russia: Dozens of Kursk civilians held by Ukraine returned to Russia

The governor of Russia’s Kursk border region has said that 46 Russian civilian residents of Kursk, who were been held by Ukraine, have been returned to Russia following negotiations. Alexei…