As part of plea deal, Alexander Smirnov will admit he made up story at center of Republican impeachment inquiry A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that Joe Biden and the president’s son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers. As part of the plea deal…

Travel disruption expected as forecaster issues weather warnings for almost all of UK from Monday to Thursday Revellers could see their New Year’s Eve plans curtailed or cancelled, with heavy rain, snow and wind forecast to hit the UK, causing travel disruption for most of this week. The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather…

Drinks flow and friends are made as people hunker down overnight at the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire “Do you want a shot?” asks Katy Sherrington from Durham, offering up a tiny glass of a pink liquid. Nobody is going anywhere at this point, so it would be rude not to. On Saturday night…

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling party blocked the opposition’s first attempt a week ago after his short-lived attempt to declare martial law.

The crisis-plagued country’s divided parliament ends a power vacuum that lasted more than two years.

The handovers appeared to go relatively smoothly, unlike the previous one, which descended into chaos. In return, Israel is set to release Palestinian prisoners.

Since the protests in 2020 the Lukashenko government has brutally repressed political opponents.

Israeli PM spoke of ‘warm’ discussion with US president-elect amid pressure from Trump camp for progress on hostage releases Benjamin Netanyahu has said he spoke to Donald Trump over the weekend about his plans in Syria and efforts to secure the release of hostages in Gaza amid a wave of strikes in the territory. The…