UK court denies Scottish independence vote
The UK's top court has ruled the Scottish government can't hold a second referendum on independence next year without approval from the British parliament.
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Rain, shocks slow Indonesia quake rescuers
Aftershocks and heavy rain have hampered the increasingly frantic search for survivors of the Indonesian earthquake as the death toll rises to 271.
Ukraine promises shelters as winter looms
Special "invincibility centres" will be set up around Ukraine to provide electricity, heat, water, internet and mobile phone connections around the clock
Ukraine faces harsh winter amid strikes
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns that half of Ukraine's power capacity has been crippled by Russia, as the country faces a winter with little to no heating.
Many children among Indonesia quake dead
The death toll from an earthquake in West Java has risen to over 250, with many children among the casualties because they were at school when the tremor hit.
New Zealand to debate 16-year-olds voting
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will vote in favour of reducing the voting age to 16 next year when the government introduces a bill to do so.
Shelling near Ukraine reactor ‘close call’
The UN nuclear watchdog says shelling fell near reactors and damaged a radioactive waste storage unit at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine.
Trump snubs Twitter after reactivation
Former US president Donald Trump's Twitter account has been reinstated, with millions of users waiting to see what he might tweet first, if anything.
Malaysia heads for hung parliament
Partial election results in Malaysia indicate no party has a simple majority needed to form the government.
Ukrainian train rolls into freed Kherson
For the first time in eight months, a train from Kyiv has pulled into Kherson after Ukrainian forces retook the southern city from Russian occupiers.
Critics lament COP27 deal lack of ambition
The COP27 climate summit has agreed to a landmark fund to help poor countries but has done little to boost efforts to curb the emissions causing global warming.
COP27 negotiators scramble to clinch deal
COP27 delegates are threatening to walk away if negotiators fail to make progress on fighting climate change as the summit struggles to seal an agreement.
APEC leaders pledge stronger trade system
APEC leaders meeting in Bangkok have called for an end to Russia's war on Ukraine and pledged to steer the region's economies toward sustainable growth.
Theranos founder Holmes gets 11 years jail
Onetime US billionaire Elizabeth Holmes has been jailed for more than 11 years for fraud at her failed blood-testing start-up Theranos.
Special counsel named to lead Trump probes
US Attorney-General Merrick Garland has named a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's investigations into former president Donald Trump.
COP27 deadline in Egypt extended by a day
The global climate conference COP27 will be extended by one day, the Egyptian government says.
Ukraine says half energy system crippled
Kyiv faces a possible shutdown of the power grid after Russian missile strikes disabled almost half of Ukraine's energy system, the government says.
EU midway path on climate damage fund
An EU proposal to resolve an impasse at the UN climate summit in Egypt is to set up a special fund to cover loss and damage in the most vulnerable countries.
North Korea fires long-range missile
North Korea has fired what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, Seoul says, a day after a launch in protest over US moves in the region.
APEC marred by North Korea missile test
Another North Korean missile test has marred the opening of the APEC leaders' meeting in Bangkok.
Ukraine power supply under constant attack
Ukrainian authorities are working to restore power nationwide after Russia unleashed the heaviest bombardment of civilian infrastructure of the war.
Pelosi steps down as US House leader
US Speaker Nancy Pelosi says "the hour has come for a new generation" as she steps down after Democrats lost control of the House in the midterm elections.
Fugitives face life for MH17 mass murder
A Dutch court has sentenced two Russians and one Ukrainian to life in prison after being found guilty of mass murder over the downing of Flight MH17.
COP-27 draft climate deal sticks to 1.5C
A draft document issued by delegates at the UN COP-27 climate summit in Egypt commits to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Myanmar junta releases jailed Australian
Australian economist Sean Turnell has reportedly been released from prison by the Myanmar military under an amnesty covering 6000 prisoners.
Judges to rule in MH17 murder trial
Dutch judges are set to deliver their verdict in the trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian over their alleged roles in the 2014 downing of MH17.
Republicans to win US House majority
Republicans have won control of the US House, projections show, returning the party to power and giving them leverage to blunt President Joe Biden's agenda.
Ukraine conflict intensifies in east
NATO ambassadors have held emergency talks to respond to a blast that killed two people at a grain facility in Poland.
NASA’s new moon rocket lifts off
NASA's new moon rocket has been launched from Florida on its debut flight 50 years after the last Apollo lunar mission.
Biden doubts missile fired from Russia
United States President Joe Biden says the missile that killed two people near the Ukrainian border in Poland might not have been fired from Russia.
Trump launches 2024 US presidential run
Former United States president Donald Trump has announced he will run for president again in 2024, getting the jump on his rivals.