Donald H. Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense for Presidents Gerald R. Ford and George W. Bush, who presided over America’s Cold War strategies in the 1970s and, in the new world of terrorism decades later, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, died on Tuesday at his home in Taos, N.M. He was 88.
China's President Xi Jinping has warned that foreign powers will "get their heads bashed" if they attempt to bully or influence the country.
Scientists have identified a new contender for "patient zero" in the plague that caused the Black Death.
Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records.
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country's highest court.
France has held its second round of regional elections, with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) again failing to take power anywhere.
The US has launched air strikes against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon announced.
A Covid outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases.
Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after he breached social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague.
German lawmakers have approved changes that will make it easier for descendants of those who fled Nazi persecution to obtain citizenship.
Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say.
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.