World Roundup

Australia: A British ultra-endurance athlete has shattered the world record for running across the width of Australia, completing the 3,800km…

Romania: Nicusor Dan, the liberal and pro-European mayor of Bucharest, has won the Romanian presidency in a tense run-off election.…

Redmond, Washington: Microsoft, ahead of its Build developer conference in Seattle, has unveiled new ambitions for artificial intelligence (AI), imagining…

Britain: British climber Kenton Cool has reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 19th time, further cementing his…

Lisbon, Portugal: Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance has won the country’s latest snap parliamentary election, the third in just three years, but…

United States: Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones,…

Basel, Switzerland: Austria claimed victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with an emotional performance by Austrian-Filipino singer-songwriter JJ. The…

New York City: The Mexican Navy training ship Cuauhtémoc crashed into New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge, injuring at least 22…

Istanbul: Russia and Ukraine will exchange 1,000 prisoners each following peace talks held in Istanbul. Delegations from both countries were…

North Carolina: Tempers have flared at Quail Hollow as Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton delivered emotional outbursts during a tense…