What could be better than one wide-ranging high-speed rail network? Three or four competing ones, which look set to not only improve travelers' options but also (hopefully) drive prices down.

Another week, another set of firsts for the new King. This time round, Charles III hosted the first state visit of his reign and welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the UK.

From the moment Emma Corrin appears on screen in the titular role of Netflix's new adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover," her clothing mirrors the emotions of her character.

Allies of Ukraine want to put a price limit on Russian oil. But there's a problem: They can't agree on a number that would actually pile pressure on the Kremlin.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has in the past week launched a series of airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, and is warning that a ground operation will soon follow.

An Iranian-Kurdish footballer has been arrested on charges of "incitement against the regime" as Tehran cracks down on anti-government protesters, according to state-aligned news agency Tasim.

Britain's cost-of-living crisis is already taking the shine off Black Friday. Now, the shopping holiday faces an additional threat from strikes that could disrupt deliveries, subdue online shopping and deliver another blow to the slumping economy.

It's a political journey decades in the making -- the transformation of a young student firebrand into an icon of democracy and eventually the leader of his country, via two stints in jail.

Rats in northern India have been accused of eating hundreds of kilograms of cannabis seized from drug dealers and stored in police warehouses.

A 90-year-old former bishop and outspoken critic of China's ruling Communist Party was found guilty Friday on a charge relating to his role in a relief fund for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests in 2019.