Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night, delivering a speech which hit the key notes her campaign wanted – but had only rare moments of soaring

The second-largest diamond ever found – a rough 2,492-carat stone – has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find

Television icon Oprah Winfrey made a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in her hometown of Chicago, where she urged Democrats and independent voters to “choose common sense

Tim Walz was formally nominated as the Democratic candidate for vice-president at the party’s convention in Chicago on Wednesday night – where delegates also delighted in a surprise speech about

England and Manchester City defender Kyle Walker says the tough love of his father helped him become an elite player. Walker has enjoyed a glittering career at City, winning the

The rapid spread of mpox – what used to be called monkeypox – in parts of Africa has been declared a global emergency. A new form of the virus is

A barrier that was erected to block a popular view of Mount Fuji has been taken down after successfully deterring tourists from swarming the area. Authorities in Yamanashi prefecture installed

Police have clashed with protesters in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta as tens of thousands of people gathered in protest of the government’s attempt to reverse a constitutional court ruling.

Hezbollah has launched dozens of rockets at the occupied Golan Heights after Israeli aircraft struck deep inside Lebanon, as fears of an all-out war grow. The Israeli military said it

The newly announced boss of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, has come under fire after it was revealed he will commute almost 1,000 miles (1,600km) from his family home in Newport Beach,