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We rarely think about how essential and reliable electricity grids are until they fail.

A Palestinian diplomat has told the United Nations' top court that Israel is "starving, killing and displacing" civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza.

The conclave to elect Pope Francis's successor will begin on 7 May, the Vatican has announced.

The number of people killed in an explosion at Iran's biggest container port has risen to 65, with over 1,200 injured, according to state media.

A trial has started in France over the 2016 heist in which armed robbers tied up Kim Kardashian and stole millions of dollars' worth of jewellery during Paris Fashion Week.

An "exceptional and extraordinary" power outage has brought large parts of Portugal and Spain to a standstill. 

When Canada goes to the polls today, it might be the second election Donald Trump wins in six months.

The strategic peninsula of Crimea is crucial in US-led efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

A man has been charged with multiple counts of murder after 11 people, including a five-year-old child, were killed in a vehicle attack in Vancouver.

Work to prepare the Sistine Chapel for the gathering of the cardinals to elect a new pope has begun.