Britain's Chancellor Philip Hammond said he would not use better news on the country's big budget deficit to spend heavily because he needs to keep "reserves in the tank" for the impending divorce from the European Union.

Holding babies on their hips and all the possessions they could carry, thousands of tired and hungry residents streamed out of Mosul on Saturday as the Iraqi army pushed deeper into the Islamic State-held side of the city.

​US-backed Iraqi forces launched on Sunday a new push toward the Islamic State-held old city centre of Mosul, on the western bank of the Tigris river, an Iraqi military spokesman said.

There are enough reasons to worry about Donald Trump having his finger on the button. Just imagine the day when Kim Jong-un does, too.

Apple has temporarily stopped buying cobalt mined by hand in Congo, while it continues to deal with problems relating to child labour and harsh work conditions.

A Syrian air force pilot who bailed out as his warplane crashed on Turkish territory has told Turkish authorities his aircraft was shot down.

Allegations that an unknown number of potential Marines, as well as current and former service members, shared compromising photos of colleagues on social media.

Donald Trump explodes, simmers with rage and upbraids his staff as he enters week seven of his presidency enmeshed in controversy while struggling to make good on his campaign promises.

Trump inadvertently emphasised this is about whether the intelligence community has discovered the President of the United States is compromised.

North Korea has fired 'multiple missiles' from its Tongchang-ri region where a missile base is located, South Korea's military says.

Pope Francis on Sunday called on people to carry and read the Bible with as much dedication as they do their mobile phones.

Expelled from Malaysia, North Korea's ambassador packed a television set into his luggage and flew home on Monday.

Israeli media say Benjamin Netanyahu is to be questioned for a fourth time over corruption allegations.

Banging pots in anger, several hundred people in Paris are protesting corruption in French politics as the two leading presidential candidates face legal investigations.

The Dutch election is wide open going into the last full week of campaigning.