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Spain's former king Juan Carlos has fled to a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic amid a corruption scandal, according to reports.

Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after a giant SOS sign they wrote in the sand was spotted from above.

Donald Trump has said the US should receive a "large percentage" of the proceeds from any sale of TikTok to Microsoft.

Hundreds of thousands of people are without power after Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the US, bringing with it winds of 85mph and the threat of storm surges and flash floods.

North Korea has "probably developed miniaturised nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missile", according to a confidential UN report.

Virgin Galactic has revealed designs for a supersonic passenger plane capable of flying three times the speed of sound.

Footballers could be sent off if they deliberately cough at an opponent under new rules issued during the coronavirus pandemic.

There may never be a "silver bullet" to beat coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organisation has warned.

A woman has reportedly won £12,000 for a piece of art featuring thousands of forward-slash characters on an A4 piece of paper.

A toddler has become the youngest person to reach the summit of a 10,000ft mountain - and was rewarded for his efforts with some sweets.