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A Canadian woman who has used the same lottery numbers for nearly 30 years has won the jackpot, winning a CA$5.3m ($3.9m; £3.2m) cash prize.

Queen Silvia of Sweden believes her royal palace is haunted, according to a documentary to be aired on Swedish public television on Thursday.

British pop singer Rebecca Ferguson says she has been invited to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration, but her response may not be the RSVP the President-elect's team were expecting.

Israeli police have questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an inquiry into corruption allegations.

President-elect Donald Trump has made a bold bet on North Korea, saying the secretive country won't test an intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the United States.

At least 39 people, including at least 15 foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey’s interior minister says.

Celebrations have begun as people around the world ring in the New Year.

In a latest development that further strains the already anything but cordial relationship between White House and the Kremlin, the US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference in last month's presidential elections, giving them 72 hours to leave the country.

The US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into the presidential election.

The Syrian government and rebel groups have agreed a nationwide ceasefire from midnight (22:00 GMT) on Thursday.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to throw officials out of a flying helicopter if they misuse public funds -- and admitted on live television that he's done it before.

The Obama administration is preparing to announce, as soon as Thursday, a series of retaliation measures against Russia for meddling in the US election, according to American officials BRIEFED on the plans.