Prince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced. The couple will also no longer formally represent the Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to repay £2.4m of taxpayer money for

Authorities have restored broadband internet and 2G mobile internet services in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. J&K Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal was addressing media on Saturday. The 2G mobile internet services have been restored on post-paid mobile phones for accessing only

The chancellor has warned manufacturers that "there will not be alignment" with the EU after Brexit and insists firms must "adjust" to new regulations. Speaking to the Financial Times, Sajid Javid admitted not all businesses would benefit from Brexit. The Food and Drink Federation

Heavy rains and thunderstorms have lashed parts of Australia's east coast, dousing some of its fires but bringing a new threat of flooding to some areas. There have been downpours in the states of Victoria, New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, which have all been badly hit by the

The world's shortest man who could walk, as verified by Guinness World Records (GWR), has died at a hospital in Nepal at the age of 27. Khagendra Thapa Magar, from Nepal's Baglung district, measured 67.08cm (2ft 2.41in). His brother told AFP news agency he died on Friday

China's birth rate has fallen to its lowest since the formation of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago - despite the easing of the "one-child policy". The birth rate was 10.48 per thousand in 2019 - the lowest since 1949, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is to lead Friday prayers in the capital Tehran - the first time he has done so in eight years. It comes in the wake of widespread angry protests over the Ukrainian passenger plane shot down by Iran's military last week.

An aide to Donald Trump's lawyer claims the president "knew exactly what was going on" with efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating former Vice-President Joe Biden and his son. Lev Parnas told MSNBC he went to Ukraine to put pressure on officials on behalf of Mr Trump and

Iran is facing fresh pressure to give a full accounting of what happened to the Ukrainian Airlines plane that was shot down over its capital city last week with 176 people on board. Ministers from five countries that lost citizens in the crash are due to meet in London later to demand

At least 21 people have been killed in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province as Syrian government forces and their Russian allies intensified an air offensive on the country's northwest, according to rescue workers who operate in opposition-held areas. A new ceasefire agreement

In his annual address to parliament, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes that could see him extend his hold on power. Here are five things to know: What has happened? In a move that has surprised Russians and international observers, the Russian prime

At least 77 people have been killed and 94 injured in northeast Pakistan after a series of avalanches destroyed and buried houses. The avalanches were triggered by heavy snowfall in the Neelum Valley, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, according to local authorities. Dozens of houses

Police in India are investigating allegations that a newborn died after being mauled by a stray dog at a hospital. The parents alleged that their baby was alive and in the operating theatre when the dog attacked. The hospital, however, insists the infant was stillborn. Officials

A 41-year-old Indian businessman was sentenced to three years in prison for molesting former Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim on a flight in 2017. Vikas Sachdev was accused of repeatedly moving his foot up and down her neck and back while she was "half-asleep" in her seat. He was

Some journalists have been turned away from the court where the controversial treason trial of Cambodia's opposition leader has begun. Reporters from Reuters and the Phnom Penh Post said they had been told there were no more seats available. Kem Sokha is accused of plotting to

A passenger plane has dumped fuel over several schools as it made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport. At least 60 people, many of them children, were treated for skin irritation and breathing problems. Fuel may be dumped in emergency landings, but only over

The International Court of Justice, the United Nations' highest court, will issue a decision on a request for emergency measures in a genocide case against Myanmar on January 23, the Gambian Ministry of Justice said on Twitter on Monday. The mainly Muslim West African country filed

Several people have been detained in Iran over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane with a missile, the country's judiciary says. Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said investigations into the incident were continuing, but provided no details. President

Canadian investigators flying to Tehran on Monday will access the wreckage and black boxes from a Ukranian jetliner downed by a missile strike last week, officials said. "We don't fully know what the scope of our investigation will be," Transportation Safety Board (TSB) chair Kathy

UK scientists say the recent fires in Australia are a taste of what the world will experience as temperatures rise. Prof Richard Betts from the Met Office Hadley Centre said we are "seeing a sign of what would be normal conditions under a future warming world of 3C". While natural