Dozens of Republicans defied Trump and joined Democrats to reject a revised spending bill. Here are five things to know ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline.

Kurdish forces say there's a real threat IS militants will try to break out comrades held in their jails in the north east.

The ex-husband - who is under investigation for other attacks - has a divided personality, a doctor finds.

The first appearance of a formal US delegation in more than a decade is a sign of dramatic shifts since Assad's fall.

It follows calls from the Workers United union for higher pay and better conditions for Starbucks baristas.

UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili defend their titles at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The UFC has added a featherweight bout to the UFC 312 pay-per-view fight card headlined by the middleweight championship rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland.

Tyson Fury trolled the crowd, and even a DAZN reporter during Wednesday’s Usyk vs. Fury 2 open workout.

Logan Paul dropped a line made famous by Conor McGregor when announcing his return to WWE amid rumors he’s in talks to face the UFC superstar in a boxing exhibition in 2025.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is picking Logan Paul, or any UFC fighter, to beat Conor McGregor.

Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a funfair in southwestern Nigeria

Relieved after the ceasefire that was agreed at the end of November, which ended almost 14 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese people celebrated Christmas on Tuesday with markets and parades.

Syria's first domestic flight since the fall of Bashar al-Assad landed in Aleppo on Wednesday after taking off from the capital Damascus.

Russian regional authorities reported on Tuesday that around 35km of coastline had been contaminated by oil after two ships were badly damaged by storms in the Kerch Strait . A state of emergency has been declared in several districts.

A fur seal appeared on the sand of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Ipanema beach on Wednesday morning.