Theresa May becomes Britain's new PM

2:15 PM   Theresa May became British prime minister on Wednesday and appointed Boris Johnson her new Foreign Secretary.

Baby vegan hospitalised for malnutrition

When an Italian baby was taken to hospital in Milan earlier this month by his grandparents, doctors there were shocked by the baby's condition. 

Islamic State readies for fall of 'caliphate'

Even as it launches waves of terrorist attacks, IS quietly preparing its followers for the eventual collapse of the caliphate it proclaimed with great fanfare two years ago.

Boris Johnson appointed UK foreign minister

6:19 AM   Johnson, who has never previously held a cabinet post, will have to address questions about the country's role in the world after its exit from the EU and he will inherit Britain's often difficult relationship with Russia.

Boris Johnson's name brings big smile to US State Department spokesman's lips

Chris Zappone 1:52 PM   A US official's response to the news Boris Johnson has been promoted to foreign secretary is telling.

If Theresa May is the ringmaster, Boris Johnson is the travelling circus

Maher Mughrabi 1:17 PM   Appointing Boris Johnson as foreign secretary has a ruthless Home Office logic to it.

Wife of slain Cambodian government critic wants to escape to Australia: reports

Daniel Flitton 12:22 PM   The wife of a prominent anti-government activist shot dead in Cambodia on Sunday is reported to want to escape to Australia.

Trump polling improves

Alan Rappeport 11:08 AM   Good news for Trump. Polls put him neck and neck with Clinton in crucial swing states Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.

Five reasons Trump's campaign continues to fizzle

Jennifer Rubin 11:02 AM   There is ample evidence his operation is continuing its political death spiral.

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Brussels car fires arson, not terrorism, say authorities

10:23 AM   Police have excluded terrorism as behind a blast that destroyed a number of cars in the south of Brussels.

David Cameron takes his final bow as PM

7:53 AM   "My only wish is continued success for this great country that I love so very much," he said, in his final public remarks as prime minister.

Video of President Bush at Dallas memorial lights up social media

Travis M. Andrews 7:27 AM   President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush appeared together at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. But only one of them swayed.

Japan's emperor to abdicate 'in a few years' - report

Elaine Lies 9:11 PM   The abdication of a Japanese Emperor would be unprecedented in modern times.

By Jove, it made it and Juno, it sent a picture

Kenneth Chang 9:05 PM   So it did happen. The Juno spacecraft really did reach Jupiter.

Solar-powered plane nears end of historic round-the-world trip

8:50 PM   A solar-powered plane is close to completing the first fuel-free flight around the globe.

America revisits a traumatic past

Paul McGeough 7:16 PM   In the wake of mass violence, the US is on edge, fearful and fretful.

Who would be the veep of Trump? Here are some possibles

7:13 PM   Donald Trump is expected to announce his running mate by Friday. Here are the main contenders.

Candidates pitch for the UN top job

Daniel Flitton 4:39 PM   For an organisation infamous as all talk and no action, the answer was remarkably brief.

China calls Philippines claims in South China Sea baseless

3:40 PM   The Philippines claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea are "baseless" and Chinese fishing boats have been harassed and attacked by the Philippines around the Spratly Islands, the Chinese government said in a white paper published on Wednesday.

Grand Canyon hiker dies in fall hours after posting photo on cliff edge

3:22 PM   The night before a US woman fell to her death at the Grand Canyon, she posted on social media an image of herself sitting near the edge of a cliff and looking at the stunning view, which sent a chill through her mother.

After Dallas shooting, Barack Obama says US should reject despair

3:14 PM   President Barack Obama says the shootings of five Dallas police officers would appear to have exposed the "the deepest fault line of our democracy" but that Americans must reject such despair.