More than 40 people - including several children - have been killed in US-led airstrikes on the last Islamic State stronghold in eastern Syria, according to a war monitoring body and state media.

An Argentine navy submarine that went missing last year may have partially imploded while at sea, a senior official has said.

Up to 30 carriages have fallen on to a highway in Georgia after a train derailed on a bridge, according to US authorities.

A woman has died and 106 people are injured as people block roads around France to protest against rising fuel taxes.

Democrat Andrew Gillum has conceded defeat to Republican rival Ron DeSantis in the hard-fought race for Florida governor - but has vowed to "keep fighting".

A swimmer in Australia has died after apparently being stung by a stingray, police have said.

Donald Trump has visited areas in northern and southern California that have been devastated by two massive wildfires, killing 76 people.

President Trump took the same road into Paradise as us - he can't fail to have been moved by what he saw. The fire damage starts from miles out. Valleys scorched, leafless trees, the air still thick with smog - enough to make your throat and eyes sting.

The CIA has concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, according to a US official.

Rival protesters have clashed in the Netherlands over traditional pre-Christmas celebrations that involve a character in "blackface" make-up.