Previous research suggested health benefits increased with greater volume of running   Any amount of running is good for you, according to research suggesting it is linked to a similar reduction in the risk of early death no matter how many hours you clock up a week or how fast ...

Protests and violence in Chile have spilled over into a new day and left at least seven people dead despite the president cancelling a subway fare increase that prompted the violent demonstrations. Santiago and other Chilean cities have been engulfed by several days of riots, along with peaceful protests, after ...

Thousands of people of all ages were gathering in Beirut’s central square Sunday waving Lebanese flags and chanting the “people want to bring down the regime.”   BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese protesters of all ages flooded major cities and towns nationwide Sunday demanding an end to ...

Soldiers’ presence underlines Moscow’s role as power broker after evacuation of US personnel   Russian units have begun patrolling territory separating Turkish-backed Syrian rebels from the Syrian army around the flashpoint town of Manbij in north-east Syria, in a clear sign that Moscow has become the de facto power broker ...

Global hunger index finds countries affected by drought and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa have seen biggest increases in undernourished people   The climate crisis is driving alarming levels of hunger in the world, undermining food security in the world’s most vulnerable regions, according to this year’s global hunger index. The ...

Thousands take to streets after exit polls give conservative academic more than 70% of the vote   A low-profile, conservative law professor has beaten a charismatic media magnate released from prison last week in Tunisia’s presidential election runoff. In a contest that reflected Tunisia’s shifting post-revolution political landscape, Kais Saied ...

It is cities, not national governments, that are most aggressively fighting the climate crisis – and in 30 years they could look radically different by John Vidal   She has barely ever been in a car, and never eaten meat or flown. Now 31, she lives on the 15th floor ...

Agreement to hand over border towns comes after more than 700 Isis affiliates escape camp   Kurdish-led forces in control of north-east Syria have reached a deal with the Assad regime to stave off a bloody five-day-old Turkish assault, as more than 700 people with links to Islamic State have ...

Turkey’s president has threatened to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe in retaliation for stinging world criticism of his military operation in northern Syria that has left 17 civilians dead, including several children. Lashing out at the European Union and others that joined a global chorus of condemnation, President ...

Turkey’s president faces some difficult choices after being given green light by the US   For Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it’s a case of be careful what you wish for. By most accounts, Turkey’s president bamboozled Donald Trump into giving a green light for an invasion of north-east Syria. Yet now, ...