International climate talks that have gone on for two weeks have failed to reach an agreement on a key part of a deal that would help reduce global carbon emissions. Delegates have postponed a decision on global carbon markets which put a price on the emission of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. Carbon markets allow one country to pay …

Hosts Spain made light work of a youthful Canadian side to win the inaugural edition of the new-look Davis Cup and claim the team trophy for a sixth time on Sunday. Fittingly it was Spain’s talisman Rafael Nadal who sealed the triumph, beating 20-year-old Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-6 (7) to rack up his eighth victory in eight matches during a …

The sixth wife of the ruler of Dubai has emerged at a London court after weeks of hiding to ask for a forced marriage protection order, claiming she fears for her life. Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, 45, is the third woman to try to escape the court of her 70-year-old billionaire husband Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum. The sheikh owns Godolphin …

A man has been charged after allegedly crashing a van carrying more than $200 million of the drug ice into a parked police car in Sydney. It is alleged 26-year-old Simon Tu hit the patrol car yesterday about 10:30am, as it was parked outside Eastwood Police Station in the city’s north-west. The impact from the van, a Toyota HiAce, crushed …

Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London, will become the UK’s next prime minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership ballot. He beat rival Jeremy Hunt with 66 per cent of the vote. The result of the leadership contest was announced at a party meeting in London with Mr Johnson and Mr Hunt sitting in the front row. Mr Johnson …

Forget Donald Trump. Boris Johnson is hurtling towards becoming Great Britain’s next prime minister. Just as politics was transformed in the US, as Mr Johnson walks through the doors at Downing Street, there will be a seismic shift in the landscape. And the blond bombshell will take at least some of the spotlight that has been dedicated to the US …

The United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch, has quit his post a day after US President Donald Trump labelled him “wacky”, “pompous” and “very stupid”. Sir Kim came under fire from Mr Trump after the leak on Sunday of official documents he had sent back to the UK Government that described the White House as “dysfunctional” and …

Queen Elizabeth has paid personal tribute to veterans of the D-day invasion which helped bring World War II to an end. Rising from her seat not once, but twice, the 93-year-old Queen applauded not the 16 world leaders, the top military brass or dignitories but the frail ageing veterans, their coats heavy with medals. About 300 World War II veterans, …

British Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed the details of her “new” Brexit plan after declaring that MPs have “one last chance” to vote on whether to hold a second referendum. In an attempt to get her EU divorce deal through parliament, Ms May delivered new guarantees on workers’ rights, environmental protections, the Northern Irish border and a compromise on customs arrangements. Ms May reportedly held a three-hour Cabinet …

North Korean state media has confirmed that leader Kim Jong-un will travel to Russia “soon” for his first ever meeting with Vladimir Putin. While no date has been announced, the Kremlin has also said the two will meet “in the second half of April”. Speculation is growing that they’ll meet in Russia’s eastern port of Vladivostok, just hours from their …