Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied US efforts to topple him, died on Friday. He was 90. Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, led the tributes from world leaders after the announcement, which was greeted ... Read More »

British actor Kenny Baker, who starred as R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, has died aged 81 after a long illness, his niece has confirmed. Baker became a household name in 1977 when he took on the role of the robot in the first Star Wars film alongside Anthony Daniels’s ... Read More »