Britain's top diplomat said London's response demonstrated its "adherence to the rule of law" as well as "the seriousness with which we take these incidents".
The UK interior ministry could not confirm the details, noting it would be for a coroner to formally confirm details of those who died.
Strike action scheduled to begin on December 29 remains in place pending the outcome of the ballot of members.
An 18-year-old from Hong Kong has been sentenced to three years in detention for making fun of the national flag.
In a horrific incident reported from India's capital New Delhi, two bike-borne assailants threw acid on a 17-year-old girl while she was on her way to school.
A Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) deputy has come under fire for reportedly having sex while on duty at Men's Central Jail in the city.
A small boat loaded with migrants heading for British shores from France capsized in the freezing waters of the English Channel early on Wednesday, resulting in four deaths, the British government said.
Pope Francis on Wednesday called on people to spend less on Christmas presents and celebrations, and donate the money saved to those in war-ravaged Ukraine.
Argentinian police have launched a manhunt for three women after a 60-year-old man was found dead and tied to his bed.
China sent a record 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bomber aircraft into Taiwan's air defense zone, informed the island's Defense Ministry on Tuesday.
A 39-year-old woman from California, US, has been accused of killing her former stepfather after she found a nude photo of her on his computer.
Britain on Tuesday said it planned to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants who cross the English Channel from remaining in the country, as the government tries to control a surge in people arriving in small boats on its southern coast.
A "sadistic" man has been convicted of murdering his colleague at his parents' house in Leicestershire, UK, last year.
A 23-year-old man was executed in a public hanging carried out in the city of Mashhad, Iran.
Jonathan Sherman, the son of a Canadian billionaire couple, has tripled the cash reward for information about his parents' killers.
Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded and led FTX until a liquidity crunch forced the cryptocurrency exchange to declare bankruptcy last month, was arrested on Monday.
All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, leaving 1.5 million people without power, officials said on Saturday.
Kurdish criminal groups control the increasingly lucrative cross-Channel illegal migration routes using both lorries and, more recently, small boats, according to the NCA.
Europe overall has taken a harder stance against migration after a massive inflow of asylum-seekers in 2015-2016.
A woman who went missing last week was found dead in a barrel in the boot of a car on Monday morning in Guatemala City.
In a horrific incident reported from the Indian state of Jharkhand, a 20-year-old man beheaded his 24-year-old cousin over a long-standing land dispute.
A man got stuck between the legs of an elephant statue while performing a ritual at a temple in India.
North Korea executed two high school students for reportedly watching and distributing South Korean dramas among their friends.
The five sentenced to death were convicted of "corruption on earth" -- one of the most serious offences under Islamic sharia law in Iran.
One hundred years ago on Tuesday, Ireland gained statehood in the midst of a bitter civil war.
European Union and Western Balkans leaders met in the Albanian capital Tirana on Tuesday for a summit meant to reassure the region of a future in the wealthy bloc amid fears of rising Russian and Chinese influence.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Vadym Khlupianets, a 26-year-old ballet dancer at Kyiv's National Operetta Theatre, joined the army.
An Irish man who earns a whopping £105,000 per year has sued his employer, claiming he is being paid to "do nothing" at his workplace.
A man from the Indian state of Maharashtra has been booked for marrying twin sisters in a grand ceremony held in the Solapur district of the state
Germany is becoming a key destination for disillusioned young Tunisians despite a language barrier and the North African nation's long history of ties with France.