US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Rome for meetings with the Vatican’s second in command and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh off the Italian leader’s visit to the White House a ...

The Force was with many Star Wars fan in Japan at an event where Lucasfilm announced that the next instalment in the franchise will hit theatres in May 2027. Appearing on stage before a ...

Marco Rubio has hinted that the US could abandon Russia-Ukraine peace talks after a meeting in Paris on ending the war that David Lammy said underscored the “shared commitment to global security”. The ...

A status orange rain warning has been issued for Co Wicklow. A series of yellow weather warnings are also in place across the island. Met Eireann said that heavy rain in the area could cause localised ...

A British woman has died in a cable car crash near Naples, according to an Italian official. The Briton and an Israeli woman were among four people who died in the crash after a cable snapped on ...

Airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 17 people early on Friday – including children, hospital workers said as the new US ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem. Among the ...

Actor Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop in Neighbours, has said that his terminal cancer diagnosis put him in a “cruel, ugly, brutal place”. The 86-year-old actor, known for playing the former cafe ...

Secretary of state Marco Rubio said that the US may be ready to “move on” from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is not progress in the coming days. Speaking in Paris after a marathon ...

Flight restrictions over the King’s home at Sandringham have been put in place for the security of royals and visiting dignitaries. The restrictions were requested by security services on March 4, ...

The Duke of Sussex requested specific security protection after a threat was made against him by al Qaida, according to court documents. Harry was at the Royal Courts of Justice in London last week ...

A four-foot-long caiman was among the items seized by police as two people were arrested on suspicion of drugs and weapons offences. The animal, which has been handed over to the RSPCA, was found by ...

Scottish ministers have called for an urgent meeting with the UK Government on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman. Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary ...