Three men held hostage in the Gaza Strip for more than 16 months have been freed, bringing to 24 the number of captives ...

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has defended his stance against the far-right, and said his country will not accept people who ...

The family of Britons Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have been detained in Iran, said the situation was causing “significant concern”. They were reportedly detained in January but Iran’s state-run ...

Russia seeks to take control of all parts of Donetsk and neighbouring Luhansk, which together make up Ukraine’s Donbas industrial region.

The world number one has reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over two positive drugs test year.

Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory tract infection – and was up eating and reading on Saturday morning, the Vatican said.

Jockey Michael O’Sullivan remains in intensive care with his condition unchanged following his fall at Thurles last week, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board has announced. O’Sullivan and his mount ...

Irish TV presenter Laura Whitmore has shared the last text messages between her and Caroline Flack on the five year anniversary of her death. Flack, who was known for presenting ITV’s Love Island, ...

Top scorer Cole Palmer cut a frustrated figure during Friday’s resounding 3-0 Premier League defeat on the south coast.

Some white South Africans showed support for President Donald Trump on Saturday and gathered at the US Embassy in Pretoria to claim they are victims of racism by their own government.

Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an “army of Europe”, suggesting the continent could not rely on Donald Trump’s United States for its defence. The president of Ukraine warned “America ...

The Foreign and Defence Secretaries called on the UK and Europe to ‘do more’ to ‘share the burden’ of regional security ...