The shock offensive sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars.

A swift, three-day trial against Alexei Gorinov, once a low-profile activist, underscored Moscow’s intolerance of any ...

More bodies buried under the mud were retrieved in eastern Uganda and an injured person died in a hospital, bringing the ...

Two children and a 50-year-old were taken to hospital in Deir al-Balah, where a doctor confirmed they had died of suffocation ...

Syria’s state media said projectiles from insurgents landed in the student accommodation at Aleppo’s university, killing four ...

The strike forced ITA airlines to cancel dozens of domestic and international flights, and hit schools, hospitals and local ...

One of the largest health boards in Scotland, which halted ambulance admissions in its region due to “sustained and continuing pressure”, has started accepting patients again. NHS Grampian, which is ...

The BBC licence fee will increase in line with inflation each year until 2027, rising in April to £174.50, the Government has announced. It will be an increase of £5, or an extra 42p a month, after ...

Voting in the Irish General Election continued into Friday evening after a quick campaign that focused on the country’s most pressing issues.

Judd Trump compiled four centuries and 527 points without reply as he overcame Zhang Anda 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the UK Championship in York. The world number one was in unplayable form as he ...

The Briton’s pole hands a timely boost to McLaren as they bid to land their their first constructors’ championship since 1998.

Police launched a probe earlier this year after it was reported that a number of men with links to Westminster had received unsolicited messages.