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

John MacKinnon, 47, was murdered by his brother-in-law Finlay MacDonald in a spree of violence on Skye and the Scottish ...

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 ...

He said that such a proposal has ‘never been considered’ by Ukraine because it has never ‘officially’ been offered.

Two children and a woman were crushed to death as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

The figures are based on the total number of MPs able to express a preference in the vote, which was 639: 635 who could cast a vote, plus two tellers – or counters – for those MPs in favour (“aye”) ...