The next general election in Ireland will be held on November 29, Irish premier Simon Harris has said. Mr Harris will travel to Aras an Uachtarain on Friday, the official residence of Irish president ...

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba as a powerful Category 3 hurricane, shortly after winds knocked out the country’s power grid. Forecasters warned the could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, ...

Kamala Harris has said “we must accept the results of this election” as she encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country after her loss to Donald Trump. The Democratic ...

Donald Trump has spent his first day as president-elect receiving congratulatory phone calls from his defeated opponent, world leaders and President Joe Biden as he began the process of turning his ...

The Prime Minister has welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan to Downing Street, where the two leaders discussed the Middle East. The Jordanian king was visiting No 10 for the second time since Sir Keir ...

A counsellor who was constructively dismissed by a rape crisis centre over her gender-critical views has called for “meaningful change” and a “definition of woman” as she was awarded nearly £70,000.

Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of Justice Department protocol that says sitting presidents cannot ...

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has said the injury that caused her to pull out of the competition was “nothing to do with any previous health scares”. Dowden, 34, returned to competing ...

Lahore, the provincial capital of 14 million people and Pakistan’s cultural hub, remained the world’s most polluted city on Wednesday with Air Quality Index readings of more than 1,100. Anything over ...

Keep It Cool, a Kenyan project helping farmers and fishers refrigerate their produce won Build a waste free world and the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative, which has helped save the endangered Saiga ...

Rafael has strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in western Cuba, where it was forecast to bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods.

Secretary of State Hilary Benn has welcomed First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s stated intention to attend a Remembrance Sunday event in Belfast.