Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has renewed a pledge to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump.

Hurricane Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Friday as it swirled through the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to break apart after ploughing through Cuba. The storm knocked out the island’s ...

Damian Corfield said the sentencing of his son’s killer should be a warning to anyone thinking of taking part in such events.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has predicted that a new US administration under Donald Trump will cease providing ...

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called for government support for peatland management. This comes after a visit with farmers and landowners to Cuilcagh Mountain where they saw the results of ...

Firefighters and police officers are among the first recipients of the award, the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross.

Ireland, who were beaten by the Kiwis in the quarter-finals of last year’s World Cup in France, conceded 13 penalties across the course of a stop-start affair and were unable to build on a 13-9 lead ...

The Prince of Wales is “looking forward” to “playing a role” at the Cop30 UN climate change conference being hosted by Brazil, a royal source has said. There is speculation William could stage his ...

It came on the same day it was announced that two former advisers to Sir Tony Blair had been given senior jobs in Whitehall.

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog over complaints from two women about the handling of investigations into allegations made against Mohamed Al Fayed. The two women ...

A memorial for former One Direction singer Liam Payne has been relocated in his hometown of Wolverhampton. The shrine, adorned with flowers and tributes to the pop star who died on October 16 after ...

Debutante Zheng Qinwen continued her brilliant run of form to reach the final of the WTA Finals in Riyadh. The Chinese star went into her semi-final against Barbora Krejcikova having won 30 of her ...