At 7pm local time (6pm BST) public access to the queue to visit Francis’s coffin officially closed after it was visited by 250,000 people. The coffin, originally in Francis’s residence in the chapel ...

Both visits give the Foreign Secretary the chance to discuss the latest efforts to bring about peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for “very high level talks”, saying they are “very close to a deal” on ending the bloody three-year war. Mr Trump posted on his Truth ...

The seating plan for international leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis is a delicate effort in diplomacy. It has been described as a “master plan” in stage-managing the “big egos” of world leaders ...

A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast has shaken the northern part of the country, with some initial reports of damage to houses. No injuries have been reported so far.

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson as prosecutors in the US formally declared their intent to seek the ...