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For the second time in a decade, a US woman has a new face.

Seven months before Donald Trump was elected US president in 2016, he told two Washington Post reporters: "Real power is - I don't even want to use the word -...

Lebanon's president has suggested that a missile could have been responsible for the catastrophic Beirut blast, as the country's entrenched ruling class comes under increasing pressure from enraged citizens to...

When Yusef Karam rushed back to the building that has been in his family for the past 70 years, he found destruction. His cousin had died when glass flew into...

A special flight carrying evacuees to India who had been stranded abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two while landing yesterday in heavy rain...

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has been staying at Abu Dhabi's exclusive Emirates Palace Hotel since leaving Spain aboard a private jet on Monday under a cloud of financial scandal...

More than three million of India's healthcare professionals have begun a two-day strike over the lack of personal protective equipment amid the pressure of the world's fastest-growing coronavirus outbreak.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have spent the past month contacting the leaders of major corporations, lobbying them to withdraw advertising spending from "lawless" social media companies such as...

More than 160,000 people have died from the coronavirus pandemic in the US, nearly a quarter of the global total, according to a new tally.

The Irish Hotels Federation have labelled as "deeply regrettable" the lockdown restrictions on counties Kildare, Offaly and Laois.

There have been no known deaths among meat workers due to Covid-19 but the hold the virus has taken on their industry has raised fears of a second lockdown countrywide.

There have been no known deaths among meat workers due to Covid-19 but the hold the virus has taken on their industry has raised fears of a second lockdown countrywide.

People living in Kildare, Offaly and Laois will be put under a partial lockdown for the next two weeks.

People living in Kildare, Offaly and Laois will be put under a partial lockdown for the next two weeks.

AT LEAST 1,200 people will be laid off due to a “needless, irresponsible and knee jerk” Government reaction, Kildare Chamber of Commerce has said in reaction to the local lockdown.

TAOISEACH Michéal Martin has urged the public to live the words of John Hume in fighting Covid-19: “Solidarity is strength” as three counties locked down.

FOUR people have died today from Covid-19 with 98 confirmed cases across Ireland.

All GAA and soccer matches in Kildare, Laois and Offaly have been cancelled for the next two weeks as part of the Government's action on a partial Covid-19 shutdown in...

Malta banned mass gatherings and made it mandatory to wear masks in public on Friday. The move came as new coronavirus infections surged after having been reduced to zero for...

Another six employees have tested positive for Covid-19 at a food factory in Kildare.

People living in Kildare, Offaly and Laois will be put under a partial lockdown for the next two weeks.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday denied statements in Lebanon and abroad that the group had arms warehoused at Beirut port. He also called for a just and transparent...

An Air India Express flight with 190 people on board has skidded off a runway and split in two while landing in heavy rain in southern India.

An Air India Express flight with 190 people on board has skidded off a runway and split in two while landing in heavy rain in southern India.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has criticised Taoiseach Micheál Martin for what she called his “dubious theories” about England becoming less committed to Northern Ireland.

Israel's military said on Friday it had shot down a drone overnight that crossed into Israeli airspace near Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights. The strategic plateau is at the...

A former Saudi counter-terrorism official has filed a court document in the US against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, alleging the royal tried to trap and kill him in the...

The FTSE 100 closed in positive territory after traders welcomed a better-than-expected jobs report in the US.

A Kildare hotel has seen bookings plummet as guests rushed to cancel reservations over fears the county will be put under local lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases there.

A Kildare hotel has seen bookings plummet as guests rushed to cancel reservations following a surge in Covid-19 cases there.

A court in Belgium on Friday rejected Spain's demand to have a former high-ranking politician from the region of Catalonia extradited. The Brussels prosecutor's office said the court had decided...

The US has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials, including the pro-China leader of the government, Carrie Lam, accusing them of roles in squashing freedom in the former British colony.

A traditional council has met in Kabul to decide whether to release a final 400 Taliban prisoners.

Bulgarian police on Friday removed dozens of tent camps that had blocked key city intersections across the country amid continuing anti-government protests. Police said they cleared away tents in the...

Norwegians should avoid all travel abroad, even to countries with few Covid-19 cases, Health Minister Bent Hoie said on Friday. “There is still little contamination in Norway but we see...

Localised restrictions are expected to be announced later today for counties with a significant increase in Covid-19 cases.

Keepers at Longleat Safari Park have come up with different ice lolly recipes to keep their exotic animals cool over the summer.

Britain's top minister overseeing the post-Brexit talks said on Friday that progress had been made with the European Union so he believed the two sides would clinch a free trade...

Investors in Sports Direct owner Frasers Group are hoping that the company will have been boosted by strong online and reopening sales when it reveals the impact of the pandemic...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey had resumed drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean as Greece had not kept its promises regarding energy exploration in the region,...