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A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city's earliest days has been gutted by a massive fire.

A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city's earliest days has been gutted by a massive fire.

Three people in the UK have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in West Yorkshire.

Three people in the UK have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in West Yorkshire.

Clashes have erupted between Israeli security forces and Palestinians at the funeral of a 13-year-old boy killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank.

Prince Andrew's chief accuser was a prostitute who lied about her age and was paid “half a million” by Jeffrey Epstein, new court papers allege.

Prince Andrew's chief accuser was a prostitute who lied about her age and was paid “half a million” by Jeffrey Epstein, new court papers allege.

Prince Andrew's chief accuser was a prostitute who lied about her age and was paid “half a million” by Jeffrey Epstein, new court papers allege.

It's a festive season like no other for the Irish diaspora who have grappled with whether or not they would be making the trip home to see their loved ones...

Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen are to hold emergency talks as negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal go down to the wire.

A 16-year-old boy was among the four workers killed in an explosion at a waste water treatment works in England.

Japan's space agency says the Hayabusa2 spacecraft has separated a capsule and sent it towards Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin...

Up to 50,000 people are expected to make the trip home to Ireland by air for Christmas – but the traditional airport welcome has become another Covid casualty.

Joe Biden will ask all Americans to wear a face mask for the first 100 days of his presidency, arguing the country will see a "significant reduction" in coronavirus cases...

China is conducting “human testing” to create “biologically enhanced soldiers”, the head of US intelligence has claimed as he warned that Beijing now poses the biggest threat to the national...

The imminent arrival of a Covid-19 vaccine is the best news – but has it come at the worst time? If there was ever a need to redouble efforts to...

Prince Andrew's chief accuser was a prostitute who lied about her age and was paid “half a million” by Jeffrey Epstein, new court papers allege.

Ethiopia said it had captured or killed most commanders of a rebellious northern force, while Tigray's fugitive local leader countered yesterday that civilians were protesting against looting by occupying soldiers.

A former Trump fundraiser and a prominent lawyer were among the people scrutinised by the US justice department for their roles in what a judge described as a possible bribery...

Poland has rejected speculation it is looking for a compromise in its spat over the European Union's €1.8 trillion budget and coronavirus-rescue package. It comes as Hungary, the other outlier,...

Festive revelry will kick off across the country this weekend amid concern Ireland may have lifted lockdown too soon and may have to consider an extended school break in January.

A man named Adolf Hitler Uunona has won a local election in Namibia with 85pc of the vote, becoming a councilor in the Ompundja constituency.

It's a festive season like no other for the Irish diaspora who have grappled with whether or not they would be making the trip home to see their loved ones...

A teenage scientist whose inventions include an app capable of tackling cyberbullying has been named Time magazine's first “kid of the year”.

An estimated €160,000 a minute will be spent today as Irish retail prepares for the busiest trading period of the year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Spain's left-wing government is considering introducing a four-day working week without any loss of pay.

Up to 50,000 people are expected to make the trip home to Ireland by air for Christmas – but the traditional airport welcome has become another Covid casualty.

California has certified its presidential election and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House.

BREXIT trade talks were put on hold on Friday night amid “significant” disagreements between the EU and UK.

The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale, showing a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalised some who denounced it when it first appeared in 1843.

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has approved a bill to decriminalise and tax marijuana in the US at the federal level.

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has approved a bill to decriminalise and tax marijuana in the US at the federal level.

There have been six further deaths and 265 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

Sterling jumped to a two-year high as currency traders held out hope for a deal with the EU as time ticked away for an agreement to be struck.

The first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine in Northern Ireland will get the jab on Tuesday morning.

An urgent parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) should be set up and an audit carried out, the Scottish Conservatives have said.

An urgent parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) should be set up and an audit carried out, the Scottish Conservatives have said.

The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale, showing a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalised some who denounced it when it first appeared in 1843.

Cinema chain Cineworld has responded to Warner Bros' decision to release all of its 2021 releases – including blockbusters such as Dune, Matrix 4 and The Suicide Squad – on...

Jamie Cullum has launched a bid to break the Guinness World Record for the largest music lesson ever held.