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Tánaiste Simon Coveney has told a private meeting that the UK has put forward no proposals “at all” to replace the backstop since Boris Johnson took over as prime minister,...

Scientists in the UK have found a way to identify people most likely to have a heart attack years before it strikes.

Activists from Italy's populist Five-Star Movement voted overwhelmingly in an online ballot to approve a deal for a governing coalition with the rival, mainstream Democrats that would thwart popular right-wing...

Jailed singer R Kelly has been moved into the general inmate population despite concern other inmates could try to hurt him because of his celebrity status and because he is...

MPs have criticised Jacob Rees-Mogg for “lounging languidly” along the front bench during a historic Brexit debate.

A family waded through chest-level waters to rescue their three dogs from the Hurricane Dorian flooding.

Thirty four people died after a boat packed with scuba divers caught fire near an island off the Southern California coast and authorities have called off search efforts for survivors.

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has said she is struggling with the arrest of her brother, after he was charged over a shooting that left three people dead.

For more than 20 years, knitting enthusiast Sam Barsky has been creating jumpers that match his travel destinations.

Thirty four people died after a boat packed with scuba divers caught fire near an island off the Southern California coast and authorities have called off search efforts for survivors.

North Macedonia expects to get a date for the start of EU accession talks in October, its foreign minister said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov told Reuters that a...

The ongoing wranglings in Westminster might have helped send the pound down to levels not seen for 34 years, but it was events taking place outside the UK that seemed...

China reasserted its backing for North Korea on Tuesday as its foreign minister visited Pyongyang, vowing to maintain “close communication” with its ally in the face of deadlocked nuclear talks...

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has said she is struggling with the arrest of her brother, after he was charged over a shooting that left three people dead.

At least five people have died after Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the Bahamas for a day and a half.

The Kurdish-led US-backed forces in Syria have carried out a patrol near a border town with Turkey to select fortifications to be removed soon, their spokesman has said. Mustafa Bali...

A video of a jet-ski navigating flooded streets in the Bahamas has offered a moment of light relief amid the destruction left by Hurricane Dorian.

A European space probe has performed an evasive manoeuvre to avoid a possible collision with another satellite after its operator, private firm SpaceX, said it would not budge.

A fish was spotted swimming down a Florida street as Hurricane Dorian hovered nearby.

Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr's trial on groping charges has been postponed until October 10.

The value of takeovers of UK companies by foreign rivals more than doubled in the three months to June after a number of blockbuster City deals, according to official figures.

South Africa's president has condemned days of widespread looting and arson attacks on foreign-owned businesses across Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria, calling the violence “totally unacceptable”.

Scottish workers at spirits giant Diageo have confirmed plans to strike this month after pay talks collapsed.

Saudi Arabia has deployed more troops in southern Yemen to try to contain clashes between nominal allies in the Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis. The fight for the south...

An unarmed two-seater combat jet has gone down outside the town of Budennovsk in North Caucasus, prompting a search for both pilots, who managed to eject from the plane, the...

Moscow's Presnensky District Court on Tuesday sentenced Russian blogger Vladislav Sinitsa, who was charged with extremism over his tweets, published after unsanctioned protests in the capital, threatening the children of...

A gunman who killed seven people in West Texas “was on a long spiral of going down” and had been sacked from his oil services job on the morning of...

The boss of cake decoration and ingredients firm Real Good Food has quit, saying the company no longer felt the need to keep the role full time.

A no-deal Brexit is a very distinct possibility but not a preferred option for the European Union, the EU executive said on Tuesday. The European Commission believes Britain's withdrawal from...

Seven European mobile payment systems are joining forces to better develop cross-border contactless payments.

US Vice President Mike Pence has been criticised for staying at President Donald Trump's Doonbeg resort in Co Clare - despite the fact that all his meeting are 300km away...

US Vice-President Mike Pence has begun his official visit with a call to Aras an Uachtarain.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has welcomed the US Vice-President and Second Lady to Farmleigh House in Dublin with the simple greeting: “Call me Leo.”

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has welcomed the US Vice-President and Second Lady to Farmleigh House in Dublin with the simple greeting: “Call me Leo.”

Alan Shearer and Michael Owen have become involved in a Twitter spat over comments the former Liverpool star has made over his time at Newcastle.

Amateur lenders on peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle are facing waits of 100 days to cash out of their loans, it has emerged.

Anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and Democratic Party (PD) unveiled a shared policy program on Tuesday to serve as the basis of Italy's new coalition government. An expansionary 2020 budget is at...

Hundreds of rescuers are searching a mountainous area outside Madrid 10 days after former alpine ski racer and Olympic medallist Blanca Fernandez Ochoa went missing.

European nations are failing to implement their commitments following the US pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday. The Europeans “did not carry out...

A 17th century ring with links to King Charles II, which was found by a metal detectorist, is expected to fetch around £10,000 at auction.