The explosion occurred in a metal scrap storage space on the ground floor of a four-storey building in Latakia.

Planning for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine has entered the ‘operational phase’, the Prime Minister announced on Saturday.

Dozens of children carrying yellow and white balloons gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on his fifth Sunday in hospital with double pneumonia. While the pope did not ...

Dele Alli appears to have made light of the red card that ruined his Como debut as he made a long-awaited return from injury. The former England midfielder, who joined Como on a free transfer in ...

Playwright James Graham said he has not been able to watch the full clip of a heated exchange between US President Donald Trump, vice president JD Vance and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky as he ...

Scotland centre Tom Jordan rued the impact of his try being disallowed at a pivotal point in Paris as France regained their poise to claim the Guinness Six Nations title with a 35-16 victory on ...

Sir Michael Morpurgo has said the Government’s changes to inheritance tax are “completely wrong”. The author told the Sunday Times: “You don’t have a go at the pensioners and the farmers. I know ...

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s boycott of Washington DC’s St Patrick’s events was a “big mistake”, Ireland’s premier Micheal Martin has said.

The Hillsborough Fort Guard carries out ceremonial duties at Hillsborough Castle, the royal residence in Northern Ireland.

Violent tornadoes and high winds flattened homes, wiped out schools and toppled trailers as a storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern US. Scattered twisters ...

Reports suggest the Government could be preparing to abandon plans to freezethe personal independence payment.

Lewis Hamilton admitted he is low on confidence after he finished only 10th on his much-anticipated Ferrari debut. Hamilton’s move from Mercedes to the Italian giants took centre stage at the opening ...