Hadi Matar faces up to 25 years in jail if convicted of attempted murder and assault over the attack on the Satanic Verses ...

Sinn Fein has defended its decision to boycott Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day amid criticism from political opponents across the island of Ireland. The party’s leadership, which normally travels ...

A jury found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty after a little less than two hours of deliberations following a trial in Chautauqua County Court, New York.

The Prime Minister will meet US President Donald Trump next week amid a deepening feud between Kyiv and Washington.

American rapper Kendrick Lamar has earned his first number one in the UK singles chart with controversial Drake diss track Not Like Us. The song was released nine months ago, but has seen a surge in ...

Ireland has reaffirmed “steadfast support for Ukraine and its people”, Irish premier Micheal Martin said following a phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Martin is due to attend ...

On Friday, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said it is “concerned” by the media depiction of a forthcoming “guide to transitioning” publication for Scottish health boards. In a letter to John ...

Bills at Holyrood and Westminster that would allow terminally ill people to get help to die are trying to “fix a problem we ...

Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope’s condition on Friday, saying that he will remain hospitalised.

Family and friends of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at his school gathered to remember a “social butterfly” who “deserved so much more” and “had dreams, plans and a future ahead of him”.

Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3. “I’ve been dying to come perform for you for years and was heartbroken when I had to cancel ...

Jerry Butler, a key soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love”, “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On Yourself”, has died at ...