The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ ...

The open-air mass was attended by an estimated 200,000 people including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church.

The person close to US mediator Steve Witkoff spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door talks.

Downing Street said the two leaders had discussed recent advances towards a peace deal in the Ukraine war when they met following the ...

Pope Francis’s calls for peace have been repeated at his funeral, as world leaders including the US and Ukraine presidents attended a gathering of 200,000 to mourn his loss. US leader Donald Trump and ...

Shahid Rajaei port in Hormozgan province is some 1,050 kilometres (650 miles) south east of Iran’s capital Tehran on the Strait of Hormuz.

John Swinney has said the funeral of Pope Francis was “very moving” and “uplifting” after attending the ceremony in the Vatican. The First Minister also spoke of his own experience of Christianity, ...

In a quiet recess carved out of the otherwise bustling northside of Dublin City, a group of “Red Nuns” gathered to solemnly watch the funeral of Pope Francis. The late pontiff’s funeral was broadcast ...

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Vatican City on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral.

FOUR people were injured in a crash which saw one of the vehicles overturn. The emergency on the A35 in west Dorset led to major traffic disruption as the busy route was closed for almost three hours.

A massive explosion and fire have rocked a port in southern Iran, injuring at least 516 people, state television reported. The blast happened at the Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a major ...