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Good Friday Agreement changed history, Mitchell tells anniversary ev...

Political leaders, past and present, are addressing a major conference in Belfast, 25 years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

Man accused of stabbing nine-year-old girl to death ‘unfit to stand...

Lilia Valutyte died from a stab wound to her chest in Boston, Lincolnshire.

Future generations failed by Stormont’s lack of decisions – Queen’s...

A lack of decision making by the devolved government in Northern Ireland is ‘failing future generations’, Emma Murphy said.

Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining nine of 13 promised warplanes

The Slovak Defence Ministry said the MiG-29 fighter jets were transported overland for security reasons in a ‘complicated logistics operation’.

Hillary Clinton urges NI politicians to show same ‘resolve’ as 1998...

The former US secretary of state has been speaking at a conference in Belfast marking 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement.

Brazilian footballer Dani Alves faces Spanish court in sexual assaul...

The 39-year-old has been in jail since January 20 after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30.

Myanmar’s military rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture

It was not immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule.

RSPCA calls for horse safety reforms as racing chiefs defend Grand N...

The animal charity is calling for the race to involve fewer horses and for jockeys to lose their whips.

Blackford rejects calls for Sturgeon to be suspended from the SNP

A spokeswoman for the former first minister said she would stay away from Holyrood this week as her successor is due to set out his priorities.

Russian opposition activist jailed for 25 years

Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr, who twice survived poisonings he blamed on the Kremlin, rejected the charges against him as political.

Education Secretary backs Ofsted’s one-word ratings despite outcry f...

Gillian Keegan said single-word ratings are ‘clear’ and ‘easy for parents to navigate’.

Airbus and Air France awaiting verdict over 2009 Rio-Paris plane cra...

The A330-200 aircraft disappeared from the radar in a storm over the Atlantic on June 1 2009, with 216 passengers and 12 crew members on board.

Good Friday institutions need to be worked to secure their future –...

A number of political leaders, past and present, are gathering in Belfast for a conference to mark 25 years since the peace agreement.

Firefighters tackle France’s first major forest blaze of 2023

The fire has ripped through swathes of woods and scrubland straddling the country’s southern border with Spain.

US and allies carry out more drills in face of North Korean threat

Last week, North Korea flight-tested for the first time an intercontinental ballistic missile powered by solid propellants.

Civilian death toll reaches 97 as Sudan battles intensify on third d...

The clashes are part of a power struggle between armed forces General Abdel-Fattah Burhan and Rapid Support Forces General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.

G7 diplomats reject Chinese, North Korean and Russian aggression

Russia’s war in Ukraine will consume much of the agenda on Monday as the envoys gather in the Japanese resort of Karuizawa for a second day.

Ex-chancellor Angela Merkel to be given Germany’s highest honour

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to bestow the Order of Merit for special achievement on the four-term leader.

Judge delays trial over Fox News and 2020 election lies

The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start on Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements.

Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case

He had been convicted of contempt of court after flouting a ban on disclosing personal information about a police officer.