Three rockets fired from Syria towards Israel, military says

The rocket launch comes just a day after Israeli warplanes struck alleged Palestinian militant targets in both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

UK hotter than Rome while Scotland sees highest temperature of the y...

The mercury rose to 17.3C in Kinlochewe in the Scottish Highlands as Brits basked in glorious sunshine over Easter weekend

Memphis Zoo bids farewell to panda ahead of return to China

Ya Ya was born on August 3 2000 in Beijing.

Israel beefs up security for Jerusalem religious ceremonies

A closure barring entrance to Israel for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip is in place for the Passover.

Netanyahu names British-Israeli sisters killed in occupied West Bank

The two sisters were shot dead in an attack on their car near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass

The pontiff is recuperating from bronchitis.

Archbishop of Canterbury will warn of ‘divine justice’ in Easter ser...

Justin Welby will tell Canterbury Cathedral that “those who oppress and subjugate others will face divine justice”.

Police quietly monitor parades by republican groups ahead of Easter...

Small demonstrations in Newry and Lurgan passed without incident as police maintained a low-key presence.

Estonian leader’s party clinches new coalition government deal

Kaja Kallas’s Reform Party won the March 5 election with 31.2% of the vote.

Children on hospital ward left with ‘big smiles’ after Easter egg su...

Some members of FC United of Wrexham gave Easter eggs to children at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.

Afghan religious scholars criticise girls’ education ban

A key Taliban minister warned clerics who spoke out against the government on this matter not to engage in rebellion.

Nicola Sturgeon statement in full following husband’s arrest

The former SNP leader spoke for the first time since Peter Murrell was arrested on Wednesday.

Football fan Prince George joins William to cheer on Aston Villa

The royal pair were seen at Villa Park on Saturday watching the team’s Premier League match against Nottingham Forest.

Silvio Berlusconi responding well to treatment, doctor says

The former Italian premier is in intensive care in a Milan hospital.

Sturgeon will ‘get on with my job’ following arrest of ex-SNP chief...

The former first minister broke her silence with a statement outside their Glasgow home.

Sturgeon says she will ‘fully cooperate’ after arrest of ex-SNP chie...

The former first minister broke her silence with a statement outside their Glasgow home.

Joe Biden to give key address to Ulster University at start of visit

The vice-chancellor of the university said the presidential address would mark a ‘significant’ day in its history.

Boy, 12, appears in court accused of murdering grandmother hit by he...

The boy, who cannot be identified, appeared at Sheffield Youth Court accused of killing Marcia Grant and was remanded into secure accommodation.

China defends search for source of Covid-19 after WHO criticism

The director of the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing, said research is ‘always shared’.

Sunak eyes ‘better future’ for Northern Ireland as he hosts Biden in...

The Prime Minister said he is focused on ‘making good’ on the promise of the Good Friday Agreement ahead of anniversary.