Peace talks in Istanbul between Pakistan and Afghanistan were at a deadlock, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes that risked breaching a ceasefire brokered by Qatar.

Pokrovsk sits along the eastern front line, part of what has been dubbed the “fortress belt” of Donetsk, a line of heavily fortified cities crucial to Ukraine’s defence of the region, including ...

Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has said she will not be attending the inauguration of Ireland’s next president, Catherine Connolly. Emma Little-Pengelly said she had received an invitation ...

Hospitals in Swindon and Wiltshire are preparing to deal with another round of strikes. Resident (formerly known as junior) doctors across the region will walk out from 7am on November 14 to 7am on ...