Ukraine’s lithium deposits are among biggest in Europe and the US is looking for ‘payback’ for previous military assistance

Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap election in its history

Israel has confirmed all six Israeli hostages held by Hamas have now been handed over as part of a planned prisoner swap – with 602 Palestinians poised for release later today.

Preparations for Sunday’s funeral for Hassan Nasrallah are underway as massive crowds are expected to attend.

Sinn Fein’s boycott of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations at the White House is little more than a ploy to win votes, the DUP leader has said.

Greater Manchester Police said no arrests have been made.

Family members and forensic experts confirm that the new remains turned over by Hamas belong to the deceased Bibas.

Police believe a dark car pulled up alongside the victim and a passenger in the rear of the car opened fire

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UK students faced excessive disciplinary measures as a result of heavy-handed strategy, reports claim

The Prime Minister will also deliver an invitation from the King for a state visit to the UK.

Police have checked Jenny Hall’s mobile phone, smartwatch and running apps

Dressed in an all-white formal outfit, Alexis Wilkins stood beside Kash Patel while he took the oath as FBI director on Bhagwat Gita.

Hamas on Saturday released all six remaining live Israeli hostages promised under the first stage of the ongoing cease-fire deal.

A BBC team asking Russians about their invasion of Ukraine draws police and state TV attention.

Ms Bibas was kidnapped with her sons from Niz Or kibbutz during Hamas’s terror attack in October 2023

Suspect arrested after assault on Spanish tourist two days before watershed national election

As the country heads to the polls on Sunday, its neighbours will be watching closely

In a summit in Kyiv last night, military chiefs mapped out a way to overcome Putin’s Russia – obviously it involves an army of AI-powered ‘flying of Kalashnikovs’

Wayne Phillipson left the child so traumatised she has yet to return to school more than three years since her ordeal.

The 88-year-old is being treated for double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis and has now spent more than a week in hospital.

If European governments do not want to self-marginalise themselves, they must finally answer crucial questions about how they see the conflict

New legislation being introduced to Parliament next week seeks to criminalise the practices.

Fans showed out in support for Luigi Mangione and were shocked to see him in the flesh at his Friday hearing.

The Anti-Defamation League, an antisemitism and human rights watchdog, said Mr Bannon’s “long and disturbing history of stoking antisemitism and hate is well known”.

The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials on Friday after the organisation’s journalists were banned from Mar-a-Lago, Air Force One and even the White House for refusing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America.’

Julia Wandel, 23, accused of turning up at the McCann family home, leaving voicemails and sending messages

Researchers in China have discovered a new coronavirus in bats that they say has the potential to spread to humans, after the world was recently hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

A BRITISH hiker who plunged to his death while trekking along a “banned route” in the Himalayas has been identified as 27-year-old Tom Howard. The Durham University graduate tragically …

Luigi Mangione is accused of ambushing and shooting the executive as he walked to an investor conference.

The actor is suing Guardian News and Media over a string of articles from 2021 and 2022 which accused him of sexual misconduct.

They gave their victims cigarettes, alcohol, food and even hair extensions in what prosecutors called a “classic grooming technique”.

In what is a scarcely believable tale, the victim – whose card was used to buy the ticket – has now offered the pair a life changing deal which would see them share the jackpot.

Queen Camilla and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are also expected to attend the service

LABOUR was last night accused of “betraying Brexit” with plans to throw the door open to tens of thousands more EU migrants. Sir Keir Starmer’s negotiators were said to have caved to Brussels’ dema…

The new Pentagon chief had accused CQ Brown of a “woke” focus on diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.

Donald Trump’s plan for the US to seize Gaza was endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayahu

The disgraced BBC news presenter, who is yet to pay back any of the £200,000 the broadcaster paid him after his arrest, was pictured walking down a street in Swansea, Wales, on February 15.

THE Mastermind behind PC Sharon Beshenivsky’s murder has reportedly died behind bars just months after finally being caged. Piran Ditta Khan, 76, planned an armed robbery in which PC Besheniv…

Police have released CCTV images in search of the attacker who raped a 14-year-old girl in Harlow Town train station toilets.

Kara Alexander, 47 killed Marley, five, and Elijah, two, in their home in Dagenham, east London

The potential shortfall would hit the Treasury hardest

15-year-old Harvey Willgoose, who died after suffering a fatal stab wound at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield, was laid to rest at the city’s cathedral today

Khaled Aribi, an Algerian asylum seeker, was eventually discovered by an estate agent when she arrived for a viewing of the empty property in Walthamstow.

Sources in the White House claim the Ukrainian leader should leave for France, while another suggested there is anti-Zelensky feeling in the Oval office amid rising tensions.

An explosion at a Hawaii beachside resort in a popular tourist area has injured seven people and left a pile of debris

A Labour source has said the creation of an Elon Musk-style department should focus on its work instead of its name

The court has heard the woman had been in town to watch the fireworks on New Year’s Eve when she got separated from her friend

The two men are being held by gardai today in Dublin garda stations with investigations ongoing

A 23-year-old accused of murdering a man during an incident in Dublin city centre was allegedly captured on CCTV footage stabbing him four times, a court has heard.