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

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

VISITORS turned out for the first day of this year's Paisley Food and Drink Festival. The festival, which is one of Scotland's largest outdoor food and drink events, is taking place on Friday, April ...

RENFREWSHIRE Council is opening a Book of Condolence following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. The Book will be available for the public to sign the council's customer service centre in ...

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 ...

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

At around 10pm last night (April 25) a man entered a business premises on the town's Bridge Street and threatened staff. He then made off with a three-figure sum of money. No one was injured during ...

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.

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 ...

Across the Netherlands, people have donned orange clothes – from tuxedos to feather boas – and boats packed with revellers clogged Amsterdam’s canals to celebrate their king’s birthday. In an ...

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, ...