The father of an 18-year-old British volunteer who was killed by a Russian drone while on his first mission fighting in Ukraine has paid tribute, saying his son was a “polite, likeable young man”.

US stocks pared their losses after Mexican President President Claudia Sheinbaum said tariffs on her country’s goods are on hold for a month.

Thousands of USAid employees have been laid off and programmes shut down in the two weeks since Mr Trump became president.

EAST Ayrshire Council has approved plans for a new petrol station to built in Mauchline, despite ongoing concerns about traffic issues. Members had been recommended to give the proposals the green ...

A footballer is in a coma after he was hit by a car on the hard shoulder of the M27 while investigating a flat tyre, his club has said.

The last elected were independent candidate Eileen Flynn, Sinn Fein’s Nicole Ryan and Fianna Fail’s Fiona O’Loughlin and Diarmuid Wilson.

The president suggested he has received word from the Ukrainian government that it would be willing to make a deal.

The UN health agency said at least 900 people had died in last week’s fighting between the M23 rebels and Congolese forces in Goma.

Mr Trump’s tariffs against Canada and China are still scheduled to come into effect on Tuesday. Uncertainty remains about the durability of any deals and whether the tariffs are a harbinger of a ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will “stay resolute” in its commitment to working with both the US and the EU as he insisted that Britain is “not choosing between” them.

Elon Musk, who is leading a civilian review of the US federal government, said the department was ‘beyond repair’.