Donald Trump said talks to secure a US-backed peace deal for Ukraine are “closer than ever before” after he met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida. But the two leaders acknowledged ...

Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterdemonstrators on Sunday, ...

A representative body has warned that some companies are already planning to wind up operations because of an inability to ...

Voters were going to the polls for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years on Sunday, held under ...

Mr Trump said he and Mr Zelensky also expect to speak with European leaders and that he will call Mr Putin back after the meetings. Mr Zelensky, who Mr Trump praised as “very brave”, said territorial ...

The US president said prior to the meeting he had had a ‘good and very productive’ call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A former Springside Primary and Greenwood Academy pupil is heading to the USA to take on a three year research project for NASA.

BURNS fans are in for a treat when a new play comes to Irvine next month. Tickets are now available for The Badly-Behaved Poets' Society, featuring Lorenzo Novani, at the Harbour Arts Centre on ...

Firefighters have extinguished a hotel blaze that led to the evacuation of guests and a nearby soup kitchen. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent seven fire engines and two high-reach ...

French actress Brigitte Bardot has been remembered as “an angel for animals” by the founder of animal rights organisation Peta following her death at the age of 91.

Irvine Sea Cadets celebrated their 80th anniversary in style, with a parade through the town led by a piper in June 2025. Read more: ...

The Beckhams, Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies and celebrity chef Marcus Wareing were all invited to the ceremony.