Withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership will reduce US influence in Asia as China and Japan gain ground, writes Kevin Rudd.

Trump’s doctrine to deepen US involvement in Afghanistan and pressurise Pakistan may set off a chain of events that are difficult to control, writes Shahid Javed Burki            

Railway Union RFC said they “are disappointed that what could have been a hugely positive article promoting women's rugby in Ireland at time of such achievement internationally has been reduced to stereotyping.”

SCIENTISTS say they have discovered the world’s smallest known fish in threatened swampland in Indonesia.

Rescuers were attempting today to save two dolphins trapped in a small lagoon created when tsunami waves swept them ashore in southern Thailand on St Stephen's Day.