Lisa Smith, the Irish woman who went to Syria is 2015 and married an ISIS fighter, has said that she wants to come home to Ireland.

Hopes of a peaceful end to the showdown between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels seemed remote today, despite the offer of a ceasefire.

Iran will publicly display this month the three British military boats it confiscated when they strayed into its waters along the Iraq border last year.

Iran tonight ratcheted up the pressure in the growing diplomatic crisis over the detention of eight Royal Navy sailors, parading them blindfolded on state-run television.