The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies ...

The Royal Navy EOD Team confirmed the device was a World War Two mills bomb - a pineapple-shaped hand grenade. It said the device was taken to Devonport in Plymouth where it was made safe.

It’s become a trend for members of the royal family to name their newest arrivals after the late queen or her husband, Prince Philip. (Philip died on April 9, 2021, at the age of 99, while the ...

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“I changed the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement so that our warships can get closer and better track the Yantar. So far, the ship has complied with international rules of navigation.

The international success of the Northern Irish rap trio has led to a boom in Irish-language learning all around the world Savanna Rae is a volunteer teacher at an Irish-language school in Chicago ...

"What we witnessed today was the subversion of the Irish constitution ... This has never happened in the history of the state before," Martin told a hastily arranged press conference. "The most ...

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BELFAST Harbour is to invest £90 million to develop a new deep-water quay, opening the port to the world’s largest cruise liners. The plan is part of a new £313m five-year strategy, which will ...