British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the "appalling" racist abuse of England players on social media after their Euro 2020 final defeat.

Italians spilled into the streets from Milan to Palermo to celebrate their national side's Euro 2020 triumph over England, pushing aside thoughts of the pandemic that has gripped the nation.

The prospect of an extended lockdown in Sydney loomed as Australian health officials reported yet another record daily rise in Covid-19 cases for the year, fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant.

Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets in Northern Ireland for the 12th of July Orange parades.

More than 50 people were killed in lightning strikes across several states in India, authorities said, including 11 people at a historic fort.

The Cabinet will sign off on plans this afternoon to reopen indoor hospitality in bars and restaurants, RTÉ News has learned.

Temperatures in California's Death Valley reached 54.4 Celsius (130F) at the weekend as a punishing heatwave in the western United States led to excessive heat warnings being issued across much of the region.

Thousands of Cubans took part in rare protests against the communist government, chanting, "Down with the dictatorship," as President Miguel Diaz-Canel called on his supporters to confront the demonstrators.

The European Union is set to take the lead in climate policy action among the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters this week, with a raft of ambitious plans designed to cut emissions drastically over the next decade.

The Government is aiming to get 75,000 long-term unemployed people back to work within two years as part of its Pathways to Work Strategy.

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe met US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Brussels today as moves to overhaul the global tax system intensify.

Haitian police said they had arrested a Haitian national "who had political objectives" in recruiting the gunmen who assassinated President Jovenel Moise last week.

A cartridge of Nintendo's classic video game Super Mario 64 set a world record yesterday, selling at auction for $1.56m (€1.31m).

The HSE is planning to use antigen testing for outbreaks and potentially for close contacts, chief executive Paul Reid has said.

Fianna Fáil's Director of Elections for the Dublin Bay South bye-election Jim O'Callaghan has ruled out a motion of no confidence in party leader Micheál Martin.

Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties after the Euro 2020 final ended 1-1 following extra time at Wembley on Sunday to secure their second European Championship title.

Tens of thousands of raucous England fans descended on Wembley Stadium and central London, singing songs, drinking beer and savouring the occasion, as the football-mad country reached fever pitch ahead of its first major tournament final in over half...

A man in his 40s has been arrested by gardaí investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Co Donegal.

Novak Djokovic's relentless pursuit of tennis immortality reached its biggest milestone with victory over Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon that saw him equal Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 grand slam titles.

Billionaire Richard Branson has taken off from a base in New Mexico aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel bound for the edge of space, a voyage he hopes will lift the nascent space tourism industry off the ground.