Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece, one raging for nine straight days, that have left hundreds homeless and caused incalculable damage.

A group representing the home care sector has said it is facing a recruitment crisis and has called on the Government to allow for the hiring of workers from non-EU countries as a matter of urgency.

German police have arrested a British man who worked at the British embassy in Berlin on suspicion of passing documents to the Russian intelligence service in exchange for cash, prosecutors said.

Instagram is introducing new features which it says will help reduce the amount of abusive and offensive messages users receive on the platform.

An online scam, which involved the sale of protective items against Covid-19, has been uncovered following an operation involving European agencies.

Two Italian brothers who were rescued from the sea when visiting Inis Mór in 2019 have returned to Ireland to thank those who rescued them.

A 25-year-old man has died following a stabbing incident in Tallaght in Dublin.

London Heathrow Airport has said passenger numbers surged in July as the government eased travel restrictions, but warned that overall numbers were still down 80% on pre-pandemic levels as many barriers remain.

The US Senate has narrowly approved a $3.5 trillion spending blueprint for President Joe Biden's top priorities, after politicians debated over the need for massive spending to fight climate change and poverty.

The Master of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital has said restrictions at the hospital could be loosened if there was a higher uptake of Covid-19 vaccinations among patients and visitors.

The President of the Irish Medical Organisation has warned of a medical manpower crisis that is being exacerbated by the delayed presentation of patients who were not treated during the pandemic.

The recent surge of Covid-19, driven by the Delta variant, has reignited political controversy around mask-wearing in the US, with some governors opposing all measures to make masks mandatory despite advice from health authorities.

Canada's Prime Minister has condemned the jailing of businessman Michael Spavor in China as "unacceptable and unjust."

Five million people in Australia's second-largest city will remain under stay-at-home orders for at least another week after authorities extended a lockdown after failing to curb Melbourne's latest Covid-19 outbreak.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has flown to the besieged northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif to rally his beseiged forces.

Tropical Storm Fred, the sixth of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, which formed south of Puerto Rico, is expected to move westwards through the Caribbean, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said.

The Department of Health has been notified of 1,508 new cases of Covid-19.

Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington returned to Portland Row in Dublin this afternoon to chants of 'Kellie! Kellie! Kellie!' ringing out.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned following an inquiry that found he sexually harassed 11 women, mounting legal pressure and demands for his departure by President Joe Biden and others.

The installation and cost of so-called 'robot trees' in Cork city centre has been defended by the City Council who say it is part of a broader programme to tackle air pollution.