The US and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport due to the threat of a terror attack by so-called Islamic State militants as Western troops hurry to evacuate as many people as possible before deadline of 31 August.

An estimated 18 million Afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance and more than three million children are at risk of acute malnutrition.

French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Ireland later for his first official visit.

Former president of the Gaelic Athletic Association Liam O'Neill has urged all those attending matches at Croke Park in the coming weeks to wear a facemask and to encourage those around them to do so as well.

Ellen Keane swam the quickest race of her life to win her SB8 100m breaststroke heat at the Tokyo Paralympic Games while .

Last year was Europe's warmest on record by a large margin, according to the latest in an annual series of global climate reports.

The Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas has called for a well-resourced, transparent, fair and expeditious repatriation system to allow prisoners abroad serve the remainder of their sentences in Ireland.

Australia's new daily cases of Covid-19 have topped 1,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, as two major hospitals in Sydney set up emergency outdoor tents to help deal with an increase in patients.

There is action in the pool, the velodrome and the equestrian arena today for the Irish in Tokyo.

A US court of appeal has upheld the death sentence of Dylann Roof, the white shooter convicted of killing nine black worshipers at a South Carolina church in 2015.

Health experts have warned that people should not attempt the latest challenge to have gone viral on social media - walking over a pyramid of precariously balanced milk crates.

A new report on diversity in RTÉ has found that, on average, more men than women participated in discussions on radio and television programmes during a period in 2020.

Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several vials, drugmaker Takeda and the health ministry said.

As desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport trying to get on any evacuation flights to flee the Taliban, officials have warned of another threat: the so-called Islamic State group.

An Afghan baby born aboard a US military plane as her family was fleeing Taliban rule was named Reach after the aircraft's code name, US military officials have said.

NPHET has said the total number of Covid-related deaths in Ireland now stands at 5,092 - up 18 since it last reported data on deaths last Wednesday.

Laois County Council has said it cannot legally revisit its previous refusal of an event licence for Electric Picnic 2021 and that statutory timelines would not allow for the processing of a new application in time for the original date.

The Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has defended advice it has given to the Department of Education that it is safe for unvaccinated school workers in the early stages of pregnancy to return to the classroom.

The husband of a woman who died with Covid-19 after giving birth to their daughter has urged anyone who is unsure about receiving a vaccine to get the jab.