More than 120 world leaders will meet in Glasgow in a "last, best hope" to tackle the climate crisis and avert a looming global disaster.

World leaders are meeting in Glasgow in a "last, best hope" to tackle the climate crisis - follow the latest developments here.

Barclays said today that its chief executive Jes Staley is to stand down following British regulators' investigations into his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Dublin for a series of engagements expected to focus on the global corporate tax deal endorsed by the G20 over the weekend.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for Covid-19.

Australia has eased its international border restrictions from today for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic.

A 24-year-old man dressed in a Batman's Joker costume attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line yesterday evening, injuring 17 people.

Today marks 100 years since the first women were called to the Bar of Ireland.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) is to meet today to discuss booster vaccines for healthcare workers.

Britain has told France that it must back down within 48 hours in a fishing row that threatens to spiral into a wider trade dispute or face tortuous legal action under the Brexit trade deal.

Oxford Languages has declared 'vax' its Word of the Year for 2021.

With world leaders and national negotiators to meet over the next two weeks in Glasgow to discuss the fightback against climate change, here's an A-to-Z of all things COP26 to get you started.

President Joe Biden will this week try to convince the world to follow his lead when it comes to cutting emissions, but convincing Americans, including some in his own party, remains an uphill battle, writes Brian O'Donovan.

Getting 900,000 electric vehicles on Irish roads to slash transport emissions by the end of the decade will be difficult if current levels of cars sales continue, Morning Ireland has learned.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has declared victory after leading his ruling coalition to a strong majority in national elections.

An awareness campaign to keep children and young people safe in communities across the country will be launched by Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman.

Twenty-five alleged members of a gang of Brazilian bank robbers were killed yesterday in a vast police operation in Minas Gerais state, a police source told AFP.

Ryanair has today reported its first quarterly profit since before the onset of Covid-19, but said it expects to post an annual loss of up to €200m as it would be forced to discount tickets to fill its planes over the winter.

Halloween celebrations have passed off relatively peacefully this evening, with emergency services reporting a quieter night than usual, however one person has so far been injured during an incident involving a firework in Dublin.

Up to a dozen passengers are believed to have been injured after a crash involving two trains in Salisbury, England.