The Cabinet Committee on Covid-19 will meet this evening to consider what action should be taken to stem the spike in Covid-19 infections here.

Police cordons remained in place in areas of Liverpool in the early hours this morning after a car explosion at a hospital which killed one person and injured another.

Germany's coronavirus infection rate has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed today, as the three parties in talks to form a new government plan an expansion of measures to tackle the pandemic.

Former president, Mary Robinson, said a lack of ambition at COP26 means that anyone under the age of 60 is likely to inhabit a world that is less livable in, while anyone under 30 is 'sure to live in that world.'

China is battling the spread of its biggest Covid-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant, according to numbers announced today, with travellers from a city where infections have grown faster than elsewhere in the country subject to tough quarantine ...

US journalist Danny Fenster is out of prison in Myanmar after being sentenced last week to 11 years in jail, his employer has said.

US President Joe Biden called the Ireland rugby squad to congratulate them on their 29-20 win over the New Zealand All Blacks on Saturday.

A group of women subjected to invasive physical examinations at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress for an ordeal that sparked global condemnation, their lawyer said.

Ireland's justice and mental health systems are failing people in the prison system who are mentally ill, according to a report published by the Mental Health Commission.

The Trump Organization has reached a deal to sell its Washington hotel lease for $375 million to CGI Merchant Group, according to US media reports.

The number of people who have died in the crowd surge at a rap concert in Texas nine days ago has risen to 10 after a nine year-old boy severley hurt in the crush died from his injuries.

China has stayed silent over growing overseas concern for tennis star Peng Shuai, who has not been heard from since accusing a powerful politician of sexual abuse - the first time the #MeToo movement has reached the top echelons of the ruling Communi...

Gardaí investigating the discovery of the bodies of an elderly couple at their home in Kenmare say they are treating their deaths as unexplained, pending the outcome of post-mortem examinations.

The American Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to France's foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, about what the US has described as "concerning" Russian military activity taking place "in and near Ukraine.

India's Supreme Court told authorities to shut offices in the capital and nearby cities, allowing millions to work from home as officials seek ways to reduce hazardous air pollution that led to the closure of schools.

HSE Chief Executive CEO Paul Reid has described the situation with Covid-19 in hospitals as "grim" but said the HSE was calling for an urgent change in behaviour rather than any full or partial lockdowns.

Three second-half goals saw Ireland secure a hard-fought 3-0 victory away in Luxembourg to wrap up their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Glasgow Climate Pact this weekend after more than two weeks of intense negotiations, with the UK host of the talks saying the deal would keep alive international hopes of averting the worst impacts of global war...

Austria is placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in lockdown from tomorrow.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that COP26 has "sounded the death knell for coal power", but said his delight at any progress made at the Glasgow summit is "tinged with disappointment".