Russian airborne troops have landed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian army said, adding that there were immediate clashes.

US President Joe Biden has branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "dictator" facing withering economic and diplomatic isolation for invading Ukraine, and warned the world is in a "battle" between democracy and autocracy.

Riding low in the opinion polls and leading a country battered by Covid-19, rising prices and bitter partisan politics, Joe Biden needed to use his State of the Union address to reset and relaunch his presidency.

Coverage of all today's developments in Ukraine where the Russian invasion is in its seventh day.

A woman in her 20s has died following a three-car collision in Co Cavan this morning.

Emergency services ordered some Sydney residents to prepare to flee as heavy rainfall barrelled down Australia's east coast, burying towns in floodwater, killing 13 and putting hundreds of thousands at risk.

A Co Kildare animal sanctuary is carrying out its biggest hen rescue run of the year.

Groups representing trade unions and employers will address the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise on new remote working legislation.

The adoption of the name Kyiv is part of the linguistic battle to legitimise Ukraine as an independent nation

A group of Ukrainian men living in Ireland, who had travelled home to fight against the Russian invasion of their country, have joined local defence forces in Lutsk and Kyiv.

The Health Service Executive has reiterated its apology for the failings in the South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

An Irishman and his family who fled Ukraine have said they are lucky to be safe and out of the war-torn country.

New Zealand anti-vaccination demonstrators set alight their own protest camp outside parliament after riot police moved to end their weeks-long occupation of the legislative precinct.

The United States has advised citizens against travelling to Hong Kong, citing strict coronavirus curbs and the risk of children being separated from parents as the Chinese city battles a wave of infections.

A five-year-old boy with leukaemia, who fled from Ukraine with his family, is being medically assessed in Ireland, ahead of resuming his treatment.

Thousands of people have flooded through a crossing on the border with Hungary, in scenes reminiscent of some of the most awful periods of Europe's past, reports Fran McNulty.

The family of an Irish man missing in the Netherlands are appealing for help in finding him.

Almost 600 motorists have been detected driving above the speed limit in the first 12 hours of An Garda Síochána's 24-hour national 'Slow Down' day.

The HSE National Service Plan for 2022 has been published with a funding allocation of €20.7 billion for the health system.