Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the "liberation" of Mariupol after Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told him Moscow controlled the Ukrainian port city apart from the Azovstal steel plant.

Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine where there are reports of bodies found in Borodyanka with "signs of torture" and buses carrying evacuees have left Mariupol.

A 39-year-old man has died following a serious assault in Sligo earlier this week.

The Health Service Executive has said it is finalising plans to begin the second booster vaccination programme for Covid-19, as recommended recently by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee.

A healthcare worker was infected with Covid-19 twice in the space of 20 days in what is believed to have been the shortest time between two infections since the pandemic began.

Sunday's vote in France will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen runs the European Union's second-largest economy for the next five years, writes Juliette Gash.

Businessman Ben Dunne has permanently shut down half of the gyms in his gym group due to the business impact of Covid-19.

Group accommodation will become a "substantial" part of Ireland's plan to house Ukrainian refugees, according to Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman.

South Carolina's Supreme Court has temporarily halted the execution of a condemned man planned for next week that would have been the first firing-squad execution in the US in more than a decade.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a test of Conservative party loyalty today when MPs vote on whether he should be investigated for misleading them over the "partygate" scandal.

China has the black boxes of a Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed last month were badly damaged, leaving virtually no publicly available clues to explain its violent plunge into a wooded hillside, killing all 132 people on board.

Australia will not challenge Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States and has confidence in the British judicial system, a senior government minister has said.

The US Federal Government is to appeal against a court ruling that struck down the mandatory wearing of face masks on airlines and public transport systems.

Another P&O Ferries vessel is being inspected as the company attempts to resume normal operations after sacking nearly 800 workers last month.

The US Capitol was briefly evacuated yesterday after authorities sounded a threat alarm over a parachute stunt, prompting Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to blast aviation officials for an "inexcusable" failure.

A candlelight vigil was held for Galway camogie player Kate Moran who died after she was injured during a senior league game in the county on Monday.

Businessman Seán Quinn has said his home was searched by gardaí today, but that he did not know why.

The Cabinet heard this evening that based on predictions, there will be a shortage of accommodation for Ukrainians arriving here by the end of the month.

Production company Rust Movie Productions, LLC has been issued with a $136,793 civil penalty over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust following a six-month investigation by the state's environment department.

Minister for Education Norma Foley has said that the Government is determined to progress talks with public sector unions on pay.