Satellite imagery from near the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol shows a mass grave site that has expanded in recent weeks, the mayor of the port city has said.

One of Mariupol's top civic and political leaders has accused Russia of covering up war crimes in the city.

The German national linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been made a "formal suspect" by Portuguese authorities.

Households are expected to be paid up to €400 a month to help with the costs of housing Ukrainian refugees, under plans being discussed by Government.

Europe endured record extreme weather in 2021, from the hottest day and the warmest summer to deadly wildfires and flooding, the European Union's climate monitoring service reported today.

Politicians in Florida have given their final approval to a bill ending Walt Disney Co's designation as a self-governing entity in an apparent response to its opposition to a new state law limiting the teaching of LGBTQ issues in schools.

The first Centre for Zen Buddhism in Ireland will officially open in Dublin city centre this weekend.

The Vice President of the European Commission has said there is enough flexibility in the European Union's approach to ensure the Northern Ireland Protocol is implemented as agreed, while a UK minister said Britain may take unilateral action to addre...

Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine where they Mayor of Mariupol has made claims of mass graves, while humanitarian corridors will not operate today due to dangers along routes.

The Health Service Executive's National Director of Vaccinations Damien McCallion has said there is "strong evidence" for people aged 65 and over and those who are immunocompromised to receive a second Covid-19 booster.

Texas has executed its oldest death row inmate, a 78-year-old man convicted of killing a policeman more than 30 years ago during a routine traffic stop.

France has issued an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced car tycoon who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon in a sensational getaway, prosecutors told AFP today.

Chinese authorities have warned Shanghai's 25 million residents today that their quarantine period would go on until the Covid-19 virus was eradicated neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

As the world marks Earth Day 2022 today, countries across Europe are grappling with how to wean themselves off fossil fuels, especially oil and gas from Russia.

The Land Development Agency (LDA) has said it has submitted four recent planning applications that if approved, will deliver over 2,300 homes in schemes that will be 100% affordable and social housing.

The Government is launching a new campaign this weekend which will inform the public about a range of actions they can choose to take to save energy and money, whilst reducing national energy use.

With National Spring Clean efforts in full swing in communities across the country, Ukrainian refugees have been helping with clean-ups in Co Laois.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has exchanged letters with outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in and thanked him for trying to improve relations, state media KCNA has reported, amid tension over Pyongyang's weapons tests.

The United Arab Emirates has frozen the assets of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group, whose leaders are based in Dubai.

The HSE has said that people aged 65 years and older, who are due their second Covid-19 booster vaccine, can book online now for appointments at HSE vaccination centres.