British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings have made him the target of Iranian death threats, is on a ventilator after he was stabbed at a literary event in New York state.

Irish Water has introduced nighttime restrictions on water supply in parts of Donegal, Galway and Cork, due to rising demand in the hot weather and in order to maintain daytime supply.

Further above average hot temperatures are expected today, according to Met Éireann, with possible highs of up to 31C.

Michael Collins' instinct for danger had kept him alive for years. Then, for one day in August 1922, it deserted him.

North Korea has dropped a facemask mandate and other social distancing rules as leader Kim Jong-un declared victory over Covid-19 this week, state media said.

What did the US accomplish from its two-decades-long occupation of Afghanistan?

The FBI raid on Donald Trump's Florida residence was partly based on suspicions of violations of the US Espionage Act related to the illegal retention of sensitive defence documents, a warrant has shown.

A Miss Ireland hopeful is proving that you can be both chic and climate-conscious by only wearing items she has bought second-hand, upcycled or made herself.

Idaho's top court has refused to stop a Republican-backed state law criminalising nearly all abortions from taking effect.

Taliban fighters beat women protesters and fired into the air as they violently dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power.

Elvis Presley had an expression among his friends, 'Taking Care of Business in a Flash'.

Actress Anne Heche remains on life support to see if she is a potential match for organ donation, her representative has confirmed.

One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caused part of a stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia in the early hours of this morning, regional emergency services said.

The US House of Representatives has voted by 220 to 207 votes to pass a $430 billion bill to fight climate change and lower prescription drug prices.

The deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first seven months of the year.

A farmer in Ferns, Co Wexford, has said that up to 30 acres of land was engulfed in flames yesterday afternoon.

Eleven people, including two children, have been killed in a mass shooting in Montenegro, and six others were injured.

Polio has been detected in New York City's sewage, suggesting the virus that causes the disease is likely circulating there, health authorities said, calling on residents to make sure they are vaccinated.

A woman in her 20s has died and a man has been arrested following an assault in Co Meath in the early hours of this morning.

A drought has been declared for some parts of England, with temperatures set to hit 35C, making the country hotter than parts of the Caribbean.