At least 174 people have died at an Indonesian football stadium riot in which thousands of angry home fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities have said.

Ukrainian troops said they had retaken the key city of Lyman in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin to call for the possible use of low-grade nuclear weapons.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has certainly lived up to her 'human hand grenade' nickname used by civil servants who worked with her.

The euro is getting weaker against the dollar but stronger against the pound, which is having a strange impact on the global buying power of Irish consumers and businesses, writes Adam Maguire.

The death toll from Hurricane Ian in Florida has risen to 44, authorities have said, as the southern state took stock of the aftermath of one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has acknowledged mistakes over the mini-budget but said she was standing by her tax-cutting plan as she refused to rule out public spending cuts.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said "housing is the single most important social issue facing our country". Addressing his party at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis in Dublin, he also said "we have to provide faster access" to health services.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told a conference to discuss options for Irish unity that there was a responsibility to ensure that the dream of a new Ireland did not become someone else's nightmare.

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is no longer leaking under the Baltic Sea because an equilibrium has been reached between the gas and water pressure, a spokesperson said.

It is uncharted territory - a job swap at the top of Government halfway through its lifetime.

The Ombudsman for Children has said there is not enough being done to facilitate and include children with disabilities.

Some level of calm has returned to Britain's financial markets after a frantic few days but the crisis is far from over, writes Adam Maguire.

A Ukrainian MP has said she believes that many more refugees will flee Ukraine to other parts of Europe this winter "to physically survive" when the cold weather sets in.

Police in Britain said they have not yet found human remains as their search for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett continues following the reported discovery of a skull.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said there is a widespread acceptance that demand has outstripped supply in the health service.

Paper £20 and £50 sterling notes have had their legal tender status withdrawn by the Bank of England.

A Co Cork caterer is devising and delivering zero waste wedding menus for climate-conscious couples.

NASA has said it would try to launch its Moon mega-rocket in November, although it would not commit to a precise date for the much-delayed Artemis 1 mission.

Did Budget 2023 do enough for third-level students who are struggling with a cost-of-living crisis as well as an accommodation crisis?

Florida, North and South Carolina faced a massive clean-up from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian, after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the US mainland killed more than 20 people and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage.