Russia is facing mounting diplomatic pressure to end its war in Ukraine as G20 leaders meeting in Indonesia rued the high cost of the eight-month-old conflict.

Donald Trump loyalist and prominent election denier Kari Lake has lost her bid to be governor of Arizona, US networks projected last night, rounding out a difficult week for the former president as he readies a new run for the White House.

Cabinet approval is being sought this morning for a plan to co-host the European football championship in 2028.

The world population surged past 8 billion people today, the United Nations said, warning that more hardship is in store for regions already facing resource scarcity due to climate change

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California's governor, has testified that that former film producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005 when she was trying to build a career as a producer and actor.

With the World Cup just days away, the spotlight is shining on Qatar, the controversial hosts of the tournament.

Founding member of the 221+ CervicalCheck Patient Support Group Stephen Teap has described Vicky Phelan as a warrior, but the "gentlest of souls" and said it is very difficult to process that she is gone.

Almost 81,000 complaints were received by the Environmental Protection Agency last year, with 90% of environmental complaints being about waste or litter.

Russia's Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has said that a former mercenary who was filmed being executed by a sledgehammer blow to the head after changing sides in the Ukraine war was a traitor.

Teenagers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or queer do not feel safe in Irish schools and many are skipping school in order to avoid negative treatment, a survey has found.

Former US President Donald Trump has failed to comply with a subpoena issued by the congressional committee investigating his supporters' attack on the US Capitol last year, the panel said.

Protesters in southern China clashed with police in a rare display of public opposition to anti-Covid measures, videos posted online showed, after lockdowns in the area were extended over a surge in infections.

Novak Djokovic has been granted a visa to play in the Australian Open in January, Guardian Australia and state broadcaster ABC reported on Tuesday.

The US navy has said it had scuttled a boat transporting "explosive materials" from Iran to supply Houthi rebels in Yemen, with enough power to fuel a dozen ballistic rockets.

Around 88% of Irish executives stated that their organisation had experienced an increase in cyberattacks since 2020 due to increased digital acceleration, a new survey shows.

Vicky Phelan's husband Jim has paid tribute to his wife, saying her death will leave a void in their lives that "at this point seems impossible to fill".

Amazon is planning to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, the New York Times has reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Vicky Phelan, who died this morning aged 48, became the national voice for the more than 200 women affected by the CervicalCheck screening controversy.

The comedian and presenter Jay Leno is recovering in hospital after suffering serious burns in a fire in his garage in Los Angeles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the recapture of Kherson marked "the beginning of the end of the war" as he hailed the liberation of the city in a surprise visit.