Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters - but does not boost efforts to tackle the emissions causing them.

Donald Trump has said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former US president, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organised by new owner Elon ...

The Turkish defence ministry has said that it carried out air strikes on outlawed Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria and northern Iraq, which it said were used to carry out attacks on Turkey.

China has reported its first death from Covid-19 in six months as it contends with a rising outbreak despite stringent measures to eliminate infections.

Controversy around the hosts - and the resulting move to winter - has dented advertisers' interest in the World Cup, but even still it remains a multi-billion-dollar event, writes Adam Maguire.

The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has praised the Taoiseach Micheál Martin but slated Sinn Féin in his address to the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Athlone tonight.

A panda that China gifted to Taiwan 14 years ago as a symbol of what were then warmer ties has died, after suffering a spate of seizures, Taipei Zoo has said.

Gardaí have confirmed that a teenage girl who was seriously injured in a fatal road crash in Co Kilkenny yesterday was a victim sitting in the car when it was stolen.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his first visit to Kyiv.

Ross Byrne kicked a late penalty, as Ireland held on to beat Australia 13-10 at the Aviva Stadium.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit out at criticism of Qatar from Europe on the eve of the World Cup.

The Taoiseach has confirmed that an inquiry will be set up to examine allegations of abuse and cover up at Spiritan-run schools including Blackrock College.

A football fan who sparked an alert when he clambered over security screening at Dublin Airport to catch a flight to the World Cup in Qatar has avoided a custodial sentence.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un revealed his daughter to the world for the first time in striking photos showing the pair hand-in-hand before the launch of the nuclear-armed country's largest ballistic missile the day before.

The Chief Medical Officer has said asking grandparents and older people to look after children with respiratory illnesses is putting them at risk because of rising cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza.

A fourth man has been arrested by police in Northern Ireland investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Co Tyrone.

On the third day after lifting off from Florida bound for the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is "exceeding performance expectations," NASA officials have said.

Many more people will qualify for social housing under plans by the Government to increase eligibility thresholds by €5,000 across the country from next January.

Renowned graffiti artist Banksy has criticised fashion retailer Guess, saying it had used his work without permission, and invited shoplifters to pay the London shop a visit.

The European Union has warned that it was prepared to walk away from climate negotiations if a satisfactory outcome could not be reached, but said it still believed a deal could be struck between negotiators at the COP27 summit in Egypt.