Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his country and warned defence forces and citizens to be prepared to withstand a new week of strain on the power grid.

More than 60% of posts on teacher supply panels in the Dublin region are vacant, as well as one post in ten across the rest of the country, according to Department of Education figures received by RTÉ News.

China's western Xinjiang region has eased some Covid-19 restrictions in its capital Urumqi, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked protests across the country.

Irish households are expected to spend the same amount of money this Christmas as they did last, as the impact of the higher cost of living reins in spending.

A new scheme to encourage people to recycle their drinks bottles and cans is being launched today.

American hamburger chain Wendy's has announced plans to enter the Irish market to further expand its presence across Europe.

A teenager has been arrested over the fatal stabbings of two 16-year-old boys just over a kilometre apart in south-east London.

Men who have sex with men will no longer have to wait four months before giving blood, as changes to who can donate blood come into effect today.

A National Plan to combat health inequalities among the Traveller community will be launched today.

Police have dismantled a huge drugs "super-cartel" that controlled a third of Europe's cocaine trade, arresting 49 people in various countries including six top suspects in Dubai, Europol has said.

Police used water cannon and teargas after coming under attack from football supporters who brought havoc to the centre of Brussels following Morocco's shock 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium in Qatar.

A mother who is among around 200 Ukrainian refugees being moved today from a Dublin hotel to other accommodation in Cork, Donegal and Limerick, fears the move will be devastating for her autistic son.

Italy declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia after a landslide killed at least seven people and left several others missing.

Having to share rooms in homeless hostels is "an insult to the dignity" of people, Father Peter McVerry has said.

A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde killed at least 14 people who were attending a funeral, the region's governor said.

The Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss has voted overwhelmingly to recommend that there should be a constitutional referendum to amend the Constitution with a view to protecting biodiversity.

A service celebrating the life of the late Vicky Phelan has heard that "a nation of people got to love her" as much as her family loved her.

Heavy snowfall is expected in Kyiv today, while millions of people who still live in and around the Ukrainian capital remain with little electricity and heat.

Niclas Fullkrug came off the bench to earn Germany a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Spain and keep their World Cup hopes alive.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said it is "entirely wrong" for anyone to suggest that there was anything "improper" about her political activities in her Dublin Central constituency.