Desperate Venezuelans and rescue teams are racing to find survivors after the death toll from twin earthquakes rose above 900.

Iran has accused the US of a "blatant violation" of the peace deal reached between the two side after the latest American strikes on the country.

Given the cycle of crises the EU has confronted in recent years, the stakes could not be higher as Ireland assumes the Presidency of the EU, writes Europe Editor Tony Connelly.

Germans are bracing for sweltering conditions as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in western Europe is forecast to move east and bring temperatures approaching 40C to Germany and Poland.

This week, victims of sexual abuse at Cork primary school called on the Government to take responsibility for the trauma they suffered. Our correspondent Ailbhe Conneely tells their story.