The United States has carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he plans to meet US President Donald Trump soon and that a lot could be decided before the new year to end the war with Russia.

The head of the Government's emergency management group has said that lessons have been learned on how best to respond to severe weather events in the wake of Storm Éowyn.

Police investigating a stabbing in Co Down on Christmas Eve have issued an image of the suspect.

The Israeli military has said that its forces killed a member of Iran's Quds Force in Lebanon who had been involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon.