US President Donald Trump has warned Iran of fresh strikes and said Hamas would have "hell to pay" if it fails to disarm in Gaza.

The father of Billy Wright accused the Irish government of "indulging in selective justice" in 1999 after being told then-taoiseach Bertie Ahern would not meet him to discuss holding a public inquiry into the Loyalist Volunteer Force leader's murder.

When Dick Spring, the tánaiste and minister for foreign affairs, proposed legislation aimed at creating more transparency around the "interest" of politicians in 1993, he met with some opposition from leading Fianna Fáil members.

China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ports and assaults on maritime targets.

Some say the post-war liberal order died in 2025. But while US President Donald Trump may have accelerated its demise, it was already fragmenting. The big question is: what comes next?

A telex sent from an Irish official based in Boston in April 1987, stating that a limit of ten complimentary tickets per U2 show in America, "puts us in an embarrassing situation" reveals the level of interest in the band's massively successful Joshu...

An Irish ambassador's frustrations at department officials for their attitude to a proposed investment of $1bn from Saudi investors in the country's oil facilities is contained in newly released files from the National Archives.

A father and son accused of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach "acted alone" and were not part of a wider terrorist cell, Australian police have said.

The fallout from the publication in the media in 2003 of agent Stakeknife's identity is discussed in documents newly released to the national archives.

A ⁠veteran jazz ensemble announced that it was canceling its New Year's Eve performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

Next year will mark 30 years since Fiona Pender disappeared, almost three decades on, her family still hold out hope for answers but fear as the years go by, the 25-year-old and her unborn baby will be forgotten, writes Sinéad Hussey.

A leading politician's reaction to plans for extensive construction work at Crossmaglen Barracks in south Armagh in April 1994 is contained within newly-released files at the National Archive.

At the contact centre for the new pension auto-enrolment system, My Future Fund, in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, staff were busy dealing with queries from employers.

Scammers in Singapore face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes for serious cases as a law authorising the punishment came into effect.

President Vladimir Putin has told US President Donald Trump that Russia would review its position in peace negotiations after what Russia said was a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian presidential residence, the Kremlin said.

Anthony Joshua is recovering in hospital after being involved in a car crash in Nigeria that resulted in the death of two members of his team.

US singer Beyonce is now a billionaire according to Forbes magazine becoming only the fifth musician to achieve such a milestone.

The HSE has reported a drop in the number of organ transplants carried out this year as a result of organ donations.

The unavailability of gluten-free food, mashed potatoes with every meal, cockroaches in a prison cell and clothes shrunk from the laundry were just some of the complaints made by inmates of Mountjoy Prison in 2024.

US President Donald Trump has warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear programme as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks.