Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has told Britain's Foreign Secretary that proposed legislation to change to Northern Ireland Protocol will create a whole new set of uncertainties and damage relationships.

Russian troops have swarmed into Sievierodonetsk, as their artillery continues to pound parts of the city where Ukrainian defenders have mounted a desperate rearguard action.

Brazilian police have said search teams have discovered belongings of missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who went missing in the Amazon rainforest a week ago.

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance has won the first round of lower house elections yesterday by a razor-thin margin over the left bloc of Jean-Luc Melenchon.

Formal public sector pay talks between the Government and unions are due to begin at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Authorities in China's capital Beijing are racing to contain a Covid-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns.

Garda powers need to be exercised in a consistent and unbiased way, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, which has called on the State to amend legislation to define and prohibit racial profiling.

Civil settlements for the families of nine of the victims killed by the British army in Ballymurphy, west Belfast, in 1971, will be agreed at Belfast High Court.

Smurfit Kappa has resumed some operations at a packaging plant in the UK after a large fire ripped through the facility overnight, the local fire service said.

The bishop of a diocese in Nigeria where 40 parishioners were shot dead earlier this month has criticised President Michael D Higgins for his comments on the incident.

Rory McIlroy saved the best for last as he shot his low round of the week to claim victory at the Canadian Open.

Increasing female labour force participation and spending more on benefits targeting children would decrease poverty, according to a study by the ESRI.

The Cabinet sub-committee overseeing the response to the war in Ukraine meets later, with the Taoiseach and ministers expected to examine proposals to source more accommodation to house those seeking refuge here.

Researchers say the number of nuclear weapons in the world is likely to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden has praised limited proposals from senators on curbing gun violence as "important steps," while noting that they fell short of his calls for more radical change

The Government has defended the standard of accommodation being provided to asylum seekers, after it emerged that large numbers of people are sleeping on the floor at a Dublin hotel.

French President Emmanuel Macron is not guaranteed to win an absolute majority in parliament, exit polls showed, after a new left-wing alliance made a strong showing in the first round of parliamentary elections.

The UN's mission in Lebanon has called for the country's military to guarantee the security of its peacekeepers, alleging personnel were "threatened" by armed men yesterday.

Just over 1,300 people from Ukraine are living in pledged accommodation in Ireland, despite initial offers of housing exceeding 20,000.

Security concerns raised by Turkey in its opposition to Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership applications are legitimate, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said on a visit to Finland.