A double child benefit payment of €280 will be issued to families from today, as part of measures to assist households with the rising cost of living.

Russia fired four missiles into the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight, demolishing half an apartment building and killing one resident, a day after it unleashed a barrage of missiles on several cities including the capital Kyiv.

Shanghai's Disney Resort had to abruptly shut its gates on Halloween following the visit of a woman who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19, locking in all visitors and only allowing them to leave - hours later - once they tested negative for t...

Consultancy firm EY has announced the creation of 900 jobs on the island of Ireland.

Nearly 50 years after her mutilated body was found on a beach in Massachusetts, the FBI has identified the so-called "Lady of the Dunes" using DNA analysis, historical records and genealogical research.

An international team of astronomers announced the discovery of a large asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth, creating a small chance far in the future of a catastrophic collision.

A watchdog has called on the UK Home Office to "get a grip" on the problems at the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent.

South Korea's police chief has said that officers had received multiple urgent reports of danger ahead of a deadly crowd crush at a Halloween event at the weekend, but their handling of them was "insufficient".

Ryanair criticised Dublin Airport operator daa, accusing them of "incompetence" and having caused Ireland international embarrassment during the summer.

A US federal judge has blocked publishing giant Penguin Random House from acquiring its competitor Simon & Schuster, siding with the US Justice Department which had argued against the mega-merger.

The Northern Ireland Secretary will hold talks with Stormont leaders later amid continuing uncertainty over whether he intends to call an election in the region.

Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labour agency has said, less than 20 days before the football World Cup begins.

After a summer marked by repeated heatwaves across much of the continent, Europe is experiencing exceptional temperatures even as it heads into the start of autumn, a sign of accelerating climate change

The Government has announced that a new law designed to protect tips received by workers will come into effect on 1 December.

The UN's nuclear watchdog has said it has begun inspections in Ukraine as part of "independent verification" of Russian allegations Kyiv is producing so-called dirty bombs.

Dublin Fire Brigade has urged people to avoid Halloween bonfires tonight where possible, and has said its hopeful that with stockpiled material already removed and bad weather due, there will be fewer fires than normal.

The funeral has taken place today of CervicalCheck campaigner Lynsey Bennett.

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro maintained an increasingly loud silence yesterday after his election defeat, failing to acknowledge his loss to veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - who faces a tough to-do list.

South Korea's police chief has said that officers had received multiple urgent reports of danger ahead of a deadly crowd crush at a Halloween event, but their handling of them was "insufficient".

Billionaire Elon Musk has said he would be the chief executive officer of Twitter, the social media company he recently acquired for $44 billion.