Bahrain intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks, it said today, while Tehran said it had struck a US military ⁠base in the Gulf kingdom.

The Tánaiste Simon Harris has announced new measures to improve transparency around beneficial ownership and to strengthen the anti-money laundering regime in Ireland.

Hamas said a senior commander who helped plan and oversee the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel had been killed in an Israeli airstrike, with the Israeli military confirming his death.

A number of events are set to take place, north and south, today to mark the World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims.

Despite health concerns following lung surgery, Pope Leo went ahead with a planned trip to Latin America where he spent two decades as a missionary priest and a bishop, writes Social Affairs and Religion Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely.