There has been another night of trouble on the streets in Northern Ireland with PSNI officers responding to reports of disorder in Newtownabbey in Co Antrim.

Canada has crossed the threshold of one million coronavirus cases as the country faces a third wave of infections, forcing several provinces to tighten restrictions in recent days.

The annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising will take place in Dublin today, led by President Michael D Higgins.

A top former Jordanian royal aide was among several suspects arrested yesterday in a security sweep, as the army cautioned a half-brother of King Abdullah II against damaging the country's security.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to set out plans to develop a "Covid status certification" scheme to enable the safe return of mass gatherings and indoor events as lockdown restrictions ease in England.

Christians here are celebrating Easter Sunday for a second year under level 5 Covid-19 restrictions as all religious services continue to take place online.

The roll out of Ireland's vaccination programme continues today in locations including the Helix and the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority has said that a shipping traffic jam caused by a giant container vessel getting stuck on the crucial waterway for almost a week has been cleared.

Bulgarians were voting today to elect a new parliament, with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's centre-right party tipped to finish first although it may struggle to find coalition partners.

Two women who refused to go into hotel quarantine after arriving home from Dubai have been remanded in custody with consent to bail.

The Department of Health has been notified of two further deaths of people with Covid-19 and 511 new confirmed cases.

A procession of floats carried the mummified remains of 22 pharaohs, including Egypt's most powerful ancient queen, through Cairo on Saturday evening, to a new resting place.

Walk-in Covid-19 swabbing centres are set to be deployed more widely as part of the HSE's testing strategy.

Minister of State with responsibility for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins has said the mandatory hotel quarantine system in place is "acting as a huge deterrent" for people coming into the country.

Loudspeakers outside the Capitol Building crackled into life to announce that the lockdown had concluded.

For over 620,000 people who have already received a dose of the vaccine against coronavirus, there is a sense of relief. For over 240,000 who are now fully vaccinated, they must feel great comfort that they are strongly protected from Covid-19.

US flags are flying at half mast on Federal buildings in honour of the police officer who was killed during an attack on the Capitol area in Washington yesterday.

A Taiwan court today released on bond the manager of a construction site whose truck authorities believe caused a train accident that killed at least 51 people, as family members mourned the dead at the crash site.

Millions of people around the world prepared to spend another Easter weekend under restrictions because of coronavirus surges, but there was good news from the hard-hit United States, which crossed the milestone of 100 million vaccinations.

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority has said that the shipping traffic jam caused by a giant container vessel getting stuck on the crucial waterway for almost a week has been cleared.