A small group of Army Rangers and two officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs are due to arrive in Kabul this evening.

G7 leaders are expected to discuss whether to seek an extension to a 31 August deadline for the evacuation of thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan and whether to recognise or sanction a Taliban government.

Climate change made the deadly floods that devastated parts of Germany and Belgium last month up to nine times more likely, according to an international study.

Less than a month into a Covid-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country's high infection and severe illness rates fuelled by the fast-spreading Delta variant, officials and scientists say.

Two of Ireland's first-time Paralympians, Jordan Lee and Britney Arendse, will carry the Irish flag at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony on Tuesday.

The mysterious deaths of a family and their dog on a California hiking trail are baffling investigators, almost a week after their bodies were found.

US Vice President Kamala Harris has accused China of intimidation in hotly disputed waters as she sought to rally Asian allies against China and shore up US credibility in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The UN rights chief  has voiced grave concern at the situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban, urging them to honour commitments to respect the rights of women and girls.

80% of retailers are in rent arrears with at least one landlord, a new survey by industry representative body Retail Excellence has revealed.

Michael Parkinson has apologised to Meg Ryan over their infamous 2003 interview.

US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the southern state of Tennessee and approved federal funding after devastating floods over the weekend left at least 21 dead.

The live music and entertainment sector will have "significantly more clarity" on reopening plans after next week's Cabinet meeting, according to Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman.

Guns once owned by Al Capone, one of the most notorious gangsters in United States history, are to go under the hammer at a California auction.

The leader of a far-right group in the US has been sentenced to five months in prison for setting a Black Lives Matter banner on fire in Washington as part of protests backing president Donald Trump.

Fast food giant McDonald's has run out of milkshakes in all of its UK restaurants due to supply chain problems.

Scores of journalists are among the tens of thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, fearful of violent reprisals from the militants.

Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended the suspension of parliament until further notice, the presidency said in a statement, a month after freezing it in a move that opponents decried as a coup.

Half of the 60 patients in intensive care units with Covid-19 are under the age of 55, the Chief Medical Officer has said.

An online fundraiser that was organised to assist with the repatriation of the bodies of a young family that were killed in a car crash in Co Galway last week has raised over €50,000.

Gardaí have said they are making inquiries into a licenced premises near Croke Park for alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulations as people gathered for yesterday's All-Ireland hurling final.