Climate change and the relaunch of the global economy will top the G20 agenda as leaders of the world's most advanced nations meet today, the first in-person gathering since the pandemic.

French president Emmanuel Macron has appeared to suggest the UK has not kept its Brexit pledges as a row over fishing rights intensified.

Tackling the cost of living as well as addressing problems in the health service and planning for Irish unity are among the issues to be discussed at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis later today.

Walk-in and appointment-only vaccination clinics will be open across the country this weekend for people aged 12 and over to receive their first or second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Front doors will be opened more cautiously this Halloween, and in some cases not at all, Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers writes.

World leaders meeting in Glasgow for the UN COP26 summit are under pressure to take action on climate change, but what exactly is it they are talking about?

US President Joe Biden has admitted to "clumsy" dealings with France following a bitter row over a submarine deal, at the start of a European trip designed to show off US leadership - and mend some fences.

A convoy of electric cars driven by members of the Global EV Alliance (GEVA) from a number of European countries, including Ireland, will drive across the continent this weekend to Glasgow to highlight the importance of electrifying all road vehicles...

If you pop into your local supermarket this weekend, you can expect to find apples from New Zealand, Chile and other far-flung places.

US intelligence agencies have said they may never be able to identify the origins of Covid-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab.

Eirgrid has confirmed that three power stations have been closed in recent days due to technical problems.

Shamrock Rovers have retained their SSE Airtricity Premier Division title after beating Finn Harps 3-0 at Tallaght Stadium.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been advised by her doctors to rest for at least the next two weeks, avoiding official visits and only undertaking light, desk-based duties during this time, palace officials said.

The Department of Health has been notified of 2,549 new cases of Covid-19, with 97 people now being treated in ICU.

Britain's Prince Andrew has filed a motion requesting a New York court dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit against him, a court document showed.

A couple have been found guilty of assaulting, neglecting and of being cruel to their nine-year-old daughter who has been left with life-changing brain injuries.

The US health regulator has authorised the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first Covid-19 jab for young children in the United States.

A former British diplomat, who was Boris Johnson's Brexit counsellor in Washington, has spoken of her dismay and anger at his administration's attitude to the Irish border question when he became Prime Minister in July 2019.

The armourer responsible for weapons on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot a gun that killed a cinematographer has "no idea" why there were live rounds present, her lawyers said.

Polish politicians have given approval to build a controversial wall on the eastern border with Belarus, in response to an unprecedented wave of migrants, mostly from the Middle East.