Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is addressing a joint sitting of the Oireachtas this morning via video link.

The EU and US are preparing new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings in northern Ukraine as fighting continues in the south and east of the country.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is addressing a joint sitting of the Oireachtas via video link.

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky is set to join world leaders including John F Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair in addressing the Oireachtas.

The European Union and its allies prepared new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as "war crimes", as heavy fighting and Russian airstrikes pounded the besieged port of Mariupol.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has recommended a fourth Covid vaccine dose for everyone aged 65 and older.

China has reported more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, as millions in locked-down Shanghai began a new round of testing.

Twitter said it will begin testing a new edit feature in the coming months, surprising its users on the same day it said Tesla boss Elon Musk would join the social media company's board.

At the outset of its invasion of Ukraine the range of weapons at Russia's disposal was expected to overwhelm its neighbour. But Kyiv has effectively used its more limited arsenal against the larger aggressor.

The third IPCC report, published on Monday, is a classic Hollywood narrative moment that will become a yardstick of ambition in this critical decade, writes Philip Boucher-Hayes,

More Kinder products are being recalled due to a link with an outbreak of Salmonella, after some of the brand's chocolate eggs were recalled at the weekend.

The Central Bank has revised its forecasts for growth in the economy downwards, due to higher inflation and the impact on the war in Ukraine on the global economy.

Following the Ukraine invasion, critics have accused Vladimir Putin of rekindling Soviet-era repression. Many ordinary Russians have chosen to leave the country, explains Philip Gallagher.

Australia's oldest human remains, dating back at least 40,000 years, will be reburied near the Outback site at Mungo Lakes where they were first uncovered, the Australian government has announced.

President Michael D Higgins is in Austria for a two-day visit, during which he will meet a range of Austrian political leaders, as well as delivering a keynote address at the University of Vienna.

The secondment of outgoing Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan to take up a role at Trinity College Dublin is "really positive", and a move that the country will benefit from, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said.

A key member of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's Yamina party said she was quitting his coalition government, in a surprise move that leaves him without a parliamentary majority.

Next month's planned increase in the Carbon Tax would be "offset" so there would not be additional costs for householders, the Taoiseach has told the Dáil.

Less than half of the accommodation pledged by the public is likely to be suitable for people fleeing Ukraine, the Cabinet has heard.

The European Commission has confirmed a full ban on Russian coal imports into the European Union, worth some €4 billion, in the wake of Russian atrocities in Ukraine.