The Democratic Unionist Party has said it would block the election of a speaker when the new Stormont Assembly meets today.

A Ukrainian court is expected to begin hearing the first war crimes case arising from Russia's 24 February invasion after charging a captured Russian soldier with the murder of a 62-year-old civilian.

Britain's former Brexit minister, David Frost, has accused the Biden administration of not fully understanding Northern Ireland and the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

At least one person confirmed to have Covid-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state media has said.

Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations will discuss how to alleviate food security concerns when they meet in Germany today as fears mount that the war between Russia and Ukraine could further destabilise Moldova.

Ireland's Eurovision hopeful Brooke Scullion lit up the stage at the PalaOlimpico in Turin during the song contest's second semi-final but failed to land a spot in Saturday's grand final.

Ireland is due warm weather this weekend with temperatures set to tip 20 degrees on Sunday amid widespread sunny spells.

Ukraine says it has damaged a Russian navy logistics ship near Snake Island, a small but strategic outpost in the Black Sea, while relatives of Ukrainian soldiers holed up in Mariupol's besieged steelworks pleaded for them to be saved.

Two senior Twitter leaders who oversee the consumer and revenue divisions will depart the social media company, Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal has told employees in a memo.

A Chinese intelligence ship was tracked off Australia's west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defence facility, Australia has said, raising concern amid an election campaign about China's assertive behaviour in the region.

The Health Service Executive has said it is "especially difficult" to recruit cyber security staff right now because of the competition for talent.

The Environmental Protection Agency has found that the quality of Ireland's bathing water continued to improve in 2021.

Scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by astronauts in the Apollo programme.

The Cabinet sub-committee on Ukraine has backed a proposal to pay €400 per month for hosting Ukrainian refugees.

Addressing DUP concerns about the Northern Ireland Protocol is key to ensuring "peace and stability" in the North, according to the British Ambassador to Ireland.

A sudden and violent wildfire that tore through a luxury enclave in California destroying multi-million dollar homes in minutes was worsened by wind and the size of the properties, officials said.

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals and intensive care units is at its lowest point in over nine months.

An international team of astronomers has unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy - a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*.

The annual rate of inflation rose to 7% in April, according to figures published by the Central Statistics Office - its highest rate in 22 years.

The European Union will do its utmost to protect Ireland's single market membership, European Commission Vice-President Maros Šefcovic said today.