Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow while Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland, as Polish President Andrzej Duda prepared to address the Ukrainian parliament today.

Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham speaks to Poland's Secretary of State for Europe about the country's response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

Police have released three people unconditionally as part of the investigation into the fatal stabbing in Co Down of north Belfast's Eamonn Darren O'Hanlon.

Australia's incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese said he will meet one-on-one with the US, Japanese and Indian leaders in Tokyo on Tuesday, 24 hours after he is scheduled to be sworn in.

As the European Central Bank readies to hike interest rates, the cost of longer term borrowing is starting to rise. That applies to our national debt where the cost of borrowing over 10 years has doubled in recent months. Bond yields are likely to co...

A former champion mare at the Dublin Horse Show has defied 10,000-1 odds by giving birth to healthy twin foals.

Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels went on air today with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban order to conceal their appearance on television.

Members of An Garda Síochána who died in the line of duty are being remembered at a ceremony in Dublin Castle.

The World Health Organization is working on further guidance for countries on how to mitigate the spread of monkeypox, amid concerns cases could spike further in the summer months, a senior adviser for the UN agency has said.

Moscow will consider exchanging prisoners from Ukraine's Azov battalion for Viktor Medvedchuk, a wealthy Ukrainian businessman close to President Vladimir Putin, a Russian negotiator said today.

Thousands of people are gathering in Belfast for a rally in support of Irish language legislation in Northern Ireland.

Munster will face an away trip to Ulster in the quarter-finals of the URC after losing 35-25 to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.

Boxers Amy Broadhurst and Lisa O'Rourke received a huge welcome home from family, friends and supporters at Dublin Airport on Saturday evening as the world champions returned from Istanbul proudly wearing their gold medals.

Anthony Albanese, who is set to be Australia's next prime minister, is a pragmatic leader from a working-class background who has pledged to end divisions in the country.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat after an election which saw the opposition Labor Party set to end almost a decade of conservative rule, possibly with the support of pro-environment independents.

Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa.

The UK's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has met with US Democrat Richard Neal amid tensions over the post-Brexit deal with Northern Ireland.

Five people, including four members of the same family, have been killed in a tourist plane crash in the French Alps, rescue services said.

Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead, officials have said.

Discussions have taken place on the possibility of an overarching agreement between the Government, unions and employers that would cover areas beyond pay including taxation, help with childcare costs and improvements in public services.