US healthcare company Abbott Laboratories has announced plans to create 1,000 jobs as part of a €440m investment in Ireland.

US federal agents were reportedly looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons when they raided former president, Donald Trump's home in Florida this week.

Dublin Fire Brigade has appealed to people to be on alert, as Met Éireann said some parts of Munster and Leinster may exceed 30C today.

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said.

Anne Heche is "not expected to survive" a severe car crash that left her in a coma, her family has said.

Belfast is among the cities to miss out following the BBC's announcement of the seven-strong shortlist to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest instead of Ukraine.

A ski resort in Switzerland has said that a thick layer of ice that has covered a mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks.

A drought is set to be declared for some parts of England today, with temperatures to hit 35C making the country hotter than parts of the Caribbean.

The National Cyber Security Centre and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau are warning small and medium business owners of an increased threat of ransomware attacks.

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as the United Nations chief proposed a demilitarised zone at the site amid fears of a catastrophe.

Families of Israelis killed at the Olympic Games in 1972 have said they have refused a new offer of compensation by Germany and will boycott commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of the Munich tragedy.

Norwegian authorities are considering killing a walrus that won hearts basking in the sun of the Oslo fjord, amid fears it is putting itself and the public in danger.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol has pardoned Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y Lee, with the justice ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".

Irish Athletic Boxing Association chief executive Fergal Carruth and chairperson Ciarán Kirwan have announced their resignations from their respective roles.

Hundreds of dental patients have been left stranded without critical orthodontic treatment after concerns were raised about a Galway based orthodontist.

A man has been charged in relation to the murder of Seán McCarthy, whose body was discovered at an apartment on Achill Road in Drumcondra last Saturday.

Gardaí have confirmed that a wild goat was brought down from its cage at Puck Fair in Co Kerry this morning.

France is battling a "monster" wildfire raging for a third day near the wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux, with no let-up in blistering temperatures likely before the weekend.

An armed man who fled after attempting to breach an FBI office in the US state of Ohio was killed in a standoff with police, authorities said.

A Status Yellow high temperature warning is set to come into effect across Ireland tomorrow afternoon, as Met Éireann confirmed that temperatures in Carlow hit 30.5C today.