A driver crashed a car into a large crowd of people at a Christmas market in central Germany yesterday evening, killing at least two and injuring more than 60 others before he was arrested, authorities have said.

Hundreds of people have gathered at Newgrange, Co Meath for the Winter Solstice - the astronomical phenomenon that marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

The US Congress has averted a Christmastime government shutdown after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire, passing a bill to fund federal agencies through mid-March.

Syria wants to contribute to "regional peace", the country's new authorities said, after a meeting between leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and a US diplomatic delegation.

A projectile fired from Yemen struck an area in Tel Aviv early this morning, wounding 16 people, the military and emergency service providers said, the second such attack within days.

A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered reopens to the public tomorrow after a €10m restoration.

Tiger Woods admitted he was "not competitive" as he prepares for his first tournament rounds since his latest back surgery.

Three Ireland is to refund around 14,000 customers approximately €3.76m in roaming charges.

The first group of Palestinian children to be medically evacuated to Ireland for healthcare treatment has arrived, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said.

Families are gathering to welcome home loved ones from abroad on what is set to be one of the busiest days in the run up to Christmas at Dublin Airport.

Malaysia has agreed to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, its transport minister has said, more than 10 years after it disappeared in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

US singer Gracie Abrams has held off competition from festive classics by The Pogues and Mariah Carey to claim Ireland's Christmas No 1 with her song That's So True.

The family of Thomas McCarthy who was shot dead by a gangland killer four-and-a-half years ago say they still do not know why he was murdered.

The High Court has ordered the release from prison of school teacher, Enoch Burke who has been in jail since 2 September for contempt of court.

Thomas 'Nicky' McConnell has become the fourth person to be found guilty of the murder of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch's nephew Gareth Hutch in an ambush in Dublin eight years ago, following a verdict by the Special Criminal Court.

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan agree to review progress around repairing Holyhead port in the new year.

A driver doing 106km/h in a 50km/h zone close to a primary school in Co Longford this morning is among those caught speeding as part of National Slow Down Day.

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of launching deadly missile strikes, with Russian officials saying at least six were killed by a missile strike on its Kursk border region after a dawn attack on Ukraine's capital killed one man.

The head of an inquiry that spent more than seven years investigating the activities of a man believed to have been the highest ranking British military agent within the IRA has asked the British government for permission to officially name him.

Shamrock Rovers have been drawn to face Molde in the UEFA Conference League last 16 play-off.