Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early this morning after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against Iran in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.

As G7 leaders converge on Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies this weekend, the prospect of decisively tougher sanctions on Russia will loom large.

Follow developments in the Middle East where tensions have escalated after Israel launched attacks targeting Tehran's nuclear sites and military commanders

At least ten people are dead following flooding from heavy rains in Texas, officials reported, with several more people reported missing.

Why are so many of us addicted to fast fashion shopping, even though we know it's bad for the environment and for fast fashion factory workers?

Ireland's first national Down syndrome futsal team will depart for the SUDS European Championships in Italy tomorrow.

For years, concerns have centred around safeguarding in nursing homes, writes Social Affairs Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely.

Neil Treacy previews this evening's BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final between Leinster and the Bulls at Croke Park.

The third United Nations Ocean Conference drew to a close Nice yesterday following five days of high-level meetings between governments, experts, climate campaigners and community representatives.

At the height of the financial crisis in 2009 Ireland set up the National Asset Management Agency, better known as NAMA.

The death toll in the deadly Air India plane crash rose to 270, with families increasingly getting upset due to delays in handing over the bodies of those killed in the tragedy in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.

US Marines deployed to Los Angeles have made their first detention of a civilian, part of a rare use of military force to support domestic police and coming ahead of national protests over President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington.

The lowdown on Saturday's All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals as Dublin, Kildare, Laois and Tipperary battle to set up meetings with Limerick or Galway.

TikTok hasn't just reshaped social media; it's rewritten the rules of cultural fame. With a tap and a twist, a bedroom video can go global. Sarah McIntyre and Laura Delaney ask: What does it really take to go viral in 2025?

We can all want every player to have a chance, but, when it comes to the top, maybe more than it ever was, speed is king, writes Enda McGinley.

Police have come under attack for a fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland, with petrol bombs thrown at them in Portadown last night.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order approving a partnership between US Steel and Nippon Steel after the companies reached agreement on US national security guarantees.

A Co Antrim-based business couple have been awarded £300,000 libel damages as part of a landmark legal battle to uncover the operator of gossip website, Tattle Life.

The partner of People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has called on Tánaiste Simon Harris to make a statement after he was detained in Egypt.

Businessman Michael Carey has resigned as Chair of Enterprise Ireland and Chair of the Housing Agency.