British counter-terrorism police are involved in an investigation into a mass stabbing on a train in which nine people sustained life-threatening injuries.

A US strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean killed three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has said, the latest such attack in international waters.

US President Donald Trump said he has asked the Department of War to prepare for possible "fast" military action in Nigeria if it fails to crack down on the killing of Christians.

An investigation into an arson attack at an IPAS centre in Drogheda is continuing, after gardaí confirmed a fire had been deliberately started in the building on Friday night.

Sinn Féin is the most popular party in the country, a Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll has suggested.

For much of the past year, Russian forces have bombarded the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk - now the battle has entered a critical phase.

Five German climbers have died after being caught in an avalanche in the Italian Alps, local authorities have said.

Israel has warned that its military would step up its attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, a day after the Lebanese health ministry reported four people killed in an Israeli air strike.

Russia fired a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing six people including two children, and cutting power to tens of thousands, officials said.

A man in his 30s has died in a road crash in Co Galway in the early hours of this morning.

A man in his 30s has died after being struck by a bus in Co Kildare.

More than two decades in the making and, finally, one of the world's largest and most anticipated museums has opened its doors.

The amount of time Ukrainian refugees are housed in State accommodation is to be examined and could potentially be reduced from 90 days to 30, the Minister for Justice has said.

Israel said that three bodies it received from Gaza last night were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory, as a Hamas security source reported fresh strikes in the south.

Broadcaster Ivan Yates will no longer present a political podcast with Matt Cooper after it emerged that Mr Yates had not disclosed his work advising Fianna Fáil during the Presidential Election.

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church during mass celebrated in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican, on the Feast of All Saints.

The Gazan residence of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat stands in ruins, like most other buildings in the devastated territory, but the remains of the once-lavish villa now also host several displaced families.

A record number of emergency medical service calls were processed last night, according to Dublin Fire Brigade.

A man in his 80s has died after he was struck by a car on the N83 in Co Galway last night.

New Zealand scored three tries in the last quarter-final as Ireland fell to a third straight loss to the All Blacks, going down 26-13 in Chicago.