Dubbed "Mr Fix-It" in Brussels for handling the thorny task of Brexit, EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is no stranger to a challenge, but negotiating with the United States to avert a trade war might just be his biggest yet.
The Israeli army has said it has launched a new ground offensive east of Gaza City to expand a "security zone" it has established inside the Palestinian territory.
Birdwatchers have been treated to multiple sightings of African Hoopoes as around 80 of the colourful, migratory birds have arrived in Ireland in the past two weeks.
European shares were seeing big losses this morning as they headed for their steepest weekly loss in three years, as investors grappled with prospects of a global recession after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on trading partners.
Follow live coverage as tariffs on Irish exports to the US and the continuing threat of further sectoral tariffs will be the focus of meetings in Government Buildings today.
Tom Cruise has paid tribute to his late Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer, leading cinema owners in a moment's silence at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas before unveiling new footage from his latest Mission: Impossible movie.
There have been some suggestions that the big pharma companies may have "got to" Donald Trump and warned him of the potential downsides of hitting drug manufactures with tariffs, writes David Murphy.
Markets extended a global sell-off as countries around the world reeled from US President Donald Trump's trade war, but the White House insisted the American economy will emerge victorious.
South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration, voting unanimously to strip him of office for violating the constitution.
Only half of fathers are taking their paternity leave entitlements, according to research published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute.
Cash, mobile phones and three high-powered scrambler motorbikes, as well as several XL Bully dogs, have been seized by gardaí investigating an organised crime gang in west Dublin.
The Republic of Ireland are Crete this afternoon desperate to atone for February's 4-0 loss to Slovenia by beating a Greece side 35 places below them in the world rankings.
