Follow all the latest developments after Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV. The new pope will celebrate his first Mass as pontiff this morning.
Five civilians have been killed in Indian shelling overnight in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a government official said, after days of exchanges between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
An Australian woman accused of triple murder with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington had rarely invited her four guests to eat at her home before, a court heard this morning.
People used to say that only Richard Nixon could go to China, so maybe only an American Pope can act as a moral check on the US President and his MAGA movement's most extreme positions, writes Sean Whelan.
Russia hit eight Ukrainian settlements near a frontline 220 times during ceasefire, governor of the Zaporizhzhia region Ivan Fedorov said on the Telegram messaging platform.
The announcement that US Cardinal Robert Prevost had been elected Pope came as a surprise to many, writes Social Affairs and Religion Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely from Rome.
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass later this morning, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world watching for signs of what kind of pope he will be.
Talks over Leaving Certificate subject reforms between the teacher unions and the Department of Education have concluded, with a package of supports offered for implementation of Senior Cycle Redevelopment from September.
Senior civil servants are to highlight concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in the public service at the annual conference of the Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants.
A garda, who claimed his back and legs had been injured in a traffic accident, overlooked telling a judge today that he had afterwards climbed four of Ireland's highest peaks.
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have announced a "breakthrough deal" on trade that leaves in place a 10% tariff on goods imported from the UK while Britain agreed to lower its tariffs to 1.8% from 5.1% and provide greater access to US goods.
