Britain's Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank are "very pleased" to be expecting their third child, due this summer, Buckingham Palace has said.

At least 10 people have been injured in a shooting at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City.

Global air travel continues to be disrupted by the Middle East war. What are your rights and what happens to the rest of your travel arrangements if flights are cancelled?

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Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris is to discuss the economic impact of the ongoing war in the Middle East at a two-day summit of EU finance ministers, which begins later today.

Returned emigrants and people who have moved from the United States to Ireland are urging the Government to simplify a "painful" and "burdensome" process for obtaining an Irish driving licence.

People who work to aid survivors of sexual assault in the immediate hours and days following an attack fear that too few people know about their services, despite the fact that demand is growing.

A man in his 20s, who was arrested as part of an investigation into the deaths of a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt in Co Offaly last year, has been released without charge.

Some of the candidates running in the Dublin Central bye-election have been participating in a special edition of RTÉ's The Week in Politics, where issues such as the cost of living were discussed.

Latin pop star Shakira kicked off her free mega-concert on Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach under a full moon last night, with drones forming the image of a she-wolf, her nickname, overhead as she took the stage over an hour late.

Over 1,700 motorists have been detected speeding during a garda road traffic operation.

Wildfires that scorched forests in northern Japan, reportedly the second biggest in over 30 years, have been brought under control after 11 days, officials have said.

The European Union is looking to up-end some of its rules to try to encourage companies to make more products here, but China isn't happy about the plan, writes Adam Maguire.

The Dublin City Half Marathon is set to take place today, with around 12,500 participants ready to race across the capital.

Three people who were arrested, as part of an investigation into the deaths of a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt in Co Offaly last year, have been released without charge.

A new opinion poll suggests a rise in support for Independent Ireland and Aontú.

Leinster are chasing a final spot in Bilbao, but they must be careful to avoid more Champions Cup heartache against three-time champions Toulon.

A series of online auctions of gold bullion seized by gardaí has raised over €1.8 million on behalf of the State.

Four-time Paralympic gold-medallist and former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi has died aged 59.

A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast has been released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said.

A man has died following a road traffic incident in Co Laois.

Europeans have "heard" US President Donald Trump's message of frustration over the Iran war and are "stepping up", NATO chief Mark Rutte said after the US announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

Such is the electoral kicking the UK Prime Minister and his Labour Party is expected to receive on Thursday night that it has attracted its own nickname: "Starmergeddon".

A tanker reported being hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime security organisation has said, shortly after President Donald Trump said the US would start helping free ships stranded in ⁠the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú has died at the age of 72.

Returned emigrants and people who have moved from the United States to Ireland are urging the Government to simplify a "painful" and "burdensome" process for obtaining an Irish driving licence.

Holocaust Awareness Ireland has criticised Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty for his interview on Friday with performer Boy George, for what it described as a "lack of empathy when speaking about Jews".

The Irish women's 4x400m relay team of Rachel McCann, Sophie Becker, Arlene Crossan and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a place at next year's World Championships after winning the repechage race at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana.

Live updates from this afternoon's football championship action, where Kildare face Westmeath in the Leinster SFC semi-final, before Armagh and Down collide in the Ulster SFC semi-final in Clones

Ukrainian forces have struck two shadow fleet tankers in waters at the entrance to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Two activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were brought to Israel for interrogation have appeared before an Israeli court, a rights group defending them has said.

A week of fires in upland areas of Northern Ireland has left an "incinerated landscape" affecting wildlife and walkers, conservationists say.

Police in Australia's Northern Territory said they had charged a man with murdering an Indigenous girl, days after the five-year-old's ⁠death sparked violent clashes in an outback town.

US President Donald Trump said he had been told about the concept of a deal with Iran, but was waiting for the exact wording, while warning there ⁠was still the possibility of restarting strikes on the country if Iran misbehaves.

An unflappable Rory Beggan said it was "nice" to be entrusted with the pressure of nailing the winning two-pointer at the end of Monaghan's epic extra-time Ulster semi-final win over Derry.

Austrian police said they have arrested a 39-year-old suspect in connection with a case in which ⁠rat poison was placed in jars of baby food in what their German manufacturer called an attempt to extort it.

British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has apologised for footage from Bloody Sunday being used in a social media clip to criticise a bill on legacy issues in Northern Ireland.

A 66-year-old has appeared in court charged with attempted murder linked to a bomb attack on a Belfast police station.

British police have said "no items of a suspicious nature were found" after comedian Peter Kay was ushered off stage mid-performance and the audience at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham was evacuated last night.

A senior Iranian military officer has said that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after US President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal.

Dutch authorities will attempt to repatriate two sick people from a cruise ship battling a suspected outbreak of hantavirus that has already claimed three lives, the vessel's operator has said.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has arrived in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, for a summit of the European Political Community - the intergovernmental forum which will bring together 48 EU and continental European leaders.

Such is the electoral kicking the UK Prime Minister and his Labour Party is expected to receive on Thursday night that it has attracted its own nickname: "Starmergeddon".

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalised in "critical but stable condition", his spokesperson has said.

Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO has said, including one confirmed case of hantavirus - an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents.

A new law to legalise nuclear energy is to come before the Dáil in the coming months.

A man and a woman have died and three people, including a child, were taken to hospital following a "suspicious" explosion at a house in Bristol in England.

Live updates from this afternoon's Munster championship encounter between Clare and Limerick in Ennis

Irish actor Gary Lydon has died at the age of 61.

There has been one winner of last night's €8.7m lotto jackpot. The National Lottery said the winning ticket was sold in Dublin.

Last Tuesday the Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut was released by Belarus as part of a prisoner exchange with Poland. A fierce critic of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's regime, Mr Poczobut was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in 2023. So why was he released now?

With wars, protests, crises and cuts dominating the news cycle, there's no shortage of issues for people to be concerned about.

US President Donald Trump doubled down on the United States decision to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany, as a rift in transatlantic ties deepens over the Middle East war.

Hugo Keenan had just two senior club appearances to his name the last time Leinster conquered Europe and looked on with pride as Isa Nacewa and his team-mates lifted the trophy in Bilbao.

Unidentified attackers hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden and directed it towards Somalia, the Yemeni coast guard said.

Leinster's quest for a fifth star will go to the final day after scraping past Toulon 29-25 in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final at Aviva Stadium.

Shaun Murphy twice overturned a two-frame deficit in the final session to beat John Higgins 17-15 and seal his place in his fifth World Snooker Championship final.

A 66-year-old has appeared in court charged with attempted murder linked to a bomb attack on a Belfast police station.

A motorist travelling at 147km/h in an 80km zone was among 1,200 drivers detected speeding during the first 48 hours of a bank holiday weekend road traffic operation.

A senior Iranian military officer has said that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal.