Ireland is to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to broaden its definition of genocide - claiming Israel has engaged in the "collective punishment" of people in Gaza.

Two luxury real estate agent brothers have been charged with drugging and violently raping dozens of women.

Vladimir Putin has not been invited to attend Donald Trump's inauguration next month, Moscow has said.

Russia has issued a travel warning to its citizens as it said tensions with the US are "teetering on the verge of rupture".

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an Irish schoolboy who has potentially been missing for more than two years.

Bird flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, according to new research, raising fears that the virus could be spreading undetected.

It is not even Christmas yet: trees are still being decorated, turkeys are yet to be defrosted and Christmas puddings remain intact.

Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the host nation for the 2034 football World Cup.

A third successive interest rate cut has been ordered by the European Central Bank (ECB) to help arrest a slowdown across the euro area.

An 11-year-old girl survived three days at sea after a migrant boat sank in a storm, a rescue charity has said.