Europe Edition

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is returning home to re-enter politics, three months after leaving for the United States in the final hours of his term....

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has welcomed the passage of the Work Life Balance Bill by both Houses of the Oireachtas....

Russian forces have had some success in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said, adding that their fighters were still holding on in a months-long battle in which both sides have suffered heavy casualties....

The majority (86%) of autistic people and those close to them do not believe they have the same chance in Irish society as others....

Startup hub Dogpatch has launched a new sustainability initiative for early-stage companies....

The Government has been urged by budgetary watchdog the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to take steps now to ensure State and public sector pensions are funded into the future....

Every child in the country should receive one free hot meal in school every day, a Government commissioned evaluation of the State's school meals scheme has recommended....

Migrant labour market outcomes were more affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and associated public health restrictions than those of Irish-born workers, a new study from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found....

Stigma towards people who self-harm can impact on their ability to rent an apartment, find a job or enter a new relationship, according to new research from Samaritans Ireland....

The family of a 12-year-old Dublin girl, who underwent a quadruple amputation after contracting Strep A, have paid tribute to their daughter....

The Vatican said that Pope Francis, 86, was in hospital in Rome for previously scheduled health checks, before later cancelling his Thursday appointments....

The battle for leadership of the Scottish National Party and First Leader of Scotland is breaking new political ground, writes John Kilraine....

The GAA have formally granted permission for Croke Park and Casement Park to be included in a formal bid for Euro 2028...

Portugal ranks as one of western Europe's poorest nations. But its capital was last year ranked the world's third least financially viable city, thanks to its punishing combination of low wages and high rents....

Among the range of measures the Government has announced to address the housing crisis and provide a "safety net" for those facing eviction is one specifically aimed at renters who are in a financial position to buy their rental property....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked Defence Minister Yoav Galant on Sunday evening, a day after he broke ranks to call for a pause in the government's controversial judicial reforms....

Lebanon woke up in two time zones this morning amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to extend winter time for a month....

Tunisia's coastguard has said the bodies of 29 people from sub-Saharan African countries have been recovered from the sea off the country after three migrant boats capsized, the latest in a string of such tragedies....

The interest rates on a range of medium to long-term State savings products are to increase, on foot of several hikes of European Central Bank interest rates since last July....

Almost 40,000 was raised through the U&Ukraine appeal, but one year on, there's no hub and the donations have been transferred to another Protestant charity for Ukrainian initiatives....

The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that Brussels was ready to impose new sanctions on Belarus if Minsk were to host Russian nuclear weapons....

People in Northern Ireland will continue to live in an "imperfect situation" until the British government stops claiming sovereignty over the North, according to former republican activist Danny Morrison....

In a challenge to the US-led liberal world order, China's economic power is turning into diplomatic influence in regions where the US has enjoyed preeminence. But how far do China's diplomatic ambitions extend?...

The technology sector globally has been hit with repeated rounds of job cuts in recent months, as firms who overhired during the pandemic, introduce efficiencies....

"Our living conditions are good. There is heating, electricity, household appliances. The social service helps with paperwork," Natalia Shmatkova, a Ukrainian refugee who arrived in Germany four weeks ago, told RT News....

Donald Trump staged his first presidential campaign rally in Texas yesterday, brushing off his potential indictment as he railed against multiple criminal probes threatening his bid for the White House....

Mississippi has started clean-up operations after a destructive tornado tore across the state, killing at least 25, shredding houses, and largely wiping out the small town of Rolling Fork....

Sinn Fin has said that a relief on Capital Gains Tax, for properties purchased between 2011 and 2014, is offering an incentive for owners to sell....

Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said, marking the first time since the mid-1990s that Moscow will have based such arms outside the country....

A party conference speech is a crucial episode in any political leader's career, and the stakes have never been higher for the Labour Party's Ivana Bacik....

A new opinion poll suggests that support for Fine Gael and the Social Democrats has risen while Fianna Fil has dropped slightly....

The FAI is expected to meet with Garda representatives on Monday over what it says was the "vile and horrific racist abuse" aimed at members of the Republic of Ireland u15 boys squad....

The Chief of Staff of Defence Forces has said that the event that took place at a Dublin barracks during a Covid-19 lockdown, in which two female officers were alleged to have been physically and sexually assaulted, was ill-advised and inappropriate....

Brian Mac Aonghusa, the broadcaster and railway expert, has died, it was confirmed today....

Brian Mac Aongusa, the broadcaster and railway expert, has died, it was confirmed today....

A man in his 20s was arrested during a protest outside a former army barracks in Mullingar Co Westmeath, which is being used to accommodate asylum seekers....

The Disclosures Tribunal has not upheld allegations made by retired Garda sergeant Paul Barry, that he was targeted or discredited by senior members of An Garda Sochna following the making of a protected disclosure....

French security forces have clashed with protesters as campaigners seek to stop the construction of reservoirs for the agricultural industry in the southwest of the country....

A large asteroid will safely zoom between Earth and the Moon this weekend, a once-in-a-decade event that will be used as a training exercise for planetary defence efforts, according to the European Space Agency....

The sister of an Irish man being detained in a prison in Iran has said his physical health is declining rapidly and he is extremely fragile....

London City Hall staff will no longer be allowed to have TikTok on their devices in the latest ban imposed by governments and authorities in the west on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns....

Pope Francis has extended a 2019 law to fight sexual abuse in the Church by making lay Catholic leaders responsible for acts committed under their watch in Vatican-approved bodies....

At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late last night, the state's emergency management agency said after the tornado left a trail of damage for more than 160km....

The European Union and Germany have struck a deal after a dispute over the planned phaseout by 2035 of the sale of cars using fossil fuels....

A 25-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman found dead at her home in Co Armagh earlier this week....

A senior garda officer has been appointed as a special advisor to Interpol's senior management team in Lyon, France....

Kerry FC have released a statement condemning what it described as "racist abuse" of their players on social media during their 1-0 home defeat to Athlone Town in Mounthawk Park in Tralee last night....

Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the microprocessor industry and a cofounder of Intel, which at one time was the world's largest semiconductor maker, has died at the age of 94, Intel said....

Labour leader Ivana Bacik has called for the delivery of one million homes over the next ten years - to be provided by both new builds and refurbishments....

Police investigating the murder of 37-year-old Alesia Nazarova in Co Armagh have tonight charged a 25-year-old man....