Two people were killed and dozens were injured following an overnight aerial barrage by Russian forces targeting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the second-largest city Kharkiv, officials said. “Twenty-eight people were injured as a result of the strikes on Kharkiv. Unfortunately, two women aged 56 and 40 died,” the regional …

The Israeli military said 24 soldiers were killed in Gaza yesterday, the biggest death toll in a single day since the war began in October, amid what Palestinians said was the most intense bombardment of southern Gaza in the conflict. Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters that …

Residents of Oliver Bond House in Dublin city centre have around double the levels of respiratory illness, compared to other parts of Dublin 8, a new report has found. The report’s authors say that while no definite conclusion can be made, a range of academic studies suggest a direct correlation …

The body of a man who was suspected of fatally shooting eight people and wounding another in Illinois, has been found in Texas. The death of Romeo Nance, 23, near the suburban town of Natalia in Texas, ended a manhunt which police said began after one man died and another …

A new report has found that residents of Oliver Bond House in Dublin city centre have around double the levels of respiratory illness, compared to other parts of Dublin 8. The authors say that while no definite conclusion can be made, a range of academic studies suggest a direct correlation …

Further fighting has raged in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, against a backdrop of negotiations aimed at bringing about a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the absence of a long-term peace plan. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said early this morning that Israeli forces had targeted its …

Storm Jocelyn is due to bring “severe and damaging” gusts today, with Status Orange wind warnings for three counties. The warnings for counties Donegal, Galway and Mayo will be in place from 6pm until tomorrow morning. Met Éireann has said that the alert for Donegal will expire at 2am, while …

Donald Trump’s last remaining republican opponent, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, was making a final push to convince New Hampshire voters to turn out and deliver her an upset victory in the state’s presidential nominating contest. New Hampshire’s primary vote will split the state’s republican voters into two camps: those …

The death toll from a landslide in China’s Yunnan province rose to 11 as rescue workers battled freezing temperatures and snow to locate dozens of missing people. Rescuers worked through the night sifting deep mounds of earth at the site of the landslide in Zhenxiong County, state-owned China Central Television …

The United States called for Israel to protect innocent people in hospitals, medical staff and patients as Israeli forces stormed one hospital and put another under siege as they advanced deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza. Residents said the bombardment from air, land and sea was the most intense …