A deadly Pacific storm, the second “Pineapple Express” weather system to sweep the west coast of the US in less than a week, dumped torrential rain over Southern California yesterday, triggering street flooding and mudslides throughout the region. Extreme-weather advisories for floods, high wind and winter storm conditions were posted …

More than 10,000 people gathered early this morning to hold a vigil for the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey, as some protested what they called government negligence in the aftermath. The magnitude 7.8 tremor, the deadliest disaster in Turkey’s modern history, levelled towns and parts …

Almost 25% of 6-year-olds have their own smartphone according to a new study. The study by Amárach, on behalf of online safety charity CyberSafeKids, was released today to mark Safer Internet Day. The survey of 900 parents found that 45% of children aged ten can use their smartphone in their …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Egypt as part of a Middle East crisis tour seeking a new truce and “an enduring end” to the Israel-Hamas war. In Cairo, Mr Blinken is scheduled to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the day after he held talks in …

The European Commission is poised to recommend the EU reduces its net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, a target that will test political appetite to continue Europe’s ambitious fight against climate change ahead of EU elections. Drafts of the Commission recommendation, seen by Reuters, show the EU will …

Firefighters in central Chile battled to quell fierce forest fires that have killed 123 people so far and razed entire neighbourhoods, while President Gabriel Boric warned the country faces a “tragedy of very great magnitude”. Hundreds of people are still missing, authorities say, stoking fears the death toll will keep …

Almost 25% of 6-year-olds have their own smartphone according to a new survey. The study by Amárach, on behalf of online safety charity CyberSafeKids, was released today to mark Safer Internet Day. The survey of 900 parents found that 45% of children aged 10 can use their smartphone in their …

The probability of an outbreak of measles among unvaccinated groups in this country is high, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly will tell Cabinet colleagues today. This follows a risk assessment carried out by the HSE last month. There has been an increasing number of measles cases in both EU countries …

MLAs will return to Stormont this morning for the first time since the election of May 2022. The first session of the newly constituted chamber will see 90 members attend a 10.30am sitting. They will be electing scrutiny committees for each of the Stormont departments. It is the kind of …

While war rages in the Middle East, other conflicts are competing for attention at the United Nations. However, this morning the Security Council met to discuss the situation in Myanmar where in the three years since the military coup 44,000 people have been killed and 2.6 million people displaced, according …