Vietnam sentenced nine people to death and two others to life in prison on Monday for their involvement in a cross-border drug trafficking ring, state media reported. The Southeast Asian country has some of the world’s toughest drug laws, and is notoriously secretive about its executions. At the end of …

British police have appealed for witnesses after an Irish couple, understood to be originally from Cork, were killed when they were struck by a car while walking their dog in a village in Kent yesterday. The couple were walking along Thurnham Lane in Bearsted near Maidstone, when they were struck …

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a temple Monday that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising loyalists in an unofficial start to his re-election campaign this year. Mr Modi, in flowing golden-coloured traditional dress, unveiled the black stone idol to the deity Ram in the heart …

European Union foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels today for discussions on the deepening crisis in the Middle East and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ministers, including Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin, will hold separate meetings with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, as …

London’s most famous cemetery, the final resting place of revolutionary socialist Karl Marx, is searching for a new lease of life by reclaiming long-abandoned graves so they can be sold again for fresh burials. The Victorian-era Highgate Cemetery, crammed with a jumble of ivy-covered graves and ornate stone memorials, stretches …

Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China, state media reported. The pre-dawn landslide hit in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan province, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing local authorities. State broadcaster CCTV said around 18 households were buried, and that more than 200 …

Japan switched off its Moon lander almost three hours after a historic touchdown to allow for a possible recovery of the craft when the sun hits its solar panels, the country’s space agency has said. With its unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission – dubbed “Moon Sniper” for …

A woman has died following a crash in Co Louth. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after the woman, 20s, died after a van she was a passenger in crashed into a tree in Carnalogue near Louth village at around 1.50am. A second passenger, a man in his 20s, was taken …

The megalodon shark is known as one of the most fearsome creatures the world has ever known, immortalised in the film “The Meg”. But, after re-analysing fossil evidence, scientists now think the shark was significantly thinner than previously thought. Previous research had suggested it could have been up to 20 …

The Israeli army bombarded Khan Younis, the new epicentre of the war in Gaza, as the families of hostages held by Hamas urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal to secure their release. Witnesses reported deadly strikes overnight in Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, and …