Hong Kong police have confirmed an officer fired a warning shot as protesters surrounded them and said they arrested 36 people during the latest pro-democracy demonstration in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Gardaí are investigating the sudden death of a man in his 40s following an accident on a farm in Co Limerick on Saturday night.
Farming households now pull in almost half of their income from other activities, tax figures have revealed.
The US and Japan were at serious odds yesterday over North Korea's latest test-firing of short-range missiles at the weekend.
Iran's foreign minister flew into the French resort hosting the G7 summit yesterday, an unexpected twist to a meeting already troubled by differences between Donald Trump and Western allies over a raft of issues, including Iran.
A former Illinois congressman and Tea Party favourite has become the second Republican to challenge US President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination in 2020, saying the incumbent is unfit for office.
Pope Francis has warned that the Amazon forest is vital for our Earth and appealed for prayers that fires there are quickly controlled, even as Brazil sent tens of thousands of soldiers out to confront the crisis.
