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Turkey's president has warned Greece not to test his country's patience or courage as the Nato allies remained locked in a tense dispute over offshore energy exploration in the Mediterranean.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says his country is planning to exercise its legal right to extend its territorial waters along its western coastline from six to 12 nautical miles.

Forecasters say Laura will intensify into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane – an even stronger storm than previously expected – as it heads towards Texas and Louisiana.

The news that Lionel Messi is attempting to leave Barcelona has, unsurprisingly, sent social media into a frenzy – with clubs across the sporting world scrambling to tempt the superstar...

Pakistan's military has said it will deploy rescue helicopters to Karachi to transport some 200 families to safety after canal waters flooded the city amid monsoon rains.

A massive rise in the price of gold, and a big jump in silver, helped Polymetal's results sparkle in the first six months of the financial year.

A black man shot multiple times by police in the US state of Wisconsin is paralysed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his family's lawyer...

A dinosaur bone has been found on the Isle of Eigg, the first time such a fossil has been discovered in Scotland outside of Skye.

THE Connemara Golfgate incident was “detrimental” to the public health message, an ESRI behavioural expert has said.

Sub-prime lender Provident Financial has tumbled to a first half loss amid falling doorstep lending customer numbers, but said the hit from the pandemic was not as bad as first...

Face coverings should be worn by secondary pupils and staff in local lockdown areas of England, and at the discretion of post-primary schools across the country, the UK Government announced...

First lady Melania Trump offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding in a Republican convention speech on Tuesday aimed directly at the women...

First lady Melania Trump offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding in a Republican convention speech on Tuesday aimed directly at the women...

First lady Melania Trump offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding in a Republican convention speech on Tuesday aimed directly at the women...

The UK's competition watchdog is planning to dig deeper into a massive deal in the concrete sector, saying it could block customers from accessing the best deals.

A young US woman who was found breathing at a Detroit funeral home after being declared dead was in a body bag for around two hours before she was discovered...

New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Harrison Tarrant has told a judge he will not speak in his defence at his sentencing hearing for the mass shooting of worshippers in Christchurch.

Spending an afternoon sinking pints and eating Scampi Fries in the corner of a sleepy bar almost seems like a mirage these days.

Health insurers say they have reached agreements with most private hospitals to cover the cost of Covid-19 tests.

A majority of people judge someone who picks up Covid-19 as "careless and reckless" - while more than half of adults are unaware that contacting a GP about the virus...

A man shot and wounded in the New Zealand mosque attacks had a simple message for the mass-murderer responsible: "You are the loser, and we are the winners."

The Belarusian Supreme Court has rejected an appeal lodged by opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya to annul the results of the disputed August 9 presidential election, the Tass news agency reported.

First Lady Melania Trump was due to make the case for Donald Trump's re-election on the second night of the Republican National Convention last night, while Secretary of State Mike...

A permanent workforce on testing, tracking and tracing will be set up by the HSE - and its chief executive expects outbreaks in schools "will be a key focus in...

Hopes of building up immunity to reinfection after getting one dose of Covid-19 have been plunged into doubt following a report that it can strike the same person twice.

Just when you think things couldn't get even more difficult for Donald Trump, he has now had to accept the resignation of one of his closest advisers, Kellyanne Conway.

The father of a black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son has been left paralysed from the waist down.

A Meath creche at the centre of seven cases of Covid-19 has reopened with increased safety measures.

For some parents, back-to-school time has probably felt an eternity away. But now we're here, and it means dispensing with the 'new normal' and getting to grips with the 'new,...

The family lawyer for a black man shot by police in the US said Tuesday that Jacob Blake is paralysed and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk...

Hurricane Laura could make a direct hit on Houston this week and hundreds of thousands of people living on the Gulf Coast should evacuate immediately, officials in Texas warned on...

The girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr, whose fiery speech in support of Trump at the Republican Convention has gone viral, is the daughter of an Irish immigrant and spent much...

First lady Melania Trump will make the case for U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election on the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, while Secretary of State Mike...

Authorities in Belarus on Tuesday cranked up the pressure on protesters pushing for the resignation of the country's leader, jailing several opposition activists, summoning others for questioning and selectively ordering...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and Green Party leader, minister Eamon Ryan released an extraordinary joint statement criticising EU Commissioner Phil Hogan and saying it is clear that he...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and Green Party leader, minister Eamon Ryan released an extraordinary joint statement criticising EU Commissioner Phil Hogan and saying it is clear that he...

European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has said that he doesn't accept HSE advice which states that people coming into Ireland from countries not on the Green List should restrict movements...

Confusion marked the beginning of the return to school today after 152 pupils gathered in a hall for assembly.

Education Minister Norma Foley will appear before the Oireachtas Covid-19 committee next week.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been given a 21-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of assault, following his arrest after a brawl last week on the Greek island...