Israel says it has attacked Houthi targets at three ports and power plant in Yemen

At least 11 people have died after a stampede among cricket fans celebrating the winners of the Indian Premier League.

A long-awaited forensic excavation at a former ‘mother and baby home’, where the remains of almost 800 babies and children are believed to be buried, will start today in County Galway.

Wildfires have broken out on an island and in towns near Athens in Greece, with blazes also being sparked in Turkey and Syria.