Wreck of Pan Am plane found 74 years after ocean crash
The wreckage of a Pan Am plane that crashed 74 years ago, and led to safety briefings becoming mandatory on flights, has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Posted on 22 July 2026 | 2:44 am
Zelenskyy left with little choice but to sack his army chief - and it's a spectacular fall from grace
In a significant move in the middle of a war, Ukraine's president has sacked his military chief and is seeking to woo a former defence minister back into the fold – just days after ousting him too.
Posted on 21 July 2026 | 8:16 pm
France approves blanket social media ban for under-15s
France has approved a blanket ban on under-15 children using social media, the first European country to introduce such a restriction.
Posted on 21 July 2026 | 3:53 pm
Woman seriously injured in suspected stabbing at church
A woman in her 50s has been seriously injured in a suspected stabbing at a church in Ireland.
Posted on 21 July 2026 | 11:02 am
At least 10 dead in India tunnel disaster with 17 feared trapped
At least 10 people have died in a disaster inside an under-construction tunnel in India.
Posted on 21 July 2026 | 6:30 am
'One in 15 million chance' identical quadruplets born in Australia
An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplets conceived naturally from a single embryo - in a one in 15 million chance occurrence.
Posted on 21 July 2026 | 6:16 am
Parents urged to stop buying e-scooters as 'toys' as Ireland brings in new age limit
Ireland's deputy prime minister has urged parents to stop buying electric scooters as "toys" for their children ahead of new age limits coming into force.
Posted on 21 July 2026 | 5:51 am
Father, mother, their three daughters and son killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
A family of six have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
Posted on 21 July 2026 | 3:33 am
New defence secretary hits out at Russia after live-fire exercise 40 miles off UK coast
New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".
Posted on 21 July 2026 | 1:10 am
Why last two years are worrying for future of Arctic
Arctic winter sea ice is back in rapid decline after a slowdown in melting at the start of the decade, scientists have found.
Posted on 20 July 2026 | 6:03 pm