Antonio Guterres

Some 115 Irish troops serving in Lebanon returned to Ireland on Monday morning, after their planned rotation home had been delayed by several weeks du(...)

“Mass fatalities” are a real risk in Africa and Latin America as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the President, Michael D Higgins has said. The(...)

The World Health Organization said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received (...)

It’s safe to assume that the coronavirus pandemic will change the world. No event could wreak such human and economic devastation without leaving its (...)

The Government is making plans to rent an aircraft to evacuate Irish army officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid growing fears for (...)

Some 350 Irish troops serving in Lebanon will have to spend an extra six weeks in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The troops were originall(...)

Worldwide some 3.3 million Covid-19 cases have been confirmed, with more than 233,000 deaths linked to the pandemic. But the distribution is very unev(...)

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has called for a combined effort to tackle coronavirus and the climate crisis, saying the 50th anniversary of Earth Da(...)

Irish special forces troops are expected to rotate home from Mali by the end of April, despite a request from the United Nations to extend their missi(...)

Defence Forces personnel in Lebanon and Mali who were due to return to Ireland within the next month will continue their UN missions until the end of (...)