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At least 3 people have been killed after a passenger train derailed in southern Germany. Several others have been seriously injured.

A number of wildfires are continuing to burn across Greece. The fires have been fuelled by an intense heatwave, which saw temperatures rise to over 43 degrees celsius in parts of Greece at the weekend. A number of wildfires are also burning in neighbouring Turkey

The UN has warned that vast amounts of aid are needed to stave off famine and a catastrophic health crisis in Gaza. Aid airdrops have resumed in the Strip, after Israel announced a daily pause in fighting in some areas. Over 100 people have died of starvation in recent days

The Taoiseach has welcomed the trade deal agreed between the EU and the US - and said it will bring clarity and predictability and help protect many jobs in Ireland.

Donald Trump has announced a new trade deal with Japan.

Tributes are being paid to the rock legend Ozzy Osbourne who has died at the age of 76. Fans have been leaving flowers on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles in his memory.

A fresh round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will get underway in Istanbul today.

The head of the United Nations has compared the situation in Gaza to a horror show. António Guterres made his comments as aid agencies warned that the starvation crisis in Gaza is spiralling out of control.

A resentencing hearing is scheduled for today for Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers convicted of murder for killing their parents in 1989.

Over a million people have been plunged into darkness again on Puerto Rico, after another island-wide blackout.

A severe water shortage is continuing to threaten residents of Gaza. It comes as an aid blockade in Gaza imposed by Israel enters its seventh week, with aid groups reporting that food and other much needed supplies are running out.

The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is due to travel to Washington today, to meet with U.S President Donald Trump. It's understood the Prime Minister, who has a good relationship with President Trump, is seeking to ease tensions over US tariffs on European goods.

Gardaí have begun their Easter Bank Holiday weekend roads policing operation. They'll be placing a particular emphasis on detecting drivers under the influence of drink or drugs, as well as those speeding this weekend.

It's exactly four weeks today since Kerry farmer Michael Gaine went missing. An extensive search operation has been underway for the 56-year-old, who was last seen on the 20th of March, but no trace of him has been found since.

The European Central Bank is expected to announce another cut to interest rates today. A cut of a quarter of one percent is widely expected, which would be the sixth decrease to rates.

Peru's president has declared a state of emergency in the capital and deployed soldiers to the streets to help police address a surge of violence, following the killing of a popular singer.

A man in his 60s is still being treated in hospital for serious injuries, after being struck by a car in Letterkenny in Donegal in the early hours of yesterday morning. A second pedestrian, a man also aged in his 60s, died in the incident.

Two NASA astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station since last Summer are finally on their way back to earth. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have departed aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will speak on the phone today, to discuss the US proposal to end Russia's war with Ukraine.