US Roe v Wade abortion rights case overturned by US Supreme CourtRuling likely to result in abortion not being legally available in roughly half of US states
twitter Elon Musk says $44bn Twitter deal is temporarily on holdShares in the social media company slumped 11 per cent pre-market after Musk’s tweet, while Tesla’s gained as much as 4.9 per cent
Hungary takes hard line on opposition to EU embargo on Russia oil importsCountry says it will withdraw veto threat on proposed ban only if its imports via pipelines are excluded from sanctions plan
Brexit Britain escalates threats over Northern Ireland protocol Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary, says British government ‘will not shy away’ from taking unilateral steps unless a new agreement can be reached
Elon Musk agrees to buy Twitter for $44bnBillionaire says he will make social media platform a bastion of free speech
Elon Musk and Twitter in ‘final stretch of negotiations’ $43 billion sale of social media company ‘could be agreed today’
Elon Musk meets Twitter executives as company considers deal Social media giant now ‘more open’ to discussing billionaire’s takeover offer
Macron says ‘no one will be left behind’ after defeating Le PenFrench president re-elected for second term in decisive victory
Elon Musk offers to purchase Twitter outright for $43bnThe controversial Tesla chief executive, who is one of the richest men in the world, said he would ‘unlock’ the platform’s ‘extraordinary potential’
Ukraine latest: Zelenskiy says Russian forces trying to seize ChernobylHolding Chernobyl would provide Russian troops a staging point that couldn’t be shelled
Ukraine under ‘full-scale invasion’ from Russia Vladimir Putin’s military moves upended markets, with the Ruble and Russian stocks sinking while oil and gold soared
Holohan declines to reveal size of Covid-19 test backlogTwenty-five more coronavirus-related deaths in Republic and 480 new cases
World faces worst recession since Great Depression, says IMF chiefFund to increase emergency funding facility to €100bn as half of its 189 members seek aid
Covid-19: Italy plots return to normal life as other states prepare to extend lockdownsSpain and France set to extend emergency measures as talks on eurozone response to coronavirus crisis break down
New coronavirus case takes island-wide total to 23Cases in Republic include a health worker who was in close contact with a confirmed case
Facebook delays dating feature after Irish watchdog inspection Social media giant had given only ten days’ notice of plan to introduce service in Europe
MEPs reject Irish candidate for regulator over his lobbying pastGerry Cross misses out on top role at European Banking Authority following questions about his work for the Association for Financial Markets in Europe
UK set for January Brexit as MPs back Johnson’s billLegislation says long-term trade deal with EU must be completed by the end of 2020
Post-Brexit trade negotiations will be ‘uncharted waters’, Hogan warnsEU trade commissioner talks down prospect of free-trade agreement being reached by the end of next year
Google to pay $2.1 billion for FitbitFitness tracker maker promises users' data will not be used for Google ads