Robert Pether, an Australian engineer jailed in Iraq for five years, is returning to Ireland. His wife, Desree Pether, confirmed the return on Instagram.

Pope Leo XIV, 71, said he will undergo surgery in the coming days for an early-stage lung nodule.

In the UAE, prosecutors allege that the Omani co-pilot of a Flydubai jet attempted to attack the captain, inspired by Al-Qaeda's September 11 attacks and aiming to cause maximum loss of life. A Melbourne man linked to the co-pilot's community centre has denied the accusations, calling them false.

More than 23,000 members of the Teachers' Union of Ireland, across post-primary, further and higher education, began industrial action on Monday, refusing to respond to work emails or calls outside contracted hours.

Former swimming coach George Gibney, 78, was due to be sentenced Monday morning for sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s. He was convicted in July of 39 of 40 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape.

A woman died after being struck by a car on the N60 in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, on Sunday at 7:20pm.

New data covering the 12 months to July found that 44% of Irish consumers threw away a "fast tech" item within a month of buying it. Separately, cigarettes are regaining social acceptability, with pop stars and Hollywood actors photographed smoking.

Houthi forces threatened Saudi Arabia's airspace on Sunday following an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people and wounded hundreds, forcing operations there to halt. Witnesses described chaos at the airport. A UN agency reported that at least 139 migrants died and 84 went missing when a boat sank off Djibouti on the night of October 8-9.

In India, leaders of the online "cockroach" movement vowed to continue protests against the election commissioner after being released from detention. Pakistan placed a northern province under emergency rule following anti-government demonstrations and militant violence. In Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Meta of election interference after his content was blocked, while the US Department of Justice opened an investigation into five networks over their suspension of coverage of President Donald Trump.

Manchester City faced a hostile reception at Anfield after being found guilty of more than 100 Premier League financial rule breaches. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would stop targeting Russian oil refineries if Russia curbed its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, a statement that followed criticism from Trump. In Tehran, a shopkeeper reported declining sales tied to prices driven up by the US-Iran war. Hurricane Simon strengthened to a Category 4 storm, expected to hit west-central Mexico. Max Verstappen took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, and 20-year-old Paul Seixas became the youngest winner of the Giro di Lombardia.