Experts have called the filming of a close encounter between divers and a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea an "exciting" moment - but warned little is understood about the region's shark population.

A senior figure in a major organised crime gang has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at a court in Dublin.

Christian Eriksen is back at home and "doing well" after the Denmark footballer's collapse on the pitch during a friendly with Ukraine on Sunday.

Highly prized within Israel, the Iron Dome air defence system has been active once again as Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles overnight.

At least 35 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.