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Saturday 5 December 2020
Trump said that “we will no longer deal with” the British ambassador to the US Kim Darroch.
The former FAI chief executive has received support via a statement released today.
Russia’s foreign minister earlier threatened to respond to the deportation of Russian diplomats from the UK by kicking out British diplomats on Russian soil in turn.
The exact type of missile has yet to be identified.
The US President-elect continues to defy conventions.
Such public criticism of the Sunni power is unprecedented for a British foreign minister.
The US leads an international coalition that is conducting air strikes against IS jihadists in Syria and neighbouring Iraq, and also backs rebels fighting the Assad regime.
South Korea’s President said that he felt the speech left “much to be desired”.
Poland has been unearthing one of the darkest secrets of World War II.
The bomb was discovered by experts searched for unexploded Allied ordnance.
Senate intelligence committee chair Dianne Feinstein wants a sweeping review into spying on EU allies.
Der Spiegel claims that the German Chancellor’s mobile is one of many on the NSA’s tracking list.
Today 20 EU leaders attended a summit on youth employment which Sinn Féin has described as an “election stunt”.
Movies are often a reflection of current affairs what’s going on in the world, and even the unlikely genre of mass-market US action movies can deal with the fears and uncertainties felt by the American people at any given time, writes Darren Mooney.
Explosion damaged nearby properties, but none are in danger of collapse, according to local media reports.
Hillary Clinton had said she believed that there were attack helicopters on the way from Russia to Syria – something Russia denies.
The Normandy landings got underway on this day 68 years ago.
Plane which crashed in June 1942 has been found after 70 years in the desert.
Edward Kennedy was fired after reporting the unconditional surrender of German generals to Allied forces.
Turing, known as the father of modern computing, helped give the Allies their biggest tactical advantage against the Axis forces but died an ignominious death.
Seventy years ago this month, the US began sending thousands of its citizens into an internment camp in Manzanar, California.Here are Ansel Adams’ photos of that camp.
Meanwhile, the US has called China and Russia’s veto on a UN resolution on Syria a “travesty”.
THIS WEEKEND MARKS the first Saturday and Sunday since six weeks of Level 5 restrictions across the country ended on 1 December.
Many will use the occasion to socialise and see people whom they haven’t been able to meet since October, particularly after the re-opening of pubs and restaurants yesterday.
Others have already used the days since the return to Level 3 on Tuesday to meet people.
However, public health officials are still urging the public to limit their social contacts in order to prevent another rise in cases over the festive period.
Today we’re asking: Has your number of social contacts increased since the end of Level 5 restrictions?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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