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Friday 4 December 2020
The leader of an opposition party in Armenia was arrested yesterday after being summoned to the headquarters of the country’s security forces.
Fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been ongoing for six weeks in the context Nagorno-Karabkh region.
Rockets have struck residential areas in Nagorono-Karabakh as Armenia and Azerbaijan continue their conflict over the territory.
The incident marks an escalation of the countries’ conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Mediation talks leading to the ceasefire were facilitated by Russia.
The Armenian prime minister said the country is “facing possibly the most decisive moment in our millennia-old history”.
Fighting erupted again over the weekend in a long-running territorial dispute.
Azerbaijan claims to have captured seven Armenian-controlled villages.
A statement from the GAA endorses Gaelic Games Victoria as the official administrative board.
The air strike ordered by President Donald Trump in Iraq’s capital Baghdad killed General Qassem Soleimani.
The weapon can make sharp manoeuvres en route to its target, making it harder to intercept.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said at least 40 survivors were being treated for their injuries in hospitals.
Two Irish filmmakers travelled to Gaza to make a documentary about life there.
You can show solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom against Israeli apartheid, occupation and war crimes by supporting the boycott, writes Zoe Lawlor.
They pretend that the Jewish people have no right to live in the places where they were born and where their history, religion and culture are deeply rooted, writes the Israeli ambassador to Ireland, Ophir Kariv.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney called for an end to the ‘indiscriminate attacks’.
Israel deployed several thousand troops along the border, with the anniversary coming at a sensitive time ahead of its 9 April elections.
The move comes after clashes between the nuclear-armed powers ignited fears of a disastrous conflict.
The countries have been in a dispute for over 70 years in relation to the Kashmir region.
In this extract from his autobiography, Bruce Grobbelaar recalls a difficult period for Liverpool in the early ’90s.
Eight others were sentenced to hard labour ranging from six to 15 years.
The Ivorian’s extraordinary criticism of the Man City boss has been met with a strong response.
The military and a number of rebel groups have drafted underage soldiers for years.
Gaza’s Hamas rulers have said in recent hours that they have agreed to a ceasefire, but Israel denied this.
The United States officially opened its new embassy in Jerusalem today.
A State Department spokesperson said they were not aware of any decision to pull troops out of Syria.
South Korea also claims that Pyongyang said it would consider abandoning nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees.
Russia has condemned, but the US has backed, Israel’s actions.
In conflicts around the world, children have become frontline, used as human shields, killed, maimed and recruited to fight.
A video has emerged showing what appears to be the man’s corpse.
The corpses have been stored there for the past year awaiting a final decision on their fate.
The US Africa command confirmed in a statement that a joint US and Nigerien patrol came under fire in Niger.
A library in Belfast has collected tens of thousands of items related to the Troubles and subsequent peace process.
The criticism comes a week after the minister announced a number of new measures to address the crisis.
A new agreement between Washington and Seoul will allow the South to develop more powerful weapons.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a three-day visit to the Middle East.
Coveney said it was a good “straight talking meeting”.
Men, women and children in South Sudan have been shot, hacked to death with machetes and burnt alive.
The Islamist movement marked 10 years in power in Gaza on Thursday, 15 June.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
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Some sun, then clouds, showers around
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Min: 5 °C
Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
Max: 7 °C
Min: 1 °C
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