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International

Last month

August 2025

Crunch time

Starmer and Zelenskyy call on Putin to 'prove he is serious' ahead of his summit with Trump

Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska tomorrow to discuss Ukraine’s future.

Updated 14 Aug

8.2k

LFC

Man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool victory parade faces 24 new charges

14 Aug

9.8k

Heatwave

One person dies in Spain as European countries continue efforts to stop wildfires

14 Aug

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Off the hook

South Korea’s Supreme Court clears ‘Baby Shark’ song of plagiarism

14 Aug

7.6k

17

crisis

Most NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of aid to Gaza since March

14 Aug

6.1k

Gaza

Israeli military approves plan for new offensive as South Sudan denies Gaza relocation reports

Updated 13 Aug

11.3k

met police

Over 140 people have reported crimes by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed to UK police

13 Aug

15.8k

Immigration

Man deported from Ireland on Nigeria flight earlier this year wins appeal to return

Eoghan Dalton

13 Aug

114k

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Gaza

President Higgins backs Mary Robinson’s comments warning governments of ‘complicity’ in genocide

13 Aug

7.4k

Negotiations

Putin is bluffing, Zelenskyy tells Trump in high-stakes phonecall from Berlin summit

Updated 13 Aug

25.2k

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good news

Dublin woman sets off for Papua New Guinea in bid to climb world's highest volcanos

13 Aug

14.0k

Ukraine

Trump says second meeting with both Zelensky and Putin has 'very good chance' of happening

13 Aug

11.0k

35

Washington DC

Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor and KISS included on Trump's Kennedy Center honours list

13 Aug

10.2k

20

on the hook

UK Foreign Secretary refers himself to watchdog after fishing with Vance without a licence

13 Aug

14.5k

35

Jimmy Chérizier

Gang leader thought to be linked to kidnap of Irishwoman is placed on FBI ‘Most Wanted’ list

Jimmy Cherizier is a former officer in the Haitian National Police and currently the leader of Viv Ansanm.

13 Aug

13.2k

Ukraine War

Russia makes biggest advance in Ukraine in a year as Putin–Trump Alaska summit looms

Updated 13 Aug

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That's Going to Sting

Swarm of jellyfish forces shutdown at biggest nuclear power plant in France

13 Aug

11.8k

32

westminster

Ex-SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says he rejected a knighthood ... using 'strong language'

13 Aug

11.7k

45

Wildfires

In photos: Wildfires scorch Spanish land amid soaring temperatures of nearly 40 degrees

Spain has been experiencing an intense heatwave since last week, enabling dozens of wildfires.

13 Aug

9.8k

13

hearing aid

AI-powered ‘hearing glasses’ will use lip-reading technology to help people with hearing loss

13 Aug

6.3k

17

Drug cartels

Mexico sends two dozen wanted fugitives to US, including alleged drug cartel kingpins

13 Aug

13.3k

Flotilla

Irish activists helping to organise new flotilla trying to get aid to Gaza

13 Aug

7.3k

Washington DC

Trump’s Washington takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive in US capital

12 Aug

22.3k

72

Los Angeles

Four people arrested after break-in at home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt

12 Aug

13.2k

Downpatrick

Man (30) charged with murder and attempted murder in Downpatrick

Updated 12 Aug

20.4k

Gaza

Mary Robinson warns governments are 'increasingly complicit in genocide' after visiting Gaza border

In a statement, Robinson called on political leaders to put pressure on the Israeli government and 'end its atrocity crimes'.

A coalition of 24 countries, including Ireland, Canada and the UK, have called for urgent action to stop the ‘famine’ in the Gaza Strip.

Updated 12 Aug

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heatwaves

Europe grapples with extreme heat, as wildfires burn homes and claim lives

Several people have died either in wildfires or from extreme temperatures.

12 Aug

12.8k

Drought

British government asks people to delete old emails to reduce data centres' water use

12 Aug

45.4k

48

Gaza

'Go before it's too late': Madonna calls on Pope Leo XIV to visit Gaza

12 Aug

13.9k

54

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 EU leaders discuss Ukraine, Ireland’s Covid enquiry continues and funeral held for Gazan journalists

Updated 12 Aug

4.2k

TS12

Taylor Swift announces new album The Life of a Showgirl

12 Aug

10.8k

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Pennsylvania

Two dead and dozens injured after steel plant explosions in the US

Updated 12 Aug

18.9k

Trump Tariffs

Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days, hours before it was set to expire

11 Aug

10.6k

66

Israel

Ireland will push again for EU to suspend trade deal with Israel over international law breach

11 Aug

8.0k

89

the vatican

Pope’s general audience moved indoors due to heatwave as child dies of heatstroke in Italy

Updated 11 Aug

18.3k

17

Sudan

Sudan paramilitaries kill over 40 in attack on famine-hit refugee camp in Darfur

11 Aug

4.3k

Funeral held in Gaza for six journalists killed in Israeli strike on media tent

11 Aug

37.4k

joanna donnelly

Forecaster who quit role on-air now working on two books - including one with 'personal' focus

11 Aug

102k

White House

Trump deploys army reserves to Washington DC and takes control of local police

11 Aug

46.3k

144

Paul Gallagher

Paul Gallagher dropped from Dublin Oasis afterparty ahead of court appearance for rape charge

11 Aug

27.4k

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