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International

Last month
August 2025
openai
OpenAI releases new ChatGPT version with 'PhD level' expertise, but it can't spell 'blueberry'
8 Aug
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Kaja Kallas
'Is mise, le meas': Commissioner writes to Sinn Féin MEP over 'inaccurate' Ireland remarks
8 Aug
35.9k
54
Dublin
Indian man suffers head injuries after being viciously beaten by gang in early morning attack
The 51-year-old chef said his attackers took everything – including his passport, cash and e-bike.
8 Aug
26.7k
Israel
'No more futile war': Hostage families fear the worst as Israel expands Gaza occupation
8 Aug
4.5k
erin patterson
Australian mushroom murderer's other alleged attempts to poison husband revealed
8 Aug
18.6k
Lip-Bu Tan
Trump demands Intel CEO resign 'immediately' after national security concerns raised
8 Aug
27.9k
83
Palestine
Israeli security cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has described the government’s decision as “a disaster”.
A major ground operation could displace hundreds of thousands of people.
Former top Israeli security officials have also come out against the plan.
8 Aug
14.9k
Palestine
Netanyahu says Israel intends to take total control of Gaza, but not annex it
Thousands of people, including former hostages, are protesting the planned expansion of the Israeli campaign.
Updated 7 Aug
27.3k
occupied territories bill
Group of US politicians express concern over proposed Irish trade ban with Israeli settlements
7 Aug
16.7k
rawr
Four new cubs of a rare lion species have been born in a European zoo
7 Aug
11.0k
21
Rushanara Ali
Britain's homelessness minister resigns after reports she hiked rent after removing tenants
7 Aug
41.8k
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plastic waste
Talks on a treaty to reduce plastic pollution blocked by oil-producing countries
7 Aug
7.8k
21
US
Former Superman actor Dean Cain joins ICE to back Trump's mass deportations policy
7 Aug
21.0k
FactCheck
Debunked: Old video of a Belgian mosque claims to show “what they’re teaching kids now in school”
7 Aug
9.4k
Overheated Seas
The Great Barrier Reef has seen its largest annual coral loss in at least four decades
7 Aug
5.8k
43
Wildfire
Extraordinary photos show scale of devastation caused by wildfires that scorched southern France
Firefighters warn that stronger winds are forecast for later today, and local temperatures are set to reach 32 degrees Celsius.
7 Aug
10.8k
15
it's on
Trump and Putin have agreed to meet in the next few days
7 Aug
5.5k
data storage
Questions for Ireland as investigation reveals Microsoft data centre use by Israeli military
A Guardian report has revealed Microsoft’s cloud services are used by Israel’s Unit 8200 to archive millions of Palestinian phone calls.
7 Aug
20.4k
met police
Three people charged with showing support for Palestine Action in the UK
7 Aug
6.7k
Climate Change
World's third-hottest July on record wreaks climate havoc
7 Aug
9.0k
trump's tariffs
'It's midnight!' Trump crows as higher US tariffs take effect for dozens of countries
7 Aug
14.8k
83
Ukraine War
'Good chance' of Trump and Putin meeting in coming days for Ukraine talks
6 Aug
5.0k
Wildfire
A wildfire is burning in California even larger than the mega fires that scorched LA in January
6 Aug
13.1k
37
Long Island
No evidence to suggest foul play involved in death of Irish woman found on yacht in New York
Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, from Carlow, was the founder of fashion brand East x East.
Updated 6 Aug
129k
inside haiti
Inside Port au Prince: Purge-like gang violence, drone strikes and millions going hungry
Humanitarian Matt Knight said that the situation inside the Haitian capital is worse than ever.
Niall O'Connor
Updated 6 Aug
16.7k
Birmingham Airport
Over a dozen flights between Ireland and Birmingham cancelled after emergency landing on runway
Updated 6 Aug
22.4k
25
Gaza
Slovenia moves to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
6 Aug
8.8k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
6 Aug
3.1k
Broke Bling
Claire’s, the teen jewellery retail chain, files for bankruptcy again
6 Aug
18.5k
16
Gaza
World watches in horror and the IDF is sceptical, so will Netanyahu order full occupation?
Netanyahu held a three-hour meeting with security chiefs yesterday to discuss options for the continuation of the war.
The prime minister is being met with opposition from senior military officers.
The amy chief of staff warned that a full occupation would be like "walking into a trap".
David MacRedmond
6 Aug
10.3k
RELATED
The Explainer: Will more countries recognising Palestine make any real difference?
6 Aug
Twenty people killed after aid truck overturns near Gaza refugee camp
6 Aug
Michael D Higgins says videos of emaciated Israeli hostages a 'shocking act of cruelty'
3 Aug
Sicily
Italian government gets approval to build massive bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland
6 Aug
14.6k
42
talk it out
ChatGPT will not tell people to break up with their partners (anymore)
6 Aug
12.8k
36
advertising standards
UK watchdog bans Zara ads for using photos of models who appeared to be ‘unhealthily thin'
6 Aug
24.8k
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the box
Gary Lineker lands presenting role on ITV three months after BBC departure
6 Aug
27.5k
9
Public Health
US Health Secretary RFK Jr halts funding for vaccines to fight Covid-19 and flu
Kennedy’s decision to terminate the projects is the latest in a string of decisions that have put the long-time vaccine critic’s doubts about jabs into full effect.
6 Aug
18.8k
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Aude
One dead, nine injured in wildfire in southern France
6 Aug
11.3k
gaza strip
Twenty people killed after aid truck overturns near Gaza refugee camp
6 Aug
8.3k
Ukraine War
US envoy Witkoff arrives in Russia ahead of Trump's sanctions deadline
6 Aug
4.7k
Trump Tariffs
Trump's planning 250% tariffs on pharmaceuticals - and he hasn't forgotten about Ireland
Updated 5 Aug
66.7k
178
Yemen
More than 90 people die after boat sinks off coast of Yemen
5 Aug
6.1k
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