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International

September
September 2025
Lisbon funicular cable disconnected before deadly crash, hours after cable passed visual check
Earthquake eye-witness in Afghanistan: 'It was like something from a nightmare'
Shahzad Jamil
Vatican receives first official LGBTQ pilgrimage during Church's Jubilee Year
Israel flattens Gaza City high-rise as it tells residents to flee
Donatella Versace leads crowds bidding farewell to Italian designer Giorgio Armani
Graham Linehan says he may never return to Britain after arrest
'Large shark' kills surfer at popular Sydney beach
Australia offers $1m reward for information on gunman who allegedly killed two police officers
Trump to host G20 at his Miami golf resort and renames Department of Defence as Department of War
Pope ‘encouraged’ priest known for LGBT outreach to ‘continue ministry’ during private meeting
US sanctions three Palestinian NGOs for their support of the International Criminal Court
Trump threatens EU with more tariffs unless it reverses court decision against Google
Trump said the Google fine came on top of a series of other cases, including one against Apple.
Here's what happened today: Friday
'It's a moral responsibility': Risking detention, Irish activist joins hundreds on Gaza flotilla
Clare native Maureen Almai is joining the flotilla from Italy this weekend.
Graham Linehan wanted to ‘destroy’ anonymity of trans activist, court hears
Keir Starmer overhauls his cabinet with a big reshuffle after deputy PM resigns in tax scandal
Angela Rayner’s resignation after underpaying stamp duty has been followed by 11 cabinet changes.
Hungary's Viktor Orban is in town for the big match but there'll be no red carpet rolled out
Musk in line for a trillion-dollar payout - if Tesla hits some pretty ambitious 10-year goals
Israel targets Gaza high-rises shortly after Defence Minister says 'gates of hell' are opening
'Legitimate targets': Putin threatens to target any Western troops deployed in Ukraine
Trump rebrands Department of Defense as 'Department of War'
Analysis: How Ireland’s Central Bank avoided making a decision on the sale of Israel’s ‘war bonds’
No-one usually pays much attention to bonds – but people took notice once the protests started.
US-bound flight diverts and lands in Shannon after crew had to shut down an engine
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Top official breaks from European Commission line and calls war on Gaza a genocide
British surgeon jailed for fraud after amputation of his own legs to satisfy sexual fetish
'The world has lost a giant': Tributes paid following death of Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani
It's taken 25 years to get over the line - so what’s in the EU’s controversial Mercosur deal?
Zelenskyy and Macron: 26 countries have committed to contributing to Ukraine's post-war security
The US has yet to indicate support for the security guarantee plan.
US President Donald Trump joined by phone and his special envoy Steve Witkoff was at the meeting in person.
Macron said the US would make a decision on supporting the plan 'in the coming days'.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ireland was 'open' to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.
Pope says future of Palestinian people must be 'ensured' during meeting with Israel's president
Graham Linehan appears in London court over alleged harassment of trans woman
More than 40 Brazilian nationals deported from Ireland - including 15 serving prison sentences
Trump takes fight to keep his sweeping tariffs to the US Supreme Court
Deadly wildfires in Spain and Portugal made 40 times more likely by climate change
Argentine police recover Nazi-looted painting that was spotted in property listing
Hot mic catches Xi and Putin discussing the use of organ transplants to ‘become immortal’
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Trump praises China’s “impressive” military parade, but says US should have been mentioned