International

October

October 2024

Middle East

Robinson slams 'bad' Israeli government and privileging of Israeli over Palestinian lives

5 Oct

11.0k

Pennsylvania

'Bullet for democracy': Donald Trump set to return to site of rally assassination attempt

5 Oct

4.3k

Elon musk

Elon Musk's X pays over $5m to have Brazil ban lifted (but transfers money to wrong account)

Updated 5 Oct

15.6k

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US Election

Biden voices concern that upcoming US presidential election won't be 'peaceful'

5 Oct

9.1k

Rugby

Connacht continue bright start to URC as late penalty snatches win at Scarlets

The 42

4 Oct

9.3k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

4 Oct

5.0k

Lebanese evacuation

Lebanon: 24 Irish citizens and dependents evacuated from country on two rescue flights

The Irish citizens were on military flights were operated by Canada and the Netherlands.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 4 Oct

18.1k

Middle East

UN condemns 'unlawful' Israeli strike in West Bank that killed 18 people as US and UK bomb Yemen

Earlier today, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defended this week’s missile attack on Israel.

The IDF's bombing in Lebanon has killed more than 1,000 people, and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

Hezbollah accused the IDF of targeting rescuers in one of the overnight strikes.

Three Lebanese hospitals have announced the suspension of work because of the attacks.

Updated 4 Oct

18.1k

Las Vegas

Garth Brooks denies rape accusation made by former stylist

Updated 4 Oct

27.1k

Pennsylvania

Elon Musk to support Donald Trump at rally in the city where he survied an assassination attempt

4 Oct

6.2k

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off we go

The luxury cruise liner that had been stranded in Belfast for months has finally set sail

The ship is on the way to France after yet another last-minute hitch this week.

4 Oct

9.7k

France

Gisele Pelicot's legal team welcome decision to show rape trial video evidence in full courtroom

4 Oct

12.6k

Inquests begin for Mike Lynch and the victims of superyacht sinking in Italy this year

4 Oct

5.6k

FactCheck

Debunked: Kamala Harris didn't make an ad about a woman regretting not having an abortion

4 Oct

5.6k

Violence

Mary Robinson calls for end of arms supply from West to Israel

4 Oct

4.2k

menendez brothers

LA prosecutors to review conviction of Menendez brothers over parents’ murders

4 Oct

14.9k

Washout

Search for victims of Hurricane Helene moves into second week

4 Oct

3.2k

unifil mission

Tom Clonan: Irish troops in Lebanon are now acting as observers in a de-facto warzone

Tom Clonan

Updated 3 Oct

18.4k

Lebanon

Israel strikes south Beirut suburb 11 consecutive times

Nine people were killed in overnight by Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut.

Over 40 first-responders have been killed by Israeli air strikes on Lebanon in the last three days.

Further air raids on Beirut today have targeted infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in the city centre.

More than 20 villages along the southern border of Lebanon have so far been told to evacuate.

Updated 3 Oct

17.8k

Rivals

Iran and Israel: How two Middle Eastern powers went from friends to bitter enemies

3 Oct

17.3k

DCC

Shatter slams councillor's scheduling of meeting about Occupied Territories Bill on 7 October

3 Oct

18.7k

Copenhagen

Two Swedish teenagers detained in connection with explosions at Israeli embassy in Denmark

3 Oct

8.1k

whoops

BBC cancels Boris Johnson interview after presenter Laura Kuenssberg sent briefing notes to him

3 Oct

35.2k

European Commission

McGrath may lead case as EU challenges Hungary's controversial 'foreign influence' laws

3 Oct

8.0k

Safety First

Child abuse images freely available on social media platforms, online safety expert warns

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will later today launch the annual report of Hotline.ie.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 3 Oct

7.3k

Melania Trump defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir

3 Oct

21.6k

Right Livelihood prize

Palestinian wins human rights award for peaceful resistance of illegal occupation of West Bank

3 Oct

5.4k

Court filings

Unsealed: Trump 'resorted to crimes' in order to stay in office after 2020 election result

Updated 3 Oct

23.4k

Middle East

Israel strikes Beirut while ordering more Lebanese people to flee

A renewed wave of violence has taken over the Middle East as Israel stages a war with Hezbollah.

Updated 2 Oct

27.6k

deforestation

EU delays new anti-deforestation laws by 12 months

2 Oct

7.7k

Middle East

US President Biden says he would not support attacks on Iran's nuclear sites by Israel

2 Oct

7.4k

have i got news for you

London police say 'no evidence' that Private Eye editor Ian Hislop's taxi was shot

Updated 2 Oct

23.5k

veep debate

Larry Donnelly: JD Vance came across as an engaging advocate for Trumpism. That's no mean feat.

Larry Donnelly

2 Oct

7.7k

In the Name of the Son

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis comes out of retirement to star in son’s directorial debut

2 Oct

15.0k

Bangkok

Police in Thailand arrest driver of school bus fire that killed 23 people

2 Oct

7.7k

US Election

JD Vance and Tim Walz clash over immigration and abortion in US vice-presidential debate

In one memorable moment, Vance refused to say whether he backed Donald Trump’s false claims that he won the 2020 election.

2 Oct

38.5k

Walz v Vance

Here's everything you need to know ahead of the US vice presidential debate tonight

Updated 1 Oct

24.4k

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Tel Aviv

Tánaiste 'strongly condemns' Iranian missile attack on Israel

Updated 1 Oct

10.0k

enemies

Israel and Hezbollah - A long history of animosity

David MacRedmond

1 Oct

5.5k

As it happened

Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches almost 200 missiles in response to Lebanon attacks

The missile attack came after Israel invaded southern Lebanon earlier today.

Updated 1 Oct

33.2k