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International

Last week
28th June 2026 - 4th July 2026
Picomania
Pico Lopes' family are being flown to the US for his World Cup showdown with Lionel Messi
29 Jun
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RIP
Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom The Good Life, has died aged 86
29 Jun
17.6k
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tomblaine
Eleven people, including a group of nurses, killed after skydiving plane crashes in France
Updated 29 Jun
27.5k
Rescue Efforts
Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as critical rescue window closing for survivors
Speaking a day after the earthquakes, Donald Trump claimed that people in Venezuela were “dancing in the streets.”
29 Jun
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Middle East
US and Iran agree to halt strikes and plan to renew talks to end Middle East war
29 Jun
2.3k
Soccer
Pico Lopes prepares for Messi as family scramble to return for World Cup history
The 42
reports from Dallas
28 Jun
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12
record temperatures
More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded amid heatwave in Europe, WHO chief says
Updated 28 Jun
26.9k
return hubs
Ireland 'wants to be part of' EU plans for asylum seeker return hubs outside bloc, minister says
28 Jun
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Venezuela
Venezuela earthquakes kill 1,400 as rescue workers say time is running out to find survivors
Updated 28 Jun
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Heatwave
France records around 1,000 deaths as heatwave moves to eastern Europe
Updated 28 Jun
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World Cup Diary
Goodbye to Boston with Harvard's wild turkeys and a Fenway stroll, but is this really America?
The 42
reports from Boston
28 Jun
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13
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Boris Johnson's Brexit fantasy
28 Jun
10.3k
14
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Iran strikes US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, death toll rises from European heatwave and World Cup knockout stage begins.
28 Jun
2.6k
Middle East
Iran strikes US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain as Trump threatens to 'militarily complete the job'
28 Jun
16.4k
World Cup
Messi genuflection comes at a cost but no one will feel short-changed
The 42
reports from Dallas Stadium
28 Jun
18.2k
9
group l
Bellingham, Kane score as England beat Panama to reach World Cup last 32, Croatia edge Ghana
28 Jun
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Last month
June 2026
The Fix
Here's what happened today: Saturday
27 Jun
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4
Venezuela
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 1,430, with thousands reported missing
27 Jun
7.5k
spare room
Is the feud over? Prince Harry and family to be guests of King Charles during UK visit
27 Jun
21.1k
38
China
Pilot dies after small plane crashes into Beijing high-rise
27 Jun
8.2k
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World Cup
Belgium book their spot in World Cup last 32, while Iran have certain qualification snatched away
The 42
27 Jun
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oh canada
Canada is now eligible to join the Eurovision
27 Jun
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nationwide heat warning expires, Pico Lopes and Cape Verde make World Cup history, and US and Iran trade fresh strikes.
27 Jun
2.4k
strait of hormuz
US and Iran trade strikes following drone attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
27 Jun
6.8k
Opinion
Forecourt fallout: The fuel crisis changed something. The question now is whether it sticks
Paddy Comyn
27 Jun
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World Cup
'Absolutely buzzing': Lopes guides Cape Verde through to last-32 clash with Messi and Argentina
The players of Cape Verde were in tears afterwards, as were some of their fans.
The 42
27 Jun
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FactCheck
Debunked: Maps comparing European temperatures in 1976 and 2026 use mislabelled data
26 Jun
9.8k
Courts
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan sues government over EU-Canada trade deal
26 Jun
43.7k
Refugee Protection
Ukraine asks the EU to stop refuge for men aged 23-60 to ease manpower shortage
26 Jun
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Status Yellow thunderstorm warnings, search operations ongoing after Venezuelan earthquakes and Irish wolfhound prominent on new passport
26 Jun
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Balmoston, Donabate
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Apple
Apple has already jacked up its Irish prices after announcing global increases last night
26 Jun
20.9k
69
Out foreign
'It's rotten': Irish people across Europe are sweltering in record-breaking heat
Red alerts have been issued for cities across the continent.
Eoghan Dalton
Updated 26 Jun
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wanna live like common people
King Charles has finally revealed how much tax he pays
26 Jun
20.5k
46
Irish Red Cross
Evacuated Gazan family told they have to leave Dublin despite complex hospital care needs
A Palestinian family say that moving to rural Kilkenny will disrupt hospital care for their son, who has severe haemophilia and a complex knee injury sustained during an Israeli strike.
26 Jun
34.8k
strait of hormuz
Hormuz evacuation suspended after attack in Gulf of Oman
25 Jun
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19
Harvey Weinstein
New York prosecutors to drop unresolved rape charge against Harvey Weinstein
25 Jun
7.4k
Venezuela
Two devastating earthquakes hit Venezuela, killing 188 and injuring more than 1,500
Twenty aftershocks followed the twin earthquakes on Thursday.
Updated 25 Jun
15.4k
FactCheck
Debunked: Picture of Netanyahu supporting Argentina at the World Cup is AI-generated
25 Jun
4.6k
MAYOR OF A TOWN
'Extremely liberal': Trump makes first public remarks about likely new British prime minister
Andy Burnham, who won last week’s byelection in Makerfield, is favoured to become prime minister following Keir Starmer’s resignation.
Updated 25 Jun
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Dozens dead after twin earthquakes in Venezuela, landlord body wants a part in the government’s new savings scheme and Ireland braces for possible hottest day ever
25 Jun
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