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International

This month
July 2026
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Here's What Happened Today: Friday
3 Jul
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World Cup
Dallas police get into altercation with Egyptian soccer team staff
3 Jul
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Madison Square Garden
Celebs touch down and Irish pubs forced to close for Taylor Swift's NYC wedding
Updated 3 Jul
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High Court
Bob Vylan is suing the BBC in Ireland a year on from Glastonbury row
Updated 3 Jul
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dream
10 years ago, he was working in a Dublin bank. Now he's facing Messi in the World Cup knockouts
Derek Pender, Lee Grace and Stephen McGuinness on Roberto Lopes’ remarkable journey.
The 42
3 Jul
14.7k
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PodcastThe Explainer
Ireland just took over the EU presidency, but what does that actually mean?
24m
Washington DC
Ex-US Olympian faces 10 years for alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
3 Jul
14.5k
Climate Change
El Niño phenomenon fuels likelihood of extreme weather over summer
3 Jul
12.2k
55
Knockout Blow
Portugal through, Croatian heartbreak and four disallowed goals in controversial World Cup tie
The 42
3 Jul
12.9k
19
marching on
Mikel Oyarzabal scores twice as Spain ease past Austria and into last 16
The 42
2 Jul
3.3k
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evening fix
Here's what happened today: Thursday
2 Jul
3.8k
New York City
Couple accused of scaling Empire State Building face slew of charges
2 Jul
24.9k
UK Labour Party
Morgan McSweeney shares his regrets about his time in UK politics... and his go-to karaoke song
2 Jul
11.9k
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eu presidency
Warship moves to waters off Cork as French police join gardaí in land-based security operation
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Cork.
2 Jul
55.6k
Nations League
Motion on Israel fixtures to be voted on by FAI next week
The 42
2 Jul
3.7k
35
Last Orders
Starmer says pubs to stay open till early hours for England's game against Mexico
2 Jul
7.5k
28
Ursula von der-layed
After a four-hour delay, Ursula von der Leyen arrives for two days of meetings in Cork
Updated 2 Jul
24.2k
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
2 Jul
1.8k
ted talk
Donald Trump said he had 'a conversation' with Teddy Roosevelt (and he did... sort of)
2 Jul
14.8k
38
La Guaira
Man rescued after 8 days under rubble following earthquake in Venezuela
2 Jul
2.7k
London
Former pop star Gary Glitter charged with sex offences against girl under 14
2 Jul
19.6k
MV Hondius
The Hantavirus outbreak that took hold on a cruise ship in May is officially over
2 Jul
2.7k
12
missile strikes
Ukraine asks allies to send air defence systems, after Russian barrage on Kyiv kills at least 17
Updated 2 Jul
8.9k
85
FactCheck
Debunked: A scientific study does not show that sunscreen increases the risk of skin cancer
2 Jul
5.6k
Love is in the air
Man and woman arrested after scaling New York's Empire State Building for apparent proposal
2 Jul
14.2k
34
king kane
England's World Cup mission is simple: protect Harry Kane at all costs
For a country that has turned its national sport into a billion-pound industry, they still somehow make themselves look like paupers when the world is watching.
The 42
reports from Atlanta Stadium
2 Jul
6.3k
38
World Cup
Ten-man USA beat Bosnia, while Belgium stage late three-goal fightback against Senegal
The 42
2 Jul
6.1k
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strait of hormuz
'We hit them hard, but we're getting along': Trump claims progress has been made in Iran talks
2 Jul
5.2k
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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
1 Jul
9.1k
carbon bootprint
Kelly Earley: As global militaries wage war and kill people, they are also killing the planet
Kelly Earley
1 Jul
3.0k
48
Thanks but no thanks
Ukraine turned away Irish donation of armoured vehicles because the technology was too 'old'
1 Jul
43.1k
132
Opinion
Lise Hand: Our passport shouldn’t be relegated to being a handy life hack to skip airport queues
Lise Hand
1 Jul
9.1k
22
Dublin Castle
Zelenskyy doesn't 'want to wait' long for results of Irish investigation into Auginish Alumina
Updated 1 Jul
35.5k
75
Fully digital
PlayStation games on disc will soon be a thing of the past, Sony announces
1 Jul
5.3k
21
wedding of a showgirl
The party, the ball gowns: What we know about Taylor Swift's rumoured Madison Square Garden wedding
1 Jul
9.7k
17
oh canada
Canada (yes, Canada!) has officially joined the Eurovision Song Contest
1 Jul
5.3k
30
YMCA
Village People frontman Victor Willis has died aged 74
1 Jul
5.8k
17
Dublin
Why has Zelenskyy decided to fly over to Dublin for the start of Ireland's EU presidency?
Updated 1 Jul
23.4k
178
World Cup
Mbappé-inspired France keep Sweden scoreless in New Jersey
The 42
1 Jul
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Global Warming
World's oceans have warmest June on record
1 Jul
3.4k
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