International

January

January 2024

Northern Ireland

Sunak says there is 'a very good basis’ for Stormont Executive to be restored

10 Jan

10.1k

New York

Judge rules Donald Trump will not give closing speech in civil fraud trial

10 Jan

20.9k

Wexford

Human trafficking investigation launched after 14 people discovered in container at Rosslare Harbour

Updated 10 Jan

43.6k

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MSF

Five-year-old girl dies after suspected Israeli tank shell struck NGO shelter in Gaza

10 Jan

9.1k

Paris 2024

Paris 2024 insists Olympics opening ceremony will take place on the Seine

10 Jan

20.4k

State of Emergency

Explainer: What is happening in Ecuador?

10 Jan

12.9k

Gaza

Antony Blinken meets head of Palestinian Authority as Israel continues to bombard Gaza

Mahmud Abbas spoke with Blinken of the need “to stop the Israeli aggression against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”.

Palestinian Authority currently exercises limited rule in the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967.

Netanyahu is not known to have shifted his position on reviving talks for a Palestinian state.

Blinken has called for "more food, more water, more medicine" to be delivered to Gaza.

10 Jan

19.0k

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Waterford included in New York Times list of '52 Places to Go' this year

10 Jan

15.1k

Artificial Intelligence

AI-driven misinformation biggest global risk ahead of major elections, according to WEF report

10 Jan

8.0k

Emergency Landing

Boeing CEO admits 'mistake' after Alaska Airlines mid-flight scare

10 Jan

19.2k

job watch

Taoiseach dismisses speculation his name could be put forward for European Council president

10 Jan

11.9k

prison escape

Ecuador declares 'internal armed conflict' after gunmen storm TV studio live on air

Updated 9 Jan

33.1k

peregrine

First US moon landing attempt in over 50 years abandoned after spacecraft hit by fuel leak

9 Jan

33.2k

us court of appeals

US judges sceptical of Trump's immunity claim as he warns of 'bedlam' if he is put on trial

Updated 9 Jan

34.3k

Gaza

Israel agrees for UN mission to assess north Gaza situation, says Blinken

The US diplomat says the IDF is entering a “lower intensity phase” in Gaza.

Updated 9 Jan

31.0k

Keffe D

Former gang leader charged in Tupac Shakur killing asks to be moved from prison to house arrest

9 Jan

20.5k

Norway

Norwegian state argues mass murderer Anders Breivik still poses risk of 'unbridled violence'

9 Jan

22.5k

South Africa

Sinn Féin, Labour, PBP and SocDems call on Govt to join genocide case against Israel in ICJ

The government has been accused of making a “shameful political calculation” not to join the case out of deference to Washington and the US.

9 Jan

16.1k

New Job

34-year-old Gabriel Attal picked as France's youngest ever prime minister

9 Jan

30.8k

sex trafficking

Jeffrey Epstein victim says sex tapes ‘exist’ after files name Prince Andrew and Richard Branson

9 Jan

36.4k

Boeing 737

Airline's decision not to ground plane questioned after 'warnings triggered on previous flights'

9 Jan

20.1k

Gaza

Blinken arrives in Israel as UN calls for investigation into number of journalists killed in Gaza

Two Al Jazeera reporters were killed on Sunday when their car was struck in southern Gaza’s city of Rafah, near the border with Egypt.

The US Secretary of State met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today after talks in the UAE ahead of his visit to Israel.

The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement that it had recorded 249 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Hezbollah announced the killing of a "commander" for the first time since October.

Updated 8 Jan

15.2k

War in Ukraine

Four killed in wave of Russian missile attacks across Ukraine

Updated 8 Jan

7.9k

RIP

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer has died aged 78

Updated 8 Jan

17.6k

Las Vegas

Defendant who was caught on camera attacking judge in Nevada court to face her again today

8 Jan

19.7k

Surrogacy

Pope Francis calls for universal ban on practice of surrogacy

8 Jan

30.5k

Middle East

Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon

8 Jan

7.3k

tumbleweed

Jokes from Golden Globes host about Barry Keoghan, Cillian Murphy and Barbie didn't go down too well

8 Jan

60.9k

Golden Globes

Cillian Murphy has won a Best Actor Golden Globe for his role in Oppenheimer

Updated 8 Jan

45.1k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Cillian Murphy wins best actor, UK contests Legacy Act legal challenge by Ireland, increases in gonorrhoea.

Updated 8 Jan

8.1k

legacy cases

UK govt challenges Ireland to list prosecutions mounted since 1998 over Troubles incidents

8 Jan

13.2k

War in Ukraine

Japanese foreign minister pledges support for Ukraine during surprise visit to Kyiv

7 Jan

12.8k

evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

7 Jan

8.1k

KLOPP JOY

Arsenal woes continue as Liverpool late show dumps them out of FA Cup

Jakub Kiwior’s own goal 10 minutes from the end was followed by Luis Diaz’s strike in injury time.

7 Jan

11.7k

rescue operation

Five people trapped in Slovenian cave after heavy rainfall causes water level to rise

7 Jan

9.6k

General Election

Bangladesh PM Hasina wins re-election in vote boycotted by main opposition party

Updated 7 Jan

10.5k

ICJ

Varadkar rules out joining South African genocide case against Israel in UN Court

7 Jan

23.1k

European Union

EU Council President Michel to stand down in July in surprise move

7 Jan

11.9k

Palestine

Two journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, six killed in deadly West Bank raid

Updated 7 Jan

18.9k

Middle East

UN says Gaza is now 'uninhabitable' as Western diplomats make trips to Middle East

The death toll in Gaza now stands at least 22,722 people, most of them women and children.

In Khan Younis, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) evacuated its staff and their family members from the area around the Al-Aqsa hospital

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Turkey today at the start of his fourth regional tour since the conflict began.

In a statement on Saturday, the Gaza health ministry said it had recorded more than 120 deaths over the past 24 hours.

Updated 6 Jan

16.3k