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International

This month
January 2025
13 exciting international novels to look out for in 2025
FBI: New Orleans attacker acted alone, with no 'definitive link' with Las Vegas explosion
Montenegro begins three days of mourning after 12 people, including two children, killed in shooting
Debunked: No, Pope Francis didn’t open spiritual portals to other dimensions over Christmas
The symbolic act of opening Holy Doors for the Church’s Jubilee Year was drastically misrepresented by some online.
What we know about the New Orleans car ramming attack
Stormzy handed driving ban for using mobile phone behind the wheel of Rolls-Royce
Elections, Eurovision and Fine Gael departures: The most read articles on The Journal in 2024
A look at the top 20 stories on TheJournal.ie last year.
Jocelyne Wildenstein, Swiss socialite known for extensive plastic surgery, dies aged 79
News channel Al Jazeera ‘shocked’ by Palestinian Authority move to close its West Bank office
Luke Littler through to the semi-finals again at World Darts Championship
At least 10 dead and over 30 injured after vehicle driven into crowd in New Orleans
At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike on house in northern Gaza
400 people arrested in Germany as dozens of police injured during New Year’s Eve riots
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Poland takes over EU presidency from Viktor Orban's Hungary
Syrians celebrate new year without Assad, as leading rebel group shifts to governing fractured country
Romania and Bulgaria join EU border-free Schengen zone after 13-year wait
Black box from South Korean plane crash to be sent to US as victims identified
Last month
December 2024
Irish Archbishop condemns Israel's war on Gaza as 'merciless' and 'disproportionate'
New Year celebrations begin as Asia and Australia welcome 2025
Millions of people have marked the changing calendar year.
Six babies freeze to death in Gaza as UN says healthcare on 'brink of total collapse'
Scholz to call on Germans to 'stick together' in New Year's speech amid crises
Sophie Toscan Du Plantier's father dies in Paris, aged 98
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement, ending 8 year legal saga
South Korea plane crash: Investigators examining whether concrete wall at airport met regulations
The Jeju Air flight made a mayday call and belly-landed before crashing into the concrete barrier and bursting into flames, killing 179 people.
South Korean investigators have begun assessing two black boxes retrieved from the burned-out wreckage of the aircraft.
Authorities have begun releasing the bodies of plane crash victims to families.
China says claims it was behind cyber attack on US Treasury are 'groundless'
Man United manager Amorim says team are in relegation battle after Newcastle defeat
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
What is butane honey oil, the high strength drug being hidden in posted toys and clothes?
There has been a surge in Irish seizures of this highly concentrated form of cannabis.
Illegal production of BHO has caused serious explosions in the UK and Germany.
It's coming through the post to Ireland from North America, where it's legal.
WHO remembers lives lost to Covid-19 on fifth anniversary of virus outbreak
Parents of 13-year-old school shooter who killed nine students jailed
German government accuses Elon Musk of 'exerting influence' on parliamentary elections
Five men charged in investigation into singer Liam Payne's death
The Taliban threatens to shut down NGOs that employ women in Afghanistan
What caused the deadly plane crash in South Korea - and why was there a wall where it landed?
'A thoroughly decent man of great integrity': Tributes paid to former US president Jimmy Carter
The 39th President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner died at his home in Georgia yesterday aged 100.
Ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot will not appeal 20-year sentence in French mass rape case
Not allowing Irish citizens to take up jobs in NI civil service was 'illegal', SDLP warned