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International

One dead and five injured after man drives car into crowd outside French wine bar
Manchester United rescue win over Burnley with 97th-minute Fernandes penalty
Prime minister of Yemen's Houthi government killed in Israeli airstrike, rebels confirm
Officials convey 'concern' to German authorities after Irish pro-Palestine activist punched by officer
Video footage shows Dublin native Kitty O’Brien being punched by a police officer during the protest in Berlin.
Israel will soon slow or halt aid into parts of Gaza as it expands its attack on the territory
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US court rules most of Trump's tariffs illegal
Yesterday
29th August 2025
Trump moves to cut almost $5 billion in foreign aid, risking goverment shutdown
US denies Palestinian officials visas for UN summit on their own statehood
Macron says Putin will have 'played' Trump if he doesn't meet Zelenskyy
Irishwoman Gena Heraty and all others kidnapped with her in Haiti have been released
'Death is closing in around us': Gaza City gripped by fear as Israel begins 'preliminary operations'
The UN estimates that nearly a million people currently live in Gaza governorate.
Hamas said Israel's assault would place the remaining hostages it's holding in danger.
The Israeli military also announced today that it had recovered the remains of two hostages.
Simon Harris said the EU's credibility was on the line due to its inaction regarding the "horrific genocide".
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former vice president Kamala Harris
Shelbourne draw Crystal Palace, Shamrock Rovers get Shakhtar in Uefa Conference League
Pregnant women in Gaza describe malnutrition and extreme distress caused by Israel's blockade
Import tax on small packages sent to the US kicks in today
Thursday
28th August 2025
Minneapolis mass shooter was 'obsessed with the idea of killing children'
New fossils give palaeontologists picture of one of the 'strangest' dinosaurs ever discovered
Fears Irish patients will be priced out of Mounjaro as supplier hikes UK cost by 170%
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
United Nations votes to wind up Irish-involved Lebanon peacekeeping mission
British cyclist Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after training accident
Sweden and Netherlands latest countries to call for suspension of EU-Israel trade deal
Russian diplomat summoned by Ireland after children killed in overnight strikes on Kyiv
'I have to say sorry': Manchester United manager apologises after humiliating defeat to Grimsby
Denmark summons US diplomat over reports of US conducting covert missions in Greenland
Less than a month into tenure, White House fires health agency head after she refuses to resign
Tony Blair joins White House meeting on the future of Gaza
Trump seeks stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the US
Wednesday
27th August 2025
Argentine President Javier Milei pelted with rocks by protesters amid corruption scandal
Minneapolis school shooting being investigated as domestic terrorism and anti-Catholic hate crime
Two children were killed and 17 people were injured in the attack.
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Israel prepares invasion of Gaza City as Trump set to hold meeting on the territory's future
Older brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher appears in court charged with rape
The man, the ring, the timeline: Everything we know about Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce
The pair, who started dating in 2023 after Kelce attended one of Swift’s shows, have been public about their relationship from the beginning.
‘Go woke, go broke’: Trump congratulates restaurant chain Cracker Barrel for restoring old logo
Former New Zealand rugby player who campaigned for concussion awareness dies aged 39
Elon Musk's SpaceX answers critics as massive Starship rocket successfully blasts into space
Much had been riding on the mission, after the last three flights ended with the upper stage exploding.
Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro placed under 24-hour watch ahead of coup trial verdict
US tariffs on Indian goods doubles to 50% as punishment for Russian oil purchases