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International

Yesterday
25th April 2025
St Peter's Basilica
Coffin of Pope Francis is sealed in private ceremony in St Peter's Basilica ahead of funeral
Camerlengo and Irish-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell presided over the liturgical rite this evening.
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FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for alleged 'obstruction' of immigrant's deportation
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New York
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
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US bans synthetic food dyes as Irish food watchdog rules out similar move here
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Russia accuses Ukraine following killing of senior general in car explosion near Moscow
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Russia says it's 'ready to strike deal' as US envoy Witkoff gets warm welcome at the Kremlin
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Debunked: Video of church attack was filmed in Nebraska a decade ago, not present-day Europe
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Peace Talks
Russia says it's 'ready to strike deal' as US envoy Witkoff gets warm welcome at the Kremlin
Updated 15 hrs ago
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Vatican
President Higgins attends lying in state of Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica
He and his wife Sabina paid their respects to the late pontiff this afternoon.
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How likely is it that Intel's Irish staff will be affected by its global downsizing?
Updated 20 hrs ago
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Irish funds help open underground school bunker in Ukraine
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Kashmir
Pakistan threatens to suspend critical peace treaty with India
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Dublin
Freemasons' Hall used for video depicting sex acts with character resembling British Queen
Key parts of the music video are set in the main hall of the venue – the same location used for an interview with Conor McGregor earlier this month.
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Thursday
24th April 2025
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Palestine
More than 50 people killed by IDF strikes in Gaza as Israel warns of 'larger' assault
24 Apr
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Governments will know ‘within weeks’ if legacy agreement can be reached, Harris says
Updated 24 Apr
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Over 90,000 people have filed into St Peter's to pay their respects to Pope Francis
Organisers were forced to keep the doors of St. Peter’s Basilica open overnight due to unprecedented crowds.
Updated 24 Apr
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22 Apr
Vaccines
‘Misinformation’ among issues causing increase in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks, UN warns
24 Apr
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Ukraine
'Vladimir, STOP!': Trump condemns Russian strikes on Kyiv as death toll rises to 12
The attacks throw yet more doubt on already fraught efforts to push Russia and Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire.
Ukraine's state emergency services said the number of wounded had risen to 90.
Zelenskyy said he would return home prematurely from a diplomatic trip to South Africa.
Junior Minister Thomas Byrne, who is currently in Ukraine, slammed the 'illegal and unjustified' invasion.
Updated 24 Apr
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Trump warns US could ditch Ukraine talks if there's no progress soon
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Nantes
Teenage student dies after school knife attack in France
Updated 24 Apr
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Pope Francis: An Post to offer free postage to anyone seeking to send sympathy card
24 Apr
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Kashmir crisis
Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following deadly attack in Kashmir
24 Apr
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London
Footage of Kneecap concert from November being reviewed by UK counter-terror police
A video posted online allegedly shows one member at the gig shouting “Up Hamas, up Hezbollah”.
Lauren Boland
Updated 24 Apr
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Updated 24 Apr
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Irish researchers discover proof that Roman gladiators fought with large animals
24 Apr
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Harvey Weinstein
Weinstein 'was not going take a no for an answer', jury told as rape retrial begins in New York
Updated 24 Apr
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Wednesday
23rd April 2025
Catholic Church
Close to 20,000 people pay their respects to Pope Francis ahead of funeral on Saturday
By the afternoon, the wait to enter the church was more than four hours.
Updated 23 Apr
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News Fix
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23 Apr
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Kashmir
India closes main border crossing with Pakistan after Kashmir attack that killed 26 people
23 Apr
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Golf
Rory McIlroy to return to action at Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside Shane Lowry
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23 Apr
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Courts
Trial underway for Dublin man charged with murder of girlfriend while on holiday in Spain
23 Apr
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War in Ukraine
Trump blasts Zelenskyy for refusing to formally cede Crimea to Russia as part of peace talks
23 Apr
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FactCheck
Debunked: Conor McGregor's false claims about roads policing, immigrants and Irish 'genocide'
23 Apr
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