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International

This month
April 2024
New York rattled by 4.8 magnitude earthquake
Ukraine claims it destroyed six Russian military planes in overnight drone attack
Two officers dismissed as Israel says 'grave mistakes' made when it killed seven aid workers in Gaza
UN Human Rights Council demands halt to all arms sales to Israel
It is the first time the United Nations top rights body has taken a position on the conflict.
The Erez crossing in northern Gaza will be temporarily reopened for the first time since the Hamas attack on 7 October.
Netanyahu's office also said Israel would allow its port in Ashdod to process aid shipments bound for Gaza.
Poll: Have you listened to Beyoncé's cover of Jolene?
McDonald's to buy back its 225 franchised stores in Israel as it faces continued global boycotts
Prostate cancer cases to double worldwide by 2040, new research suggests
US judge refuses to throw out Trump unclassified documents case for second time in two months
Biden urges 'immediate ceasefire' in first call with Netanyahu since strike on aid workers
The US President and the Israeli Prime Minister will hold a phone call later today.
World Central Kitchen has called for an independent investigation into the strikes.
The health ministry in Gaza said 61 people were killed in strikes overnight.
Tomorrow, the UN Human Rights Council will consider a draft resolution calling for an arms embargo on Israel.
Irish man among those who died in helicopter crash in Swiss Alps
David Cameron says Nato wants to help Ukraine without putting boots on the ground
A united Ireland would cost €20 billion every year for 20 years, says study
'Blame Hamas': Here's how Israeli media have reacted to the IDF killing seven aid workers
The victims were staff of the US-based charity World Central Kitchen, which was in Gaza to provide food to starving civilians.
Palestinian-American doctor walks out of meeting with Biden in protest over US Gaza stance
New York judge rejects Trump’s bid to delay hush-money trial until immunity ruling
Police remove migrants, including families with children, from Paris City Hall ahead of Olympics
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Fianna Fáil MEP accuses Ursula von der Leyen of ‘silence’ on genocide case against Israel
Bodies of six aid workers killed by Israel taken out of Gaza
The attack has prompted global condemnation, with US President Joe Biden saying that Israel has “not done enough to protect civilians”.
The remains of the six international staff, who were killed alongside one Palestinian colleague, are set to be taken out of Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
The chief of staff of the Israeli Defence Forces said that the strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy was "a grave mistake".
At least nine people killed in Taiwan after 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocks country
12-year-old boy suspected of shooting classmates tells police he was bullied at school
Complaint to EU Parliament security staff over leader of Irish Freedom Party
Protesting teachers call for 'government action, not words' on Gaza during minister's speech
Who were the seven aid workers killed by the Israeli air strike in Gaza?
Time and space: Nasa has been asked to create a new time zone for the Moon
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu branded 'traitor' in fourth consecutive night of protests
Israeli president apologises for deaths of Gaza seven aid workers in strike
The convoy was hit while the aid workers were leaving a warehouse after the team had unloaded more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian food aid.
The seven killed are from Australia, Poland, United Kingdom, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, and Palestine.
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the attack and urged an investigation into the matter.
Close to 30 people dead after fire at Istanbul nightclub that was undergoing renovations
Man charged with murder of Longford native Sarah McNally in New York
Ships to leave Gaza with 240 tons of undelivered aid after seven workers killed, Cyprus says
Ultravox singer Chris Cross dies aged 71
TDs and ministers condemn 'barbaric' killing of seven aid workers in Israeli strike
Scottish First Minister defends country's hate crime laws following criticism from JK Rowling
Donald Trump posts €163 million bond to avoid the seizure of his assets
Eight reported killed after Israel strikes Iranian embassy in Syria
Russia says it arrested four more Moscow attack plotters
Longford ‘in state of shock’ after expat stabbed to death in New York
Germany legalises cannabis for recreational use despite opposition