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International

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February 2026
Winter Olympics
A Swiss commentator used an Israeli Olympics bobsleigh run to condemn the Gaza genocide
17 Feb
17.7k
RIP
Tributes flood in for US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson who has died aged 84
Updated 17 Feb
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Texas
Lawyers for Seamus Culleton say they've won a temporary halt to his deportation from the US
17 Feb
29.6k
Republic Of Ireland
Uefa confirms no approval for games to be played in Israel, reiterates rules on refusal to play
The 42
17 Feb
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36
Peace Talks
Russian negotiators arrive in Geneva for talks to end the war in Ukraine
17 Feb
3.8k
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jeffrey epstein
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of 'cover-up' over Epstein files
17 Feb
17.9k
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Russia
Mourners in Moscow mark two-year anniversary of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death
16 Feb
3.7k
RIP
'You were a giant': Tributes paid to legendary actor Robert Duvall, who has died aged 95
Updated 16 Feb
33.5k
28
Bormio
The Irish man creating the magic slopes of the Olympic Games in Italy
16 Feb
18.2k
3
Taylor Swift
Austrian officials charge man over Taylor Swift concert terror threat
16 Feb
3.4k
Gaza
The EU will take part in Trump's Board of Peace meeting but is 'not becoming a member'
16 Feb
10.8k
55
Hungary
Marco Rubio visits Viktor Orban as Hungarian leader trails in polls ahead of election
16 Feb
10.9k
86
Nancy Guthrie
Police find DNA evidence as broadcaster Savannah Guthrie renews pleas to potential kidnappers
16 Feb
8.4k
3
Australia
Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appears in Sydney court by video link
16 Feb
7.8k
Gaza
Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction pledges
15 Feb
10.4k
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lubricating the diplomacy
Going nuclear and the King of Pop: Inside three days of the Munich Security Conference
This weekend News Correspondent Niall O’Connor reported from the Munich Security Conference.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
15 Feb
7.3k
Corruption
Ukraine says ex-minister named in corruption scandal arrested as he tried to leave country
15 Feb
12.2k
Kaja Kallas
EU diplomatic chief calls for member states to move towards a European mutual defence strategy
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
15 Feb
18.2k
109
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Does the US have concentration camps?
15 Feb
15.0k
49
Interview
Obama likens ICE to 'dictatorship' and speaks out about Trump's monkey clip for first time
15 Feb
25.6k
Analysis
Why is Revolut so interested in the number of Irish social media users getting scammed?
An estimated 80% of payment fraud originates from social media – and banks are often the ones left to foot the bill.
Paul O'Donoghue
15 Feb
14.3k
22
The Morning Lead
Unease from Fianna Fáil MEPs at EU plan to use 'third countries' to hold asylum seekers
The plan would allow Ireland and other member states to use so-called ‘third countries’ to hold asylum seekers in immigration ‘hubs’.
Eoghan Dalton
15 Feb
17.4k
munich security conference
From secret talks on nuclear weapons to Viktor Orbán's belly - Day Two at Munich Conference
The Journal is in Munich covering the three day event and has been chatting to global policymakers and military leaders.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
14 Feb
7.6k
Helen McEntee
Minister says Irish Government disagrees with Rubio's Munich comments on 'climate change cult'
Helen McEntee, who is also Defence Minister, was speaking to The Journal today in Munich as she attended meetings.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
14 Feb
16.8k
Fallout
Gordon Ramsay urges Brooklyn to ‘remember where you came from’ amid Beckham row
14 Feb
28.5k
37
Diplomatic Mission
Rubio tells Munich Security Conference UN has played 'no role' in resolving world's conflicts
Rubio’s speech this year was much more conciliatory in tone than Vance’s diatribe last year and said that the US and Europe should work together.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
Updated 14 Feb
24.3k
128
WASSERMAN GROUP
LA 2028 Olympics chief to sell agency after appearing in Epstein files
14 Feb
13.2k
17
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Weather warnings, police from other countries potentially helping with security for EU Presidency and US to expand ICE detention centres.
14 Feb
3.7k
Detainment
US to spend €32 billion to expand ICE detention centre capacity
14 Feb
9.2k
84
The Morning Lead
Minister says he's open to police from other countries helping with security for EU Presidency
Concerns have been raised that gaps in Ireland’s military and security capabilities could put events held during the presidency of the bloc under threat.
Niall O'Connor
Reports from Munich
14 Feb
9.5k
Epstein files
Peter Mandelson asked by US Congress to give evidence of his relationship with 'best pal' Epstein
13 Feb
5.6k
France
Police in Paris shoot and kill knife-wielding man at ceremony under Arc de Triomphe
13 Feb
12.0k
good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
13 Feb
6.5k
Camp Montana
Deaths, disease and mistreatment: The immigration prison where Seamus Culleton is being held
13 Feb
10.6k
security conference
A year on from the JD Vance speech that stunned Europe, what can we expect in Munich?
Jaws were on the floor last year when Vance rode in to declare there was a “new sheriff in town” – will the message from Marco Rubio this year be different?
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
13 Feb
12.4k
46
FactCheck
Debunked: Images apparently showing Jeffrey Epstein alive in Israel are fake
13 Feb
16.8k
next chapter
Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years
13 Feb
22.0k
13
Nations League
FAI called on to boycott Ireland's matches against Israel but Taoiseach says they should go ahead
Ireland has been drawn into the same group as Israel, Austria and Kosovo for the Nations League.
Updated 13 Feb
23.8k
245
Petrohan Pass
Discovery of six bodies in Bulgarian mountains likened to ‘Twin Peaks’ TV series
13 Feb
14.9k
2
London
UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says
13 Feb
5.3k
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