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Egypt
Netanyahu says Israel 'cannot accept' Hamas demand to end Gaza conflict as truce talks resume
The Qatar-based political chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has accused the Israeli prime minister of sabotaging the talks.
Climate Change
Death toll from floods in southern Brazil rises to 66, as 80,000 people forced from homes
trinity college dublin
Trinity students' union president says Book of Kells protest will continue 'indefinitely'
European elections
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Technology has tainted our attention spans. This secret society is fighting back
Record-breaking crowd
Estimated crowd of over 1.5 million people turn out for free Madonna concert in Rio, Brazil
Perth attack
'Radicalised' 16-year-old boy who stabbed man in car park shot dead by police in Australia
Cowen campaign trail
'Not a dancer, or a jockey, or a shock jock or a chancer': Barry Cowen on his bid for an MEP seat
Controversy
How a president's intervention set the stage for the most contentious Eurovision in years
The buildup to the competition has been overshadowed by the debate over Israel’s inclusion – so what can we expect in Malmö?
Asylum seekers on the streets
Over 50 tents set up along Dublin's Grand Canal by asylum seekers, including Palestinians
A 22-year-old Gazan whose father was killed in a bombing last month is amongst the asylum seekers who have pitched tents along the canal.
- Over 50 tents have been set up along the Grand Canal, as a new encampment is forming after the Mount Street area was cleared.
- Palestinians are amongst the asylum seekers living there, including a 22-year-old from Gaza whose father was killed in a bombing.
- Some of the asylum seekers at the new encampment went to Citywest, but were told the centre is at capacity.
irish-palestinians
In pictures: Irish-Palestinian man Zak Hania reunites with family in Dublin Airport
Local Elections
Holly Cairns rejects ambassador's claim that Soc Dem's 'discriminated' against Israeli candidate
waterford court
Garda says she 'didn't feel right' making 'false' record of supervisor's alleged assault of suspect
A Garda sergeant is charged with assaulting a suspect and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
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