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Trump
Donald Trump warns of ‘bad situation’ after Iran rejects direct nuclear talks
Mr Trump said before Mr Pezeshkian’s comments that he was considering military action and secondary tariffs if Iran does not agree to a nuclear deal

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

How one woman is rescuing migrant workers trapped in Lebanon’s abusive kafala system
S How one woman is rescuing migrant workers trapped in Lebanon’s abusive kafala system
Lebanon’s kafala system traps migrant workers in abuse and exploitation — one woman is risking everything to change that

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Israeli strikes kill Hamas spokesman and family-of-six in Gaza
Israeli strikes overnight have killed a family-of-six and a Hamas spokesman in the Gaza Strip, officials say.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Greenland Denmark Vance
Edward Burke: Signal-gate shows Washington's contempt for Europe is real
The Trump administration has made no secret of its loathing for Europe, and the Signal chat shows us that hatred is visceral, not performative

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Trump
Atlantic publishes numerous messages from Signal chat discussing plans to bomb Yemen
In a new article published on Wednesday, The Atlantic said it was now releasing that information

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Intelligence Officials Security Threats
US intelligence officials to appear at House hearing over leaked military plans
Tuesday’s hearing was dominated by questions about Mr Ratcliffe and Ms Gabbard’s participation in a group chat on Signal in which they discussed plans to strike Houthi rebels in Yemen

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Trump Cabinet
Donald Trump calls Yemen group chat breach a ‘glitch’
Mr Trump initially told reporters he was not aware that the highly sensitive information had been shared, more than two hours after it was reported

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Oscar-winning Palestinian director injured in clash with Israeli settlers and arrested
Oscar-winning Palestinian director injured in clash with Israeli settlers and arrested
Israeli police arrested three men, including Hamdan Ballal, who was injured during the standoff, he said. It was unclear how badly he had been injured

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
23 more people killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza, medics say
The dead include three children and their parents, who were killed in a strike on their tent near the southern city of Khan Younis

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Yemen Israel Palestinians US
US airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels ‘kill at least one and wound others’
Mr Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz claimed the attacks have “taken out key Houthi leadership, including their head missileer”

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians
Egypt offers proposal to get Israel-Hamas ceasefire back on track, say officials
Officials say Egypt has introduced a new proposal to try and get the ceasefire back on track.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Gaza death toll passes 50,000 as Israeli airstrike kills Hamas political leader
At least 30 Palestinians had been killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah and Khan Younis so far on Sunday

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Thousands participate in Palestinian solidarity march in Dublin
Thousands participate in Palestinian solidarity march in Dublin
Speakers led chants of 'free, free Palestine' and addressed the large crowd on the re-escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Israel strikes southern Lebanon amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’
Israel strikes southern Lebanon amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’
Strikes come as freed hostages and family members of people still held in Gaza urge Netanyahu to stop the fighting

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Cabinet meeting - Dublin
Irish peacekeepers ‘safe’ amid escalating violence in Lebanon
All Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon are “safe”, Ireland’s deputy premier has said, following an escalation in violence in the region.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Israel Air Defense Explainer
Two killed as Israel hits back at Lebanon following rocket attack
Israel struck Lebanon in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, killing two, including a child, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Doctors describe toll on children in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Doctors have described their efforts to save the many children affected by Israeli strikes on Gaza as the ceasefire ended.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Israel Mideast Wars
Israeli strikes on Gaza hit houses and kill dozens, hospitals say
The European Hospital in Rafah said 26 people, mostly women and children, were killed in strikes on two family homes overnight

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Far-right leader returns to Netanyahu’s cabinet after strikes pummel Gaza
Gaza’s health ministry said Tuesday’s strikes killed at least 409 people, including 173 children and 88 women

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Netanyahu says strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds ‘only the beginning’
Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday, , health officials said, and shattering a ceasefire in place since January with its deadliest bombardment in a 17-month war with Hamas.

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire as more than 400 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes
Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire as more than 400 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes
Benjamin Netanyahu says attacks were carried out to ‘achieve war objectives’ as Hamas labels strikes a ‘blatant violation of humanitarian conventions’

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza Ramadan
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 326 Palestinians – officials
The surprise bombardment early on Tuesday shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Yemen Israel Palestinians US
Donald Trump warns Iran it will face ‘consequences’ of further attacks by Houthi rebels
US President has explicitly linked the actions of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to the group’s main benefactor, Iran, warning Tehran would “suffer the consequences” for further attacks by the group.

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Yemen Israel Palestinians US
13 killed as Trump orders strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen
Trump warned Iran to stop supporting the rebel group, promising to hold the country “fully accountable” for the actions of its proxy

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Taoiseach accuses Israel of deliberately undermining Ireland's stance on Gaza
MicheĂĄl Martin: 'It's just absurd that you would label someone antisemitic for being in favour of the principles of the UN'

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage and bodies of four other dual nationals
The militant group did not immediately specify when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would occur, and other countries party to the agreement did not immediately confirm the Hamas statement

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

President Trump Meets With Irish Prime Minister Martin For St. Patrick's Visit
Taoiseach hits back at Sinn FĂ©in's criticism of his reaction to Trump's housing comment
Micheál Martin dismissed the 'over-the-top reaction from Éoin Ó Broin' after Donald Trump joked that Ireland had a housing crisis as it was 'doing so well'

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Syria Interim Constitution
Syrian leader signs temporary constitution putting country under Islamist rule
Syria’s interim president signed a temporary constitution on Thursday that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach visit to the US
Taoiseach hails Trump’s role in Ukraine peace talks ahead of White House meeting
The Taoiseach on Tuesday paid tribute to Mr Trump’s 'unrelenting focus on peace' after the ceasefire proposal was hammered out with Ukraine

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Taoiseach to discuss Gaza and Ukraine with Trump in White House meeting
Taoiseach to discuss Gaza and Ukraine with Trump in White House meeting
Micheál Martin to raise Ireland’s stance on Gaza and Ukraine while emphasising Irish-US relations during White House visit

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Trump Speech
Trump says he is 'just getting started' during fiery address to US Congress
The 99-minute address added up to a defiant sales pitch for the policies that Trump promised during his campaign and leaned into during his first weeks back in office

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Arab leaders meet in Egypt to approve counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan
Arab leaders meeting in Egypt are set to approve a counterproposal to US President Donald Trump’s call for the Gaza Strip to be depopulated and transformed into a beach destination.

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Shipping profit boom evaporates on US tariffs and Red Sea reopening 
Shipping profit boom evaporates on US tariffs and Red Sea reopening 
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index has lost 57% from its peak in July

Sun, 02 Mar, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Ramadan
Trucks carrying Irish aid to Gaza among those blocked by Israel
The first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, which included a surge in humanitarian assistance, expired on Saturday

Sun, 02 Mar, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Israel supports US proposal to extend ceasefire’s first phase
The statement gives new details on what Israel described as a US proposal with a ceasefire extension through Passover, which ends April 20

Sun, 02 Mar, 2025

No progress on second ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel, says Hamas
No progress on second ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel, says Hamas
The latest round of talks on the second phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it is unclear if the talks will resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said.

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

Israeli official says army will not withdraw from strategic corridor in Gaza
Israeli official says army will not withdraw from strategic corridor in Gaza
The official spoke hours after Hamas released the remains of four hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, the last planned swap of the ceasefire’s first phase, which ends this weekend

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Israel Palestinians
Hamas calls for talks on next phase of ceasefire after hostage-prisoner exchange
It was the final such exchange the two sides agreed to as part of a truce that is set to end this weekend

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Hamas returns bodies of four hostages as Israel releases hundreds of prisoners
Hamas returns bodies of four hostages as Israel releases hundreds of prisoners
At around the same time, a Red Cross convoy carrying dozens of released Palestinian prisoners left Israel’s Ofer prison

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Hamas set to hand over bodies of four Israeli hostages for release of prisoners
Hamas set to hand over bodies of four Israeli hostages for release of prisoners
Israel has delayed the release of about 600 Palestinian prisoners since Saturday

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Syria conference a ‘rare historical opportunity’ to rebuild country
Syria conference a ‘rare historical opportunity’ to rebuild country
Syria’s new rulers kicked off a long-awaited national dialogue conference on Tuesday as a “rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of former president Bashar Assad and nearly 14 years of civil war.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

MEP Lynn Boylan calls on Government to intervene after Israel blocks EU delegation
MEP Lynn Boylan calls on Government to intervene after Israel blocks EU delegation
The Sinn FĂ©in MEP had been due to visit Ramallah but was deported after arriving at Tel Aviv airport

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Gazans Await Aid As Israel's Siege Continues
Gazan healthcare workers detained in Israel routinely tortured, beaten, and starved, reports say
At least 160 healthcare workers from Gaza, including more than 20 doctors, are believed to still be inside Israeli detention facilities

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Western reporting fails to include right to resist Israeli occupation
Western reporting fails to include right to resist Israeli occupation
Journalists who, one can only assume, entered the profession inspired by a motivation to tell the truth are repeatedly failing in their duty â€” not even to pick sides, but to simply call things what they really are, writes Colin Sheridan

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

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