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RIP
'Trailblazer' Annie Nightingale, the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1, has died aged 83
Thursday
11 Jan 2024
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red sea
Sunak holds Cabinet call amid speculation of strikes against Houthi rebels over Red Sea attacks
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New York
Former US president Donald Trump defies judge and addresses civil fraud trial
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Post Office
UK Post Office investigator denies claims he behaved like ‘Mafia gangster’ with subpostmasters
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UN Court
Irish lawyer tells Hague that Gaza is 'first genocide in history' being broadcast in 'real-time'
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Israel
South Africa begins genocide case against Israel at The Hague
South Africa argues that Israel is breaking its commitments under the UN Genocide Convention.
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Kharkiv
13 people, including journalists, injured as two Russian missiles hit hotel in Ukraine
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Gaza
Israel army claims two journalists killed in Gaza strike were 'terror operatives'
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Hotting Up
Republican rivals hit out at each other as Donald Trump skips presidential debate in Iowa
Wednesday
10 Jan 2024
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ICJ
Genocide: South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice
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Northern Ireland
Sunak says there is 'a very good basis’ for Stormont Executive to be restored
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Wexford
Human trafficking investigation launched after 14 people discovered in container at Rosslare Harbour
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MSF
Five-year-old girl dies after suspected Israeli tank shell struck NGO shelter in Gaza
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Gaza
Antony Blinken meets head of Palestinian Authority as Israel continues to bombard Gaza
Mahmud Abbas spoke with Blinken of the need “to stop the Israeli aggression against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank”.
Palestinian Authority currently exercises limited rule in the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967.
Netanyahu is not known to have shifted his position on reviving talks for a Palestinian state.
Blinken has called for "more food, more water, more medicine" to be delivered to Gaza.
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blaas of glory
Waterford included in New York Times list of '52 Places to Go' this year
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Artificial Intelligence
AI-driven misinformation biggest global risk ahead of major elections, according to WEF report
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job watch
Taoiseach dismisses speculation his name could be put forward for European Council president
Tuesday
9 Jan 2024
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prison escape
Ecuador declares 'internal armed conflict' after gunmen storm TV studio live on air
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peregrine
First US moon landing attempt in over 50 years abandoned after spacecraft hit by fuel leak
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us court of appeals
US judges sceptical of Trump's immunity claim as he warns of 'bedlam' if he is put on trial
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Gaza
Israel agrees for UN mission to assess north Gaza situation, says Blinken
The US diplomat says the IDF is entering a “lower intensity phase” in Gaza.
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Keffe D
Former gang leader charged in Tupac Shakur killing asks to be moved from prison to house arrest
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Norway
Norwegian state argues mass murderer Anders Breivik still poses risk of 'unbridled violence'
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South Africa
Sinn Féin, Labour, PBP and SocDems call on Govt to join genocide case against Israel in ICJ
The government has been accused of making a “shameful political calculation” not to join the case out of deference to Washington and the US.
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sex trafficking
Jeffrey Epstein victim says sex tapes ‘exist’ after files name Prince Andrew and Richard Branson
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Boeing 737
Airline's decision not to ground plane questioned after 'warnings triggered on previous flights'
Monday
8 Jan 2024
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Gaza
Blinken arrives in Israel as UN calls for investigation into number of journalists killed in Gaza
Two Al Jazeera reporters were killed on Sunday when their car was struck in southern Gaza’s city of Rafah, near the border with Egypt.
The US Secretary of State met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today after talks in the UAE ahead of his visit to Israel.
The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement that it had recorded 249 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Hezbollah announced the killing of a "commander" for the first time since October.
