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November 2023
Hezbollah attacks wound Israeli troops along Lebanon border
The Irish Defence Forces have told The Journal that all Irish members of the UNIFIL force are safe and accounted for.
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Nov 12th 2023, 6:10 PM
Salah hits 200th English football goal as Liverpool sink Brentford to climb up to second
Only Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored more in the Premier League this season than the Egypt international.
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Nov 12th 2023, 5:32 PM
Icelandic town evacuated as volcanic eruption expected 'within hours or days'
Experts said the town of Grindavik could be heavily damaged by an eruption.
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Nov 12th 2023, 8:43 AM
Calls for Rishi Sunak to sack Suella Braverman mount as she is accused of spawning ‘hatred’
Labour leader Keir Starmer said few public figures “have done more recently to whip up division” than the British Home Secretary.
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Nov 12th 2023, 8:15 AM
From a share price dive to €2bn in profits: how Ryanair found itself flying high again
The Irish airline is enjoying a post-pandemic lift-off, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
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Nov 12th 2023, 7:00 AM
Donald Trump wants his election interference trial televised
Trump is accused of illegally scheming to overturn the election results in the run-up to the violent riot at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.
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Nov 11th 2023, 6:55 PM
Gaza health ministry says premature babies at risk as main hospital under constant fire and running out of fuel
Twenty of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are “no longer functioning”, the UN’s humanitarian agency said.
The director of the Al-Shifa hospital said the compound was struck repeatedly overnight and lost power for hours after its generator was hit.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Israel to stop bombing and killing women and babies in Gaza.
Almost 1.6 million people have been internally displaced since 7 October, according to UNRWA.
Tom Clonan: Gaza City could be utterly destroyed as a result of Israel's attacks
Motion to be brought before Dáil on withdrawing diplomatic status of Israeli Ambassador
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Nov 11th 2023, 6:10 PM
Pope dismisses conservative US bishop who was prominent critic
The Vatican did not explain the move, a rare sacking in the Catholic Church.
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Nov 11th 2023, 4:25 PM
Mary Lou McDonald says Suella Braverman must 'cop on' after comments on Northern Ireland
The UK Home Secretary has also been accused of emboldening far-right protesters after some clashed with police in London today.
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Nov 11th 2023, 2:05 PM
Counter-protesters detained after clashes with Met Police as thousands gather for pro-Palestine march
The Metropolitan Police said there have been no incidents related to the pro-Palestine demonstration.
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Nov 11th 2023, 1:45 PM
Kyiv region comes under bombing attack after long period of relative calm
Two strong explosions were heard in central Kyiv this morning, with the attack coming after a long period of calm in the Ukrainian capital.
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Nov 11th 2023, 9:15 AM
Iceland declares state of emergency as fears of volcanic eruption grow after earthquakes
The Icelandic Met Office said an eruption could take place “in several days”.
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Nov 11th 2023, 7:54 AM
Ambassador was 'horrified' that Gaza would be 'flattened' as she watched 7 October attacks
A report by
Niall O'Connor
Dr Jilan Abdalmajid spoke to The Journal about the Hamas-Israel conflict.
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Nov 11th 2023, 12:05 AM
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Nov 10th 2023, 5:00 PM
Emmanuel Macron says melting glaciers are ‘an unprecedented challenge for humanity’
The French leader was spaking at the anuual Paris Peace Forum.
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Nov 10th 2023, 4:24 PM
Britain's Prince Harry wins latest round in legal battle with UK newspapers
The prince and six other high profile figures including pop star Elton John launched the legal action last year.
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Nov 10th 2023, 2:24 PM
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Australia offers climate refuge to Tuvalu citizens threatened by rising sea levels
Two of Tuvalu’s nine coral islands have already largely disappeared under the waves.
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Nov 10th 2023, 2:21 PM
Israel rules out ceasefire as Gaza health officials say over 11,000 now killed in conflict
Daily humanitarian pauses, which Israel has agreed to, are expected to begin today.
US President Joe Biden welcomed the pauses as a "step in the right direction".
Tens of thousands of civilians have streamed out of devastated northern Gaza in recent days.
Bobby McDonagh on Israel/Gaza: 'Peace requires both sides to accept that they can never win'
Fierce combat rages in Gaza City amid growing calls for ceasefire
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Nov 10th 2023, 2:10 PM
Elusive echidna feared extinct has been rediscovered in Indonesia
In addition to the rediscovered echidna, the team found a kind of honeyeater bird not recorded since 2008.
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Nov 10th 2023, 1:41 PM
Hungary's Prime Minister says he will not support negotiations on Ukraine joining the EU
Viktor Orban said Ukraine was not in a position to begin talks on joining the trading bloc
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Nov 10th 2023, 1:15 PM
Rishi Sunak under pressure to sack Suella Braverman over article criticising police
The article, which used Northern Ireland as an example in criticising pro-Palestine “hate marchers”, was not signed off by Downing Street.
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Nov 10th 2023, 8:30 AM
Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial to continue despite lawyers seeking early end
Trump’s lawyers had asked Judge Arthur Engoron to cut the trial short and issue a verdict clearing him.
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Nov 10th 2023, 7:23 AM
Taylor Swift’s Argentina concert turns political as presidential election nears
Fans waiting to watch the singer’s concert read posters encouraging them not to vote for one of the candidates.
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Nov 10th 2023, 7:07 AM
Robert De Niro’s company ordered to pay $1.2 million in gender discrimination lawsuit
The jury did not find the actor personally liable but ordered his company to make two payments to his former personal assistant Graham Chase Robinson.
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Nov 10th 2023, 6:50 AM
Braverman uses Northern Ireland example during criticism of pro-Palestine ‘hate marchers’
She characterised alleged reports that organisers of Saturday’s march were linked to Hamas as “disturbingly reminiscent of Ulster”.
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Nov 9th 2023, 8:53 PM
Israel agrees to four-hour daily humanitarian pauses to allow civilians to flee Gaza
US President Joe Biden asked Prime Minister Netanyahu to institute the daily pauses on Monday.
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Nov 9th 2023, 6:06 PM
Debunked: Years-old video of hospital bombing in Syria claimed to show strike on Gaza
The hospital, which housed Aleppo’s only pediatric department, was reportedly bombed more than a dozen times in 2016.
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Nov 9th 2023, 5:15 PM
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Nov 9th 2023, 5:00 PM
Colombian guerrillas free Liverpool striker Luis Diaz's kidnapped father
Luis Manuel Diaz was kidnapped 12 days ago.
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Nov 9th 2023, 4:53 PM
Veteran Spanish politician taken to hospital in Madrid after being shot in the street
Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was hit in the face on a central street in the Spanish capital.
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Nov 9th 2023, 2:55 PM
Fierce combat rages in Gaza City amid growing calls for ceasefire
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled the “catastrophic” situation.
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Nov 9th 2023, 1:35 PM
EU opens probes into YouTube and TikTok over child protection measures on platforms
Both companies must provide the requested information to the Commission by 30 November.
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Nov 9th 2023, 12:45 PM
Decision to throw out €13bn Apple tax case must be revisited, advisor to European court says
“It has always been, and remains, Ireland’s position that that the correct amount of Irish tax was paid,” Michael McGrath said.
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Nov 9th 2023, 12:20 PM
Failure to observe humanitarian law 'can’t be inconsequential', Varadkar tells conference on Gaza
The Palestinian Prime Minister is also in attendance and said: ‘How many Palestinians have to be killed before the war stops?’
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Nov 9th 2023, 11:45 AM
Medical NGO describes dire conditions in Gaza including 'amputations without adequate anaesthetic'
An Irish representative for MSF described the medical situation in Gaza as ‘truly dire’.
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Nov 9th 2023, 8:57 AM
Transgender people can be baptised in the Catholic Church, Vatican says
The comments were made in a document responding to questions from a Brazilian bishop and approved by Pope Francis.
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Nov 9th 2023, 8:21 AM
Actors union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end 118-day strike
A new contract agreed with studios will include higher pay and protections against the use of artificial intelligence.
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Nov 9th 2023, 6:55 AM
Molly and Thomas Martens both jailed for manslaughter of Jason Corbett
Lawyers for the father and daughter say they will just serve seven months.
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Nov 8th 2023, 11:46 PM
Hamas official says no wounded Gazans were evacuated into Egypt today
An AFP journalist at the Rafah crossing saw a large crowd of people hoping to cross into Egypt today.
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Nov 8th 2023, 11:02 PM
Sunak issues warning over ‘disrespectful’ Armistice Day pro-Palestinian march
Sunak said those who wanted to “divide society” could try exploit the event as he voted to hold the Met Police Chief accountable.
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Nov 8th 2023, 10:24 PM
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