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Ireland eye second round in controversial Israel EuroBasket qualifier
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (524+ words) Ireland can reach the second round of the Women's EuroBasket 2027 qualifiers if they beat Israel in their controversial clash in Riga today. The long wait for an away victory ended in Bosnia and Herzegovina and means Ireland could escape from…...
Israeli strikes kill 16 across West Bank and Gaza in one of the deadliest day in weeks
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (596+ words) Israeli fire has killed at least 36 Palestinians since the outbreak of the Iran war, health officials say, while 670 have been killed since the "ceasefire" in October Israeli forces killed 16 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, health officials…...
UN Chief urges de-escalation during Lebanon visit as death toll rises
2+ day, 55+ min ago (65+ words) UN Chief urges de-escalation during Lebanon visit as death toll rises'The Irish Independent UN Chief urges de-escalation during Lebanon visit as death toll rises Dublin pool bringing the C'il" to the water for Seachtain na Gaeilge CHI seeking to recover…...
Any Other Business: Outrage stops at the Border when it comes to Cannes trip
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (108+ words) Any Other Business: Outrage stops at the Border when it comes to Cannes trip'The Irish Independent Plus, alphabet soup of State agencies, think tank pay, and the Church of Ireland Gazette Miche'l Carrigy and Peter Burke celebrate their election Sinn…...
Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (470+ words) Netanyahu backs move, calling troops 'heroic fighters'Case shaken by protests, leak, and legal chief's resignationCharges exposed divisions within Israel over soldiers' role Israel's military on Thursday dropped charges against five soldiers accused of torturing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza…...
Man in US synagogue attack ‘lost family members in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon’
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (847+ words) Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, near Detroit, Michigan (Paul Sancya/AP) A man with a rifle who crashed into a large US synagogue in what officials say was an attack had…...
US blasts through $5.6bn worth of weaponry in first two days of conflict
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (447+ words) The US churned through $5.6bn (4.8bn) worth of weaponry during the first two days of its war against Iran, according to a new report. The Pentagon provided the estimate to lawmakers on Monday, nine days after the US and Israel launched a…...
Gaza peace talks ‘on hold’ as crisis grips Middle East
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (846+ words) Israeli and US war on Iran has put Palestinian negotiations at risk of collapse Talks to advance US president Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war have been on hold since last week when the US and Israel jointly…...
Six Palestinians, including women and child, killed by Israeli airstrike and tank shelling
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (424+ words) An Israeli airstrike and tank shelling killed six Palestinians, including two women and a girl, in separate attacks in Gaza City on Sunday, the deadliest incidents in Gaza since the US-Israeli assault on Iran began a week ago, health officials…...
Mary Regan: Connolly’s comments, an awkward St Patrick’s Day and a clamour for cost-of-living supports – how Iran war is shaking up Coalition
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (28+ words) Mary Regan: Connolly's comments, an awkward St Patrick's Day and a clamour for cost-of-living supports " how Iran war is shaking up Coalition'The Irish Independent...