1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (348+ words) Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon have killed at least three people and injured 23, the Lebanese health ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that strikes hit five locations in the southern Tyr and Nabatieh regions and the…...

21+ hour, 31+ min ago   (379+ words) Four athletes from Israel will not take part in an international triathlon in Co Derry tomorrow after concerns were raised over their participation, race organisers have said. North West Triathlon Club (NWTC) said it had made "strong representations" that it…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (599+ words) US President Donald Trump is to meet President Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin during his planned visit to Ireland next weekend. He is likely to arrive in Dublin early on the morning of Saturday 12 September, before travelling on Marine…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (211+ words) Two Palestinian teenagers were killed yesterday in an attack by Israeli settlers and army troops in the West Bank, according to local officials and the Palestinian health ministry. Officials said the victims were aged 16 and 19, while Palestinian news agency WAFA,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (510+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip today, where he vowed not to pull back troops despite a recent push by mediators to advance a US-backed ceasefire plan calling for their withdrawal. It was the…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (420+ words) The Taoiseach says Irish troops will not be able to serve in Lebanon without a UN mandate. Micheál Martin said that without the support of the UN Security Council, "we would not be in a position to participate in any…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (457+ words) The Central Bank is being urged to clarify whether responsibility for the approval of Israeli state bonds has reverted to Ireland after Luxembourg relinquished the role. Luxembourg has decided not to renew its authorisation of Israeli bonds since it expired…...

5+ day, 40+ min ago   (686+ words) Iran vowed a "decisive response" to the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up in the Middle East war. Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards said they had retaliated to the attack by striking two US…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (586+ words) Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants have attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry. The settlers surrounded a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (271+ words) Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has announced it will not take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, saying the event can "no longer be considered neutral" amid divisions surrounding the war in Gaza. AVROTROS, which also boycotted this year’s contest in…...