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International
Sunday
15 Dec 2024
Israel
Israel announces closure of Dublin embassy due to 'anti-Israel policy' of Irish government
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said there are no plans to close Ireland’s embassy in Tel Aviv.
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Donald Trump to receive $15 million from ABC News settlement payout over defamation claim
Saturday
14 Dec 2024
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Friday
13 Dec 2024
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European rights watchdog criticises Italy over treatment of migrants in detention centres
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Dec 13
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Russia launches massive aerial attack on Ukraine's electrical grid with missiles and drones
Thursday
12 Dec 2024
Cautious Optimism
Syrians in Ireland 'overwhelmed with joy' at fall of Assad regime but some 'worry deeply' about future
“My uncle and his two sons were murdered because anti-government slogans were written on their house walls,” one man told us.
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Dec 12
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Ireland, Israel and the Netherlands among 38 countries confirmed for next year’s Eurovision
In October, the Netherlands confirmed it would take part in the song contest despite the controversial exit of its 2024 entrant Joost Klein.
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Middle East
New Syrian PM pledges religious rights for minority groups as US urges 'inclusive' transition
The Biden administration said it will recognise and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.
Wednesday
11 Dec 2024
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Man City suffer seventh defeat in 10 matches in Champions League loss to Juventus
Middle East
New Syria PM says he will 'not pardon' former officials involved in torturing detainees
The new interim prime minister for Syria has urged calm following a lightning offensive that toppled the government.
The new ruling party have pledged justice for the victims of Assad's iron-fisted rule
The Baath party of the deposed president announced is suspending its work and handing over assets to the new authorities.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor says the rebels set fire to the mausoleum, located in the Latakia heartland of Assad's Alawite community.
Muhammed Khalifa
Palestinian footballer (20) who played in Ireland as a child killed in an Israeli airstrike
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Debunked: False claims the World Health Organisation will undo human rights have spread online
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