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International
Thursday
4 Jan 2024
United States
Former Delta co-pilot accused of threatening to shoot plane captain mid-flight due in US court
Belarus
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko signs new law giving himself immunity from prosecution
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plans
Man United manager Erik Ten Hag holds 'very positive' first meeting with Jim Ratcliffe
Middle East
Funeral of Hamas leader in Beirut as Blinken heads for Middle East amid wider conflict fears
Tensions have surged with Lebanon, where a strike in Beirut on Tuesday, widely assumed to have been carried out by Israel, killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Aruri.
Aruri was killed in the south Beirut stronghold of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
The Israeli military, in its campaign to destroy the Islamist militant group, has reported more strikes in and around Gaza City.
Japan Airlines
Pilots on Japan Airlines plane that caught fire had no 'visual contact' before collision
the morning lead
Irish experts hear 'sobering' accounts from frontline as they train Ukrainian troops in Cyprus
An Irish team has returned from a mission training Ukrainian soldiers in specialist search techniques for bomb disposal.
Wednesday
3 Jan 2024
Middle East
At least 103 people killed and 211 wounded in bombings in Iran at ceremony near general's grave
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed “evil and criminal enemies” of the country for the attack and vowed a “harsh response.”
Oscar Pistorius
Pistorius to be released this Friday after serving nearly 10 years for girlfriend's murder
Middle East
Hezbollah leader warns Israel against waging war on Lebanon as fears rise of wider conflict
Hamas’s number two Saleh al-Aruri was killed along with his bodyguards in the strike by Israel.
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel to "avoid any escalatory attitude".
southern england
Motorist killed by falling tree as Storm Henk batters UK with 140kph winds
Police said a man in his 50s died, and more than 300 flood warnings remain in place.
supply chains
Maersk extends suspension of Red Sea route, as UN Security Council to discuss shipping attacks
glyphosate
Glyphosate accounts for 30% of pesticides in Ireland, with residues found in some food samples
Tuesday
2 Jan 2024
Gaza
Gaza fighting rages as Israel prepares to defend genocide claim
UN agencies have voiced alarm over Gaza’s spiralling humanitarian crisis.
European Parliament
Who is standing and what can Ireland expect in the run up to European elections in June?
Monday
1 Jan 2024
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