International

March

March 2024

European Union

'This is our war too': Varadkar warns Putin's ambitions will not stop at Ukraine

7 Mar

6.1k

Climate

Last month was warmest February on record globally – ninth month in a row this record has been set

7 Mar

5.4k

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed

Rust armourer convicted of involuntary manslaughter over shooting on Alec Baldwin film set

7 Mar

20.6k

6 january

US Supreme Court sets date to hear Donald Trump's presidential immunity claim

6 Mar

12.7k

Belfast

Michelle O’Neill ‘determined’ that Casement Park will be rebuilt in time for Euro 2028

6 Mar

8.4k

Gaza

Envoys continue to push for ceasefire in Gaza before start of Ramadan

US President Joe Biden had urged Hamas to accept a ceasefire plan with Israel before the Muslim fasting month begins.

The UN World Food Programme has warned that hunger has reached "catastrophic levels" in northern Gaza.

At a parliamentary party meeting this evening, Tánaiste Micheál Martin described the situation as the worst humanitarian crisis he has ever seen.

The Palestinian health ministry said Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 30,717 people, mostly women and children.

6 Mar

8.1k

race to the white house

Biden: 'There's a place for Nikki Haley supporters in my campaign'

Today Nikki Haley, Trump’s competitor for the Republican nomination, announced that she is suspending her presidential campaign.

Updated 6 Mar

34.0k

Job 2

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree selected as Labour candidate in next UK general election

6 Mar

12.7k

Charged

Man (43) charged in UK over alleged assault on Roy Keane last year

6 Mar

13.6k

EPP

Taoiseach and most FG MEPs back a second von der Leyen term - but issues raised over Gaza stance

Updated 6 Mar

13.5k

EPP Congress

'It is not like the UK Rwanda policy': Varadkar defends proposed change to EU asylum policy

6 Mar

10.5k

War in Ukraine

Russian strike lands near Zelenskyy and Greek prime minister during visit to Odesa

6 Mar

6.7k

Super Tuesday

Democrats angry at Biden's support for Israel stage protest vote in presidential primaries

6 Mar

6.0k

Terrorism

British intelligence services have lowered the terrorist threat level for Northern Ireland

6 Mar

5.6k

EU military

Head of Irish Defence Forces to be nominated by Government to lead EU military committee

6 Mar

11.4k

US Election

Trump and Biden sweep Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November election rematch

Not enough states will have voted until later this month for either to formally become the nominee for their respective parties.

Trump's last major rival Nikki Haley won Vermont, denying the former US president a full sweep.

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was packed for a victory party. “They call it Super Tuesday for a reason,” he told the crowd.

Biden issued a statement warning that yesterday's results had left Americans with a clear choice.

Updated 6 Mar

14.8k

The Lancet

Medical experts warn of 'overmedicalisation' of menopause, suggesting a new approach

6 Mar

23.8k

World Food Programme

Israeli forces turn away 14-truck UN food convoy headed into Gaza as famine 'almost inevitable'

5 Mar

13.1k

back up

Meta says Facebook and Instagram issues resolved after the social media apps went down

Updated 5 Mar

13.6k

Tesla

Tesla halts production at Germany plant after 'sabotage' attack claimed by far-left group

5 Mar

11.4k

Gaza

UN says there are 'reasonable grounds' to believe Hamas committed rapes during 7 October attacks

5 Mar

8.8k

primary season

Super Tuesday is not so super this year but Donald Trump may still be the winner after it

It’s not a case of ‘if’ it’s all over but ‘when’.

Rónán Duffy takes a look at why this year's bumper day of US voting isn't quite so decisive.

Donald Trump is running away with the Republican race but Nikki Haley isn't quitting yet.

Instead, Trump's days in court may be the only chance of her claiming the nomination.

5 Mar

10.3k

Lawsuit

Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for almost $130 million in unpaid severance

4 Mar

9.2k

Roe Vs Wade

French politicians vote overwhelmingly for bill enshrining abortion as a constitutional right

Updated 4 Mar

8.7k

Russia accuses Western countries of participating in Ukraine war after German air force leak

4 Mar

22.3k

Irish Aid

Planning underway for Ireland to provide aid for international air drops into Gaza

Department of Foreign Affairs officials in the Middle East are involved in the operation and it is believed they have requested some military assistance.

Niall O'Connor

4 Mar

18.8k

US Election

US Supreme Court overrules decision to remove Donald Trump from Colorado ballot

4 Mar

11.2k

Gaza

Kamala Harris calls for 'immediate six-week ceasefire' as US pushes to lock in Gaza truce

The comments from Harris are the most forceful to date by a US administration official.

Updated 4 Mar

11.6k

change your tune

Sinead O’Connor’s estate demands Donald Trump stops using her music at rallies

4 Mar

21.0k

Benny Gantz

Israeli wartime Cabinet member meets US officials in Washington as ceasefire talks get under way

4 Mar

4.6k

EU Commission

EU fines Apple €1.8 billion over 'abusive' App Store rules for music streaming app developers

4 Mar

7.0k

India

Three men appear in court in India after gang rape of a Spanish tourist

4 Mar

24.2k

SpaceX

Three US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blast off for the International Space Station

Space remains a rare area of co-operation between the US and Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.

4 Mar

6.0k

State of Emergency

Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak

4 Mar

8.3k

US Election

Nikki Haley wins her first Republican primary in Washington DC

4 Mar

15.5k

evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

3 Mar

7.7k

Gaza

Mediators push for ceasefire but differences still remain as fighting rages on in Gaza

Envoys from the United States, Qatar and Hamas have reportedly arrived in Cairo for the latest talks aimed at securing a ceasefire.

All sides have been scrambling to lock in a truce before Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month that begins on 10 or 11 March.

The health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said at least 90 Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours.

Updated 3 Mar

11.0k

Gaza

Mother loses infant twins, her husband, and 11 other relatives in Israeli airstrike

3 Mar

10.9k

odesa

Zelenskyy calls for world to help defeat 'Russian evil' as 10 people killed in drone strike

3 Mar

6.2k

october rain

Israel says it will revise lyrics of Eurovision Song Contest entry said to allude to Hamas attack

3 Mar

13.9k