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More than 14 killed as violence flares in West Bank

Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli forces began an extended raid in the early hours of Friday in the …

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Legacy issues still seem too tough a nut to crack in NI

On the night he was abducted and murdered, 61-year-old Sean Brown was doing something people up and down the country do every evening of the week. The chairman of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA in south Derry was locking up the gates of his club when he was assaulted, abducted and …

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Liz Truss undaunted by 50 disastrous days in Number 10

When Liz Truss stepped down after 50 disastrous days as Prime Minister it seemed that would be the last of her on Britain’s national stage. Such was the public humiliation of the markets’ reaction to Ms Truss’ mini budget in 2022 that provoked a collapse in sterling, a crisis intervention …

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‘Perfect storm’ brings €2 per litre fuel back in prospect

We have had quite a few so-called ‘perfect storms’ in recent years. Supply chain delays met war in Ukraine, leading to higher oil prices, inflation and, subsequently, higher interest rates. Inflation has moderated since then and now Central Banks are believed to be on the cusp of trimming rates from …

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Seven missing in Japan after two helicopters crash

Seven people were missing after an apparent accident overnight involving two Japanese military helicopters out to sea, officials said. A spokesman for Japan’s Self-Defense Force (SDF) confirmed the late yesterday incident to AFP and said that one person was rescued. Defence Minister Minoru Kihara said rescuers “spotted what are believed …

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Trump postpones first rally since trial began

Donald Trump called off a rally yesterday, the Republican candidate’s first campaign event since his criminal trial in New York began this week, due to bad weather threatening the outdoor gathering. Thousands of supporters had gathered for the event at the airport in the North Carolina city of Wilmington when …

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Palestinian Red Crescent says 14 dead in West Bank raid

The Palestinian Red Crescent said at least 14 people had been killed in an Israeli raid on Nur Shams refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army said troops had killed 10 militants during the operation, which it said started on Thursday. AFP journalists saw …

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‘I’m still brutal at this!’

Cillian Murphy and Irish crime drama KIN were among the big winners at the Irish Television and Film Academy Awards on Saturday night in Dublin. Hosted by Baz Ashwamy, the IFTAs are generally seen as the last big night of the awards season and a total of 28 gongs were …

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Swift album breaks Spotify record with 300m streams

Taylor Swift’s latest offering, The Tortured Poets Department, has become the first album in Spotify history to reach more than 300 million streams in a single day. Swift, 34, also became the most-streamed artist in a single day on the platform when her record was released on 19 April, according …

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Boy, 7, dies following incident at Co Clare swimming pool

Updated / Saturday, 20 Apr 2024 22:07 The seven-year-old boy was pronounced dead at University Hospital Limerick A seven-year-old boy has died following an incident at a swimming pool in Co Clare. Emergency services responded to an incident at a premises in Killaloe at around 3pm. The boy was taken …

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