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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to new figures, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government bolstered environmental policing to crack down on surging destruction. However, the news was far less bright from the crucial Cerrado savannah below the rainforest, where clear-cutting hit a …

Nicholas Rossi, who faces charges in the US, has been extradited from Scotland, the PA news agency understands. Mr Rossi is wanted by authorities in Utah for allegedly raping a woman in 2008. He also faces multiple complaints against him in Rhode Island for alleged domestic violence. Scottish ministers signed …

The summer of 2022 saw many follow with great interest the proceedings in the UK High Court defamation case of Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney. In a 75-page ruling, Mrs Justice Steyn described Mrs Vardy’s evidence as “inconsistent”, “evasive” or “implausible”. Mrs Vardy lost her case and was left with …

A total of 457 international protection applicants (IPAs) are homeless, according to the latest figures from the Department of Integration. Since 4 December, when the State said it could no longer provide accommodation to new arrivals, 593 eligible male IPAs have arrived in the country. Figures published today show that …

Russia launched multiple North Korea-made ballistic missiles at Ukraine recently, the White House said, the first time the North’s latest weapons have been used in battle. Here is what we know about the missiles, and where they came from. What missiles did Russia use? While the White House would not …

The war between Israel and Hamas began on 7 October when Palestinian militants rampaged through southern Israel. The Hamas attack resulted in the deaths of around 1,140 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Israel responded with a devastating military campaign in Hamas-ruled Gaza that has …

Container shipping giant Maersk is diverting all vessels from Red Sea routes around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future, it said today, warning customers to prepare for significant disruption. Shippers across the world are switching away from the Red Sea – and so the shortest route from …

A former nursing home in Ballsbridge, Dublin is to start accommodating asylum seekers, with plans to house up to 220 people. St Mary’s Home on Pembroke Park had been vacant for a number of years. It will now be used by the Department of Integration for international protection applicants. It …

The summer of 2022 saw many follow with great interest the proceedings in the UK High Court defamation case of Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney. In a 75-page ruling, Mrs Justice Steyn described Mrs Vardy’s evidence as “inconsistent”, “evasive” or “implausible”. Mrs Vardy lost her case and was left with …

Some 13,514 people were counted as homeless in November in the latest figures from the Department of Housing. The number of children accessing emergency accommodation that month was 4,105. The previous month, the total number of homeless people was 13,179. Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One ahead of today’s announcement, …