2 h. ago Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, prompting drone retaliation

The strike raises the potential for an all-out war between the two adversaries.

Events

3 h. ago Israel attacks Iran live updates: Strikes target nuclear and missile facilities

The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and two nuclear scientists among those killed

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3 h. ago Israel strikes Iran, Tánaiste urges care home investigation and US Senator manhandled

Iran vows ‘painful’ response to Israel’s overnight attack, Tánaiste condemns ‘haunting’ elderly mistreatment and US Senator dragged from press conference

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4 h. ago Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear programme, as Iran launches about 100 drones in retaliation

The assault came amid warnings from Israel that it would not permit Iran to build a nuclear weapon.

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4 h. ago Israel’s ambition: Destroy the heart of Iran’s nuclear programme

The Natanz facility is where Iran has produced the vast majority of its nuclear fuel

Politics

5 h. ago Israel attacks Iran: Where are Iran’s nuclear sites and does it have nuclear weapons?

Israel says it has struck Iranian nuclear targets to hurt that country’s military capabilities

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5 h. ago Israel launches attacks on Iran, targeting nuclear and missile facilities

The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and two nuclear scientists among those killed

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12 h. ago Israeli attack on Iran could 'blow' nuclear deal hopes, Trump says

The US President called on ally Israel not to attack Iran amid rising tensions over a nuclear weapons production deal.

Politics

15 h. ago Dispute over identity of 12 reported killed by Hamas police force in Gaza

Israel has barred international journalists from entering Gaza, making it difficult to confirm what happened.

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17 h. ago Survivor of Air India crash jumped out of emergency exit, police say

The aircraft came down in a residential area, crashing onto a medical college hostel outside the airport during lunch hour, in the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. More than 290 people were killed in the crash.

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20 h. ago Palestinian state should be established in 'a Muslim country', US ambassador Mike Huckabee says

The UN will meet next week to discuss the prospect of Palestinian statehood.

Politics

21 h. ago ‘I loved him’: Paul McCartney leads tributes to ‘musical genius’ Brian Wilson

McCartney described Wilson’s musical gifts as ‘unmatched’.

Politics

28 h. ago 'Unparalleled talent': Surviving Beach Boys lead tributes to Brian Wilson

Singer Mike Love said Wilson’s ‘musical gifts were unmatched’ after his cousin’s death aged 82.

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28 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government survives opposition bid to dissolve Israeli parliament

The opposition will now have to wait six months before it can try again.

Politics

29 h. ago Finn McRedmond: I’m no fan of Greta Thunberg, but dismissing the Madleen as a ‘publicity stunt’ is brain

A group of pro-Palestine activists tried to deliver food to a starving Gaza. It was a clever, social-media literate protest

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37 h. ago Government defeats motion to end Central Bank’s facilitation of Israeli bond sales

Central Bank governor says Israel has raised at least €100m from bonds approved for trading by Irish institution

Politics

38 h. ago Israel has raised at least €100m from bonds approved by Irish Central Bank, politicians told

Taoiseach ‘speaking truth in order to bury it’ by acknowledging genocide but failing to stop involvement in Israeli bonds, Dáil hears

Politics

39 h. ago Brian Wilson: Death of towering figure closes a chapter in music history

As the tortured visionary behind The Beach Boys, Wilson helped shape the world we live in today

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41 h. ago Brian Wilson, Beach Boys musician and pop visionary, dies aged 82

Musician wrote and produced the 1966 album Pet Sounds – seen by many as the greatest album of all time

Events

42 h. ago Genocide Convention not considered by Central Bank when approving Israel Bonds

The Central Bank is the designated authority in relation to the sale of Israel Bonds in the EU.

Politics