16 h. ago Russia’s Kharkiv attack kills four, wounds at least 60 in ‘most powerful’ strike since start of war

Ukraine postpones accepting bodies of its killed soldiers and the exchange of prisoners of war, says Russia

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19 h. ago ‘An awful incident to witness’: 10 cattle killed in lightning strike in Co Cavan

Heifers had taken shelter from rain under tree when lightning struck the earth, instantly killing them

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28 h. ago Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills at least three in ‘most powerful’ strike since start of war

More than 20 injured, with others feared still trapped under rubble, in city close to Russian border

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28 h. ago Russia attacks Ukraine’s Kharkiv in ‘most powerful’ strike since start of war

At least three dead and more than 20 injured, with others feared still trapped under rubble, in city close to Russian border

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6 d. ago Gaza doctor whose nine children were killed in Israeli strike dies from wounds from same attack

Hamdi al-Najjar’s son Adam (11) remains in hospital following bombing of family home

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7 d. ago Ireland issues formal rebuke of Israel via UN after troops came under fire in Lebanon

Today in Lebanon, an Israeli strike killed one person in the south of the country despite a six-month-old supposed ceasefire.

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1 week ago At least 52 killed, including 15 people from same family, by Israeli strikes in Gaza, officials say

Rescuers also said at least 36 people were killed in a strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City.

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1 week ago 'There is no safe place': Relatives recount Israeli strike that killed nine children of Gaza doctor

Nine children were killed, with their bodies burned beyond recognition.

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1 week ago At least 46 killed, including 15 people from same family, by Israeli strikes in Gaza, officials say

Rescuers also said at least 25 people were killed in a strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City.

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1 week ago Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza kill 38 people including children, say officials

Further details also emerged of a local doctor who lost nine of her 10 children in an Israeli strike on Friday.

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2 w. ago Nine of a doctor’s 10 children killed in Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza

The health ministry said the new deaths took the war’s toll to 53,901 since the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.

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2 w. ago Gaza: 44 more killed since yesterday as Israel threatens to 'take control' of entire territory

Eight were killed in a strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City and 12 in a strike on a house in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.

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2 w. ago Israel says open to deal with Gaza as territory's rescuers say 50 killed in Israeli strikes

At least 100 others were wounded in a predawn attack on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Al-Mawasi, in the southern Gaza Strip.

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3 w. ago Gaza rescuers say children among 33 killed in Israeli strikes on tents sheltering the displaced

At least 100 others wounded in a predawn attack on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Al-Mawasi, in the southern Gaza Strip.

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3 w. ago Ukraine, Europe urge more pressure on Russia after drone strike kills nine

Drone attack on bus comes just hours after ‘fruitless’ peace talks in Istanbul

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3 w. ago Taoiseach and six other leaders call for no further Israeli military operations in Gaza

It comes as nearly 100 people, including children, were killed in north Gaza early today.

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3 w. ago Gaza’s starving children, their eyes growing bigger as the blockade grinds on, are not fake news

The BBC report carries a warning: 'Distressing content'. What luxury it is to be able to look away

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3 w. ago Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill 70 people, including 22 children, hospitals say

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was ‘no way’ Israel would halt its war in Gaza, dimming hopes for a ceasefire.

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3 w. ago Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill 60 people, including 22 children, hospitals say

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was ‘no way’ Israel would halt its war in Gaza, dimming hopes for a ceasefire.

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3 w. ago Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill at least 48 people, including 22 children, hospitals say

Netanyahu says there is ‘no way’ Israel will halt its war in Gaza

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