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How significant was Ukraine's drone attack on Moscow?
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (426+ words) Ukraine hit Moscow with nearly 200 drones in its largest-ever attack on the Russian capital on Thursday, striking an oil refinery and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing over the city's south. It offered a stark demonstration of Ukraine's growing ability…...
Unions told to prepare for strike ballot as no basis for public sector pay talks in place
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (463+ words) Exploratory meetings on a new public sector pay deal have concluded, with union negotiators telling colleagues they should be ready to ballot members on industrial action as there is currently no basis for full-scale talks to take place. The two…...
A city of ghosts: Grief and defiance in Lebanons shattered south
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (1053+ words) Fatima Sultan stands on the roof of her home, pointing toward a patch of land the Israeli army is believed to still occupy, then sweeping her hand across towards neighbouring villages scarred by months of fighting. The 60-year-old has just…...
Emergency response" to homeless crisis, including possible no-fault evictions ban, needed, says committee
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (507+ words) An "emergency response" to the homeless crisis, including a possible ban on no-fault evictions, is being urged on Government by an Oireachtas committee. Among the Joint Committee on Housing's 14 members are eight Government members. Its report on homelessness published on…...
More than 1, 000 killed by Israel in Gaza since beginning of ceasefire, health ministry says
11+ hour, 23+ min ago (335+ words) The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire "in Gaza has reached more than 1, 000 since a US-brokered ceasefire last October, the enclave's health ministry said "on Thursday, as at least three people were reported killed in the latest strike. Medics…...
If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn: Zelenskiy issues threat as Kyiv strikes Russia
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (689+ words) Ukraine launched a major "drone attack on Moscow on Thursday, hitting the Russian capital's oil refinery for the second time this week in what Kyiv cast as a response to an attack that damaged a nearly 1, 000-year-old monastery in the…...
South Africa struggles to stop anti-immigrant violence
20+ hour, 22+ min ago (525+ words) South African anti-immigration groups have told undocumented migrants from other parts of Africa to leave the country by the end of this month. The threats and violence against foreigners are worrying the government in Pretoria and angering its neighbours. South…...
F'rsa serves notice of industrial action at Oberstown
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (254+ words) Staff at Oberstown Children's Detention Campus in north Dublin, members of the F'rsa trade union, have served seven days' notice of industrial action. The notice follows what F'rsa said were "inconclusive talks" at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). F'rsa said…...
Macron's Versailles charm offensive secures Trump boost for G7
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (662+ words) A joke circulated ahead of the G7 summit in France that it was the biggest ever meeting that should have been an email. It dashed those low expectations, partly due to the energetic diplomacy and willingness to flatter Donald Trump of…...
Wellbeing report paints complex picture of economic progress and growing inequality
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (461+ words) Ireland has a strong economy and a resilient society, but "wellbeing data" shows a more complex picture where inequalities persist, a new Government report has found. The report, Understanding Life in Ireland, seeks to measure the wellbeing of people as…...