International - Last year 2024
Three US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blast off for the International Space Station
Space remains a rare area of co-operation between the US and Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.
- All sides have been scrambling to lock in a truce before Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month that begins on 10 or 11 March.
- The health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said at least 90 Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours.
- Gaza's health ministry said more than 100 people were killed in the shootings.
- A UN team that visited some of the wounded in Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital yesterday saw a "large number of gunshot wounds".
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said that "every effort must be made to investigate what happened and ensure transparency".
Ireland's troops are leaving the Golan - we may see a move to smaller 'more impactful' missions
News Correspondent Niall O’Connor spoke to Major General Adrian Ó Murchú in Syria about the future of peacekeeping.
'I hated every second of my civilian job': Irish troops on what it's like to work on the Golan
Niall O’Connor reports from the Golan Heights, where Irish troops have been receiving their service medals today.
- Aid agencies have raised serious concerns of a looming famine in Gaza's north.
- Negotiators are hoping a truce can begin by the start of Ramadan in March.
- However, a senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera that there is still a long way to go because an agreement could be reached.
'My son is not there anymore': How young people with psychosis are falling through the cracks
- Karin Kenny believes her son Kielan's life would be very different if he had received early intervention for psychosis
- He was previously in school but now needs full-time care and experiences weeks-long psychotic episodes
- A new series by The Journal and Noteworthy will explore access to services for young people who experience psychosis