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International - January January 2025

A look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025 in US politics
Poland takes over EU presidency from Viktor Orban's Hungary
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# European Union

Poland takes over EU presidency from Viktor Orban's Hungary

Jan 1st 2025, 12:58 PM 11,224 Views 78 Comments

Syrians celebrate new year without Assad, as leading rebel group shifts to governing fractured country
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# Syria

Syrians celebrate new year without Assad, as leading rebel group shifts to governing fractured country

Jan 1st 2025, 11:09 AM 9,641 Views 57 Comments

Romania and Bulgaria join EU border-free Schengen zone after 13-year wait
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# Schengen Zone

Romania and Bulgaria join EU border-free Schengen zone after 13-year wait

Jan 1st 2025, 9:29 AM 19,808 Views 90 Comments

Black box from South Korean plane crash to be sent to US as victims identified
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# South Korea

Black box from South Korean plane crash to be sent to US as victims identified

Jan 1st 2025, 7:20 AM 5,504 Views 0 Comments

International - Last year 2024

Irish Archbishop condemns Israel's war on Gaza as 'merciless' and 'disproportionate'
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# Eamon Martin

Irish Archbishop condemns Israel's war on Gaza as 'merciless' and 'disproportionate'

Dec 31st 2024, 8:13 PM 10,855 Views 0 Comments

New Year celebrations begin as Asia and Australia welcome 2025
# Happy New Year
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# Happy New Year

New Year celebrations begin as Asia and Australia welcome 2025

Updated Dec 31st 2024, 7:02 PM 13,968 Views 50 Comments

Millions of people have marked the changing calendar year.

Six babies freeze to death in Gaza as UN says healthcare on 'brink of total collapse'
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# Health Crisis

Six babies freeze to death in Gaza as UN says healthcare on 'brink of total collapse'

Dec 31st 2024, 4:58 PM 7,861 Views 0 Comments

Scholz to call on Germans to 'stick together' in New Year's speech amid crises
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# Germany

Scholz to call on Germans to 'stick together' in New Year's speech amid crises

Dec 31st 2024, 2:06 PM 11,659 Views 121 Comments

Sophie Toscan Du Plantier's father dies in Paris, aged 98
# Georges Bouniol
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# Georges Bouniol

Sophie Toscan Du Plantier's father dies in Paris, aged 98

Dec 31st 2024, 11:41 AM 14,848 Views 0 Comments

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement, ending 8 year legal saga
# Brangelina No More
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# Brangelina No More

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement, ending 8 year legal saga

Dec 31st 2024, 11:07 AM 25,490 Views 55 Comments

South Korea plane crash: Investigators examining whether concrete wall at airport met regulations
# Muan
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# Muan

South Korea plane crash: Investigators examining whether concrete wall at airport met regulations

Dec 31st 2024, 8:59 AM 8,017 Views 15 Comments
  • South Korean investigators have begun assessing two black boxes retrieved from the burned-out wreckage of the aircraft.
  • Authorities have begun releasing the bodies of plane crash victims to families.
China says claims it was behind cyber attack on US Treasury are 'groundless'
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# Cybersecurity

China says claims it was behind cyber attack on US Treasury are 'groundless'

Dec 31st 2024, 8:16 AM 6,258 Views 0 Comments

Man United manager Amorim says team are in relegation battle after Newcastle defeat
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# Premier League

Man United manager Amorim says team are in relegation battle after Newcastle defeat

Dec 31st 2024, 7:50 AM 17,361 Views 43 Comments

South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
# Seoul
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# Seoul

South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon

Dec 31st 2024, 7:16 AM 4,018 Views 0 Comments

What is butane honey oil, the high strength drug being hidden in posted toys and clothes?
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

What is butane honey oil, the high strength drug being hidden in posted toys and clothes?

Dec 31st 2024, 12:05 AM 35,503 Views 71 Comments
  • Illegal production of BHO has caused serious explosions in the UK and Germany.
  • It's coming through the post to Ireland from North America, where it's legal.
WHO remembers lives lost to Covid-19 on fifth anniversary of virus outbreak
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# Covid-19

WHO remembers lives lost to Covid-19 on fifth anniversary of virus outbreak

Dec 30th 2024, 7:51 PM 8,079 Views 0 Comments

Parents of 13-year-old school shooter who killed nine students jailed
# Serbia
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# Serbia

Parents of 13-year-old school shooter who killed nine students jailed

Dec 30th 2024, 3:54 PM 32,029 Views 0 Comments

German government accuses Elon Musk of 'exerting influence' on parliamentary elections
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# German Elections

German government accuses Elon Musk of 'exerting influence' on parliamentary elections

Dec 30th 2024, 2:57 PM 12,183 Views 74 Comments

Five men charged in investigation into singer Liam Payne's death
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# Liam Payne

Five men charged in investigation into singer Liam Payne's death

Dec 30th 2024, 1:53 PM 17,175 Views 0 Comments

The Taliban threatens to shut down NGOs that employ women in Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
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# Afghanistan

The Taliban threatens to shut down NGOs that employ women in Afghanistan

Dec 30th 2024, 1:34 PM 11,053 Views 0 Comments

What caused the deadly plane crash in South Korea - and why was there a wall where it landed?
# What Is Known
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# What Is Known

What caused the deadly plane crash in South Korea - and why was there a wall where it landed?

Updated Dec 30th 2024, 12:31 PM 25,156 Views 33 Comments

'A thoroughly decent man of great integrity': Tributes paid to former US president Jimmy Carter
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# RIP

'A thoroughly decent man of great integrity': Tributes paid to former US president Jimmy Carter

Dec 30th 2024, 10:30 AM 14,233 Views 41 Comments

The 39th President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner died at his home in Georgia yesterday aged 100.

Ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot will not appeal 20-year sentence in French mass rape case
# Dominique Pelicot
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# Dominique Pelicot

Ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot will not appeal 20-year sentence in French mass rape case

Dec 30th 2024, 9:11 AM 10,691 Views 0 Comments

Not allowing Irish citizens to take up jobs in NI civil service was 'illegal', SDLP warned
# NO IRISH NEED APPLY
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# NO IRISH NEED APPLY

Not allowing Irish citizens to take up jobs in NI civil service was 'illegal', SDLP warned

Dec 30th 2024, 6:30 AM 11,601 Views 6 Comments

Former US president Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100
# RIP
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# RIP

Former US president Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100

Dec 29th 2024, 9:24 PM 28,217 Views 79 Comments

The former president and Nobel peace laureate died at his home on Sunday afternoon.

Landslides, evacuations, and emergencies: What aid workers faced over the past year
# Echo
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# Echo

Landslides, evacuations, and emergencies: What aid workers faced over the past year

Dec 29th 2024, 9:00 PM 3,854 Views 0 Comments

Tánaiste 'deeply concerned' by Israeli raid on one of north Gaza's last functioning hospitals
# Kamal Adwan Hospital
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# Kamal Adwan Hospital

Tánaiste 'deeply concerned' by Israeli raid on one of north Gaza's last functioning hospitals

Updated Dec 29th 2024, 6:51 PM 6,013 Views 0 Comments

Manchester City finally get back to winning ways with 2-0 victory over Leicester
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# Premier League

Manchester City finally get back to winning ways with 2-0 victory over Leicester

Dec 29th 2024, 5:38 PM 5,810 Views 8 Comments

Opinion editor of German newspaper resigns after Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in op-ed
# Alternative For Germany
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# Alternative For Germany

Opinion editor of German newspaper resigns after Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in op-ed

Dec 29th 2024, 4:57 PM 23,501 Views 108 Comments

Azerbaijan president demands Russia admit guilt after crashed plane 'shot down'
# Plane Crash
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# Plane Crash

Azerbaijan president demands Russia admit guilt after crashed plane 'shot down'

Dec 29th 2024, 3:12 PM 9,494 Views 64 Comments

Three-week-old baby dies from 'severe cold' in Gaza
# Gaza
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# Gaza

Three-week-old baby dies from 'severe cold' in Gaza

Dec 29th 2024, 2:21 PM 11,013 Views 0 Comments

Chess grandmaster quits world championship after being told to change out of jeans
# A Load Of Trousers
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# A Load Of Trousers

Chess grandmaster quits world championship after being told to change out of jeans

Dec 29th 2024, 1:48 PM 31,507 Views 47 Comments

South Korea plane crash kills 179 people, with two crew rescued
# Muan
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# Muan

South Korea plane crash kills 179 people, with two crew rescued

Updated Dec 29th 2024, 12:50 PM 43,470 Views 0 Comments

Three people die in Channel crossing attempt
# Channel Deaths
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# Channel Deaths

Three people die in Channel crossing attempt

Dec 29th 2024, 11:51 AM 9,769 Views 0 Comments

Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban
# Tiktok Ban
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# Tiktok Ban

Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban

Dec 29th 2024, 11:06 AM 14,134 Views 74 Comments

Belgium becomes first EU country to ban sale of disposable vapes
# Up In Smoke
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# Up In Smoke

Belgium becomes first EU country to ban sale of disposable vapes

Dec 29th 2024, 9:44 AM 14,776 Views 76 Comments