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This week
24th March 2024 - 28th March 2024
State of Emergency
Six construction workers unaccounted for after Baltimore bridge hit by ship collapses
Two people had been rescued from the water so far, one of whom is in “a very serious condition”.
There are currently six construction workers who are unaccounted for.
Biden today said he would send "all the federal resources" needed to handle the incident.
Shipping company Synergy Marine Group confirmed that its ship 'Dali' struck a pillar of the bridge, but said all crew members have been accounted for.
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Last week
17th March 2024 - 23rd March 2024
Decision time
Varadkar made decision to resign last weekend - so were there any hints on the US trip?
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Sat 8:00 AM
Gaza
United States unveils draft UN resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire
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Mar 21st 2024, 6:45 AM
Palestine
Canada halts future arms shipments to Israel as international pressure mounts and Gazans starve
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Mar 20th 2024, 7:50 AM
Trump Card
Biden accuses Trump of 'despising' Latinos as rivals clock up delegates in battleground states' primaries
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Mar 20th 2024, 7:37 AM
This month
March 2024
New York
Judge delays Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial for 30 days
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Mar 16th 2024, 7:29 AM
Oval Office
'I agree': President Biden accepts Taoiseach's call for Gaza ceasefire 'as soon as possible'
The decision to proceed with the St Patrick’s Day trip this year has come under intense scrutiny due to the US’ support for Israel.
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Mar 15th 2024, 4:41 PM
Kamala Harris
Varadkar says Gaza crisis will 'haunt us for years to come' at breakfast meeting with Harris
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Mar 15th 2024, 2:21 PM
Michigan
Father of US school shooter who killed four students found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
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Mar 15th 2024, 8:09 AM
Hidden Records
Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case
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Mar 14th 2024, 10:51 PM
Blow to Netanyahu
US' highest-ranking elected Jewish American calls for elections in Israel
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Mar 14th 2024, 7:43 PM
Caribbean summit
American foreign minister Blinken pledges $133 million in aid to Haiti as crisis worsening
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Mar 11th 2024, 11:00 PM
Came Out Swinging
WATCH: The key moments of Joe Biden's State of the Union address
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Mar 8th 2024, 10:55 AM
State of the Union
US to build port off Gaza for emergency aid, Biden announces
Biden urged Israel to let more assistance into Gaza, though he still defended its military operation against Hamas.
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Mar 8th 2024, 7:09 AM
Super Tuesday
Democrats angry at Biden's support for Israel stage protest vote in presidential primaries
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Mar 6th 2024, 2:24 PM
US Election
US Supreme Court overrules decision to remove Donald Trump from Colorado ballot
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Mar 4th 2024, 3:28 PM
Gaza
Kamala Harris calls for 'immediate six-week ceasefire' as US pushes to lock in Gaza truce
The comments from Harris are the most forceful to date by a US administration official.
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Mar 4th 2024, 3:20 PM
SpaceX
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.
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Mar 4th 2024, 7:49 AM
Tech wars
Elon Musk sues OpenAI for 'betraying' company's founding mission for profit
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Mar 1st 2024, 10:43 PM
Humanitarian Assistance
Joe Biden says US to begin dropping aid into Gaza as fears of famine grow
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Mar 1st 2024, 9:24 PM
New York
'We have known the brutality of colonialism': McDonald calls for ceasefire in Gaza in US speech
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Mar 1st 2024, 8:56 PM
Last month
February 2024
6 january
US Supreme Court to rule if Trump can be prosecuted in 2020 election interference case
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Feb 28th 2024, 11:05 PM
New Mexico
Alec Baldwin set to stand trial over fatal film set shooting in July
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Feb 26th 2024, 10:26 PM
Republicans
Nikki Haley lost the GOP primary in her home state but will stay in race as Trump 'alternative'
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Feb 26th 2024, 7:42 AM
Gaza
Close to 100 people killed in overnight strikes in Gaza as Israel discusses next steps in truce talks
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Feb 25th 2024, 7:55 AM
red sea
US and UK forces launch new strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen
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Feb 25th 2024, 7:39 AM
Gaza
Strikes kill dozens in Gaza, as Israel's war cabinet is to meet after talks with Hamas
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Feb 24th 2024, 1:42 PM
Gaza
Israeli minister says Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo have raised 'possibility of progress'
A UN official has said has said Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis has turned from a “place of healing” to a “place of death”.
The UN's World Food Programme has announced a pause in food and aid deliveries to northern Gaza.
Hamas called the move a "death sentence".
Aid groups warn a ground offensive could turn Rafah into a "graveyard".
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Feb 21st 2024, 10:36 PM
Wikileaks
Julian Assange too unwell to attend final UK court appeal on his extradition to the US
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Feb 20th 2024, 3:14 PM
Gaza
WHO chief says south Gaza's largest hospital no longer functioning after Israeli siege and raid
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Feb 18th 2024, 4:40 PM
Stormont
US Secretary of State calls on new Stormont leaders to deliver prosperity for the North
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Feb 18th 2024, 7:26 AM
Virginia
House explosion in US state of Virginia kills firefighter and injures 11 others
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Feb 17th 2024, 7:30 AM
Kansas City
Mass shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade appeared to stem from dispute, police say
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Feb 15th 2024, 6:44 PM
Space Nukes
Russian efforts over nuclear weapons in space draws concerns, US media reports
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Feb 15th 2024, 7:56 AM
US politics
Democrats narrow gap in Congress by winning seat vacated by disgraced George Santos
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Feb 14th 2024, 8:25 AM
US
EU and Nato leaders criticise Trump over threat to 'encourage' Russian attacks on allies
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Feb 11th 2024, 3:07 PM
Film
Christopher Nolan wins top prize at Directors Guild awards for Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy
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Feb 11th 2024, 8:23 AM
Justice Department Report
Joe Biden ‘wilfully’ retained classified documents but ‘should not be charged’, report finds
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Feb 8th 2024, 9:38 PM
Baghdad
US drone strike kills three members of the Kataib Hezbollah militia in Iraq
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Feb 7th 2024, 10:31 PM