‘To challenge deadly blockade’: New flotilla mission sets sail for Gaza
Human rights advocates call for diplomatic measures to guarantee flotilla safety and end Israel’s deadly Gaza blockade.

Human rights advocates call for diplomatic measures to guarantee flotilla safety and end Israel’s deadly Gaza blockade.



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Accident follows similar crashes in Ireland where police highlighted social media trend driving in opposite direction.

Suspected Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan has appeared before a Dublin court after being extradited from Dubai.
Daniel Kinahan is the latest alleged member of the multinational organised crime group to be charged in Dublin.
Foreign ministers’ meeting comes months after the EU imposed sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlement construction.
Bloc says some design features on platforms built by Meta can cause users’ brains to go into ‘autopilot mode’.

Pro-UK loyalists in Northern Ireland have placed a replica mosque at the top of a bonfire, which is due to be lit.

A man set fire to an Islamic centre and mosque in Dublin, shouting Islamophobic and anti-immigrant slogans.
Ireland won the second T20 by one run over India, who did not give a debut to teen sensation Sooryavanshi.
Canada’s prime minister has warned that the ‘rules-based’ global order is ‘breaking down’ amid superpower dominance.

Thousands joined anti-racism demonstrations across the UK after days of anti-immigration unrest.