Munich was no love-in, but Rubio spared Europe a Valentine’s Day massacre
Shuttling between realpolitik slap and diplomatic tickle, US secretary of state urges end to ‘western malaise’
Gaza Strip
Minister disagrees with Taoiseach over football matches against Israel
Independent Minister of State Marian Harkin says she is ‘at odds on a personal view’
McEntee upbeat following ‘conciliatory’ US position on European relations
‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference
The Irish soccer team should not play Israel in Nations League
Upcoming fixtures should be boycotted by Ireland fans
Palestine Action ruling: UK government’s defiant response can’t mask the scale of its defeat
London high court declares proscription of group under anti-terror laws to be illegal
Taoiseach says Ireland against Israel football fixtures should proceed
‘Sport can be challenging when it crosses into the realm of politics,’ Martin says
The whole world will be watching Ireland v Israel. The FAI cannot mess this up
Navigating the months ahead will require strong leadership and deft handling, qualities that have not been the FAI’s strong suit
Netanyahu says Israel has joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Israel’s presence is expected to bring criticism as the board does not include a Palestinian
Indonesia begins training troops for Gaza deployment
Nation with world’s largest Muslim population becomes first to publicly commit to Trump’s ‘international stabilisation force’
Israeli strikes kill five Palestinians in latest undermining of Gaza ceasefire
At least 580 people have been killed by Israel since truce was struck last October
Deportations and Shannon Airport
The use of Shannon Airport by Ice and the US military is a flagrant abuse of Irish neutrality
Sinn Féin senator alleging defamation may deliver late reply to defence, judge rules
Chris Andrews claims he was defamed in Irish Times article concerning Sinn Féin response to October 7th Hamas attack on Israel
Touring exhibition reimagining Palestinian artist’s lost work comes to Belfast
Exiled from Haifa months later, Maroun Tomb lost all but the names of oil paintings featured in his 1947 hometown exhibition
‘A different type of protest’: Silence speaks volumes as healthcare workers march for Gaza in Dublin
Silent walk in Dublin aimed at highlighting Israel’s continuing genocide in Gaza and its plans to prevent entry for 37 aid agencies
Seven ‘very sick’ Palestinian children arrive in Ireland for ‘urgent’ treatment
Children and carers taken from Gaza to Jordan with help from World Health Organisation and flown to Dublin
Seven children and medic among 24 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, officials say
Israel pledges to continue attacks on Palestinian enclave in spite of existing ceasefire arrangement
Opening of Rafah crossing heralds second phase of Gaza ceasefire plan
More than 20,000 Gaza residents need medical treatment abroad, but early stage of plan only allows for 150 to exit daily
Israeli air strikes kill at least 26 people in Gaza, health ministry says
Three children and two women killed in strike on apartment, say hospital officials
A new magazine is a reminder that the ‘end of the West’ isn’t the end of the world
It’s possible to see that some good might come of the chaos. We might even, in time, become less relentlessly focused on our own particular region of the world
Gaza. The Dream and the Nightmare: Learning more about this enclave’s past and present
A slim, assiduously researched social and political history of the past 100 years in Gaza
McEntee ‘doesn’t see’ Ireland joining Donald Trump’s Board of Peace
Micheál Martin did not rule out possibility of Ireland’s involvement in the body last week
Palestine: Peace de Resistance review – A tricky attempt to extract laughs from bleak material
Theatre: Sami Abu Wardeh seems caught up in an effort to tell a story of ongoing slaughter in Palestine too raw to confront directly
Israel retrieves remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage held in Gaza
Rafah border crossing, Palestinian enclave’s main gateway, to be reopened once remains returned, says Israel
Trump is ‘power-crazy’ and Board of Peace a delusion of power, Mary Robinson says
Elements that built up fascism in Germany are now in United States, says former president
Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has important work to do in Gaza
Israel’s move towards opening Rafah crossing is vital step in starting work of Gaza’s new technocratic government under board’s supervision
Blindboy: ‘I’ve been called a pr**k every day for 20 years by a stranger. It chips away’
The podcaster Blindboy Boatclub on autism, social media and mental health
Donald Trump is right about two things
Time has come to throw out that old rule book. The Gordian knot must be cut
Pro-Palestine protesters gather at GAA headquarters to oppose Allianz sponsorship
About two dozen people protest outside Croke Park over decision to continue deal with insurance firm
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ claims global reach – but power rests with one man
A fledgling club of autocrats, strongmen and monarchs is taking shape as the US president tries to recast the global order
Players ‘unlikely to be distracted’ in row over Allianz sponsorship of National Leagues
Potential boycott of firm’s signs during player interviews has been discussed by Dublin County Board
Trump sees Board of Peace as going beyond Gaza to address global challenges
Board was mooted as part of plan for Gaza ceasefire but Trump has suggested a broader geopolitical role
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israel in latest strikes on Gaza
Two boys, both 13, dead after separate incidents on same day in different parts of enclave amid ceasefire
Palestinian prisoners ‘severely mistreated, abused’ in Israeli jails, rights watchdog says
Harsh treatment and conditions have led to at least 84 deaths, says Jerusalem-based B’Tselem
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