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Japan AirlinesPilots on Japan Airlines plane that caught fire had no 'visual contact' before collision
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Irish experts hear 'sobering' accounts from frontline as they train Ukrainian troops in Cyprus
An Irish team has returned from a mission training Ukrainian soldiers in specialist search techniques for bomb disposal.
Middle East
At least 103 people killed and 211 wounded in bombings in Iran at ceremony near general's grave
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed “evil and criminal enemies” of the country for the attack and vowed a “harsh response.”
Oscar PistoriusPistorius to be released this Friday after serving nearly 10 years for girlfriend's murder
Middle East
Hezbollah leader warns Israel against waging war on Lebanon as fears rise of wider conflict
Hamas’s number two Saleh al-Aruri was killed along with his bodyguards in the strike by Israel.
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel to "avoid any escalatory attitude".
southern england
Motorist killed by falling tree as Storm Henk batters UK with 140kph winds
Police said a man in his 50s died, and more than 300 flood warnings remain in place.
On The Journalsupply chains
Maersk extends suspension of Red Sea route, as UN Security Council to discuss shipping attacks
On The JournalHaneda airport
'A miracle we survived': Authorities probe cause of runway crash in Japan
On The Journalglyphosate
Glyphosate accounts for 30% of pesticides in Ireland, with residues found in some food samples
Gaza
Gaza fighting rages as Israel prepares to defend genocide claim
UN agencies have voiced alarm over Gaza’s spiralling humanitarian crisis.
European ParliamentWho is standing and what can Ireland expect in the run up to European elections in June?
Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael's top court strikes down key government legal reform challenging power of judiciary
israel-hamas warIsrael warns Gaza war will continue throughout 2024, as overnight strikes kill more than 20
North KoreaKim Jong Un says North Korea military should ‘annihilate’ US and South Korea if provoked
On The JournalWar in Ukraine
Ukraine says it downed 21 of 49 drones after Russia launched fresh strikes
Six guided missiles had also targeted the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Kyiv said in a statement.
The fresh Russian strikes came a day after the deadliest attack on civilians in Russia since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
Both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are due to give New Year's Eve speeches today.
On The JournalNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Three arrested in Germany over alleged plot to attack Cologne Cathedral
Gaza
At least 48 Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza, health ministry says
Gaza’s health ministry says the Israeli military campaign has killed at least 21,822 people.
A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Friday to discuss an Egyptian plan proposing renewable ceasefires.
Asked about the negotiations yesterday, Netanyahu said Hamas had been "giving all kinds of ultimatums that we didn't accept".
