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Silence on Gaza will be ‘moral failure’, says President

Silence on Gaza will be 'moral failure', says President
President Michael D Higgins made the comments in a letter to the Arraiolos Group, which represents non-executive European presidents (File image)

President Michael D Higgins has urged his European counterparts to call for action on Gaza and said “failure to take an initiative will be rightly construed as a moral failure”.

Thailand and Cambodia truce agreement comes into effect

Thailand and Cambodia truce agreement comes into effect
Cambodian migrant workers carry their belongings as they return from Thailand through the Doung International Gate in Battambang province

The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to a ceasefire effective from midnight local time (6pm Irish time), in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting.

Firefighters battle blazes in Turkey, Greece and Albania

Firefighters battle blazes in Turkey, Greece and Albania
Flames and thick smoke rise from a wildfire in the Orhaneli district of Bursa, Turkey

Firefighters are battling to put out wildfires in three separate provinces of Turkey, in Greece and near a tourist resort in Albania, stoked by strong winds after days of searing heat across the Mediterranean region.

Tariff deal avoids ‘damaging trade war’, says Taoiseach

Tariff deal avoids 'damaging trade war', says Taoiseach
'Nobody is welcoming tariffs with open arms', Taoiseach Micheál Martin said

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the new trade agreement reached between the US and EU means a “damaging trade war” has been avoided.

Madaxweyne Xasan oo Gudoomiyahw Midowga Afrika kala hadlay xiisadda Gedo

Jul 28 (Jowhar)-Guddoomiyaha Midowga Afrika, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf ayaa xafiiskiisa kulan kula yeeshay Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud oo Addis-ababa u jooga ka qeyb galka shirka Sugnaanta Cuntada.

25 tonnes of aid dropped into Gaza amid IDF ‘pauses’

25 tonnes of aid dropped into Gaza amid IDF 'pause'
An airplane drops humanitarian aid over Gaza this afternoon

Israel has said it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates air-dropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world.

As it happened: Pharma included in 15% rate – EU chief

As it happened: Pharma included in 15% rate - EU chief
As it happened: Pharma included in 15% rate - EU chief

During a recent press conference, European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced that pharmaceutical companies would now be included in the proposed 15% global tax rate.

Wararku u danbeeyay xaaladda Doolow iyo Beledxaawo oo dagaalo ay ka dhaceen

Jul 28 (Jowhar)-Xaaladda degmada Doolow ayaa saaka degan, kadib dagaallo culus oo xalay ka dhacay, kuwaasoo u dhaxeeyay ciidamada Nabadsugidda Federaalka iyo ciidamada Itoobiya oo la sheegay in ay weerar kusoo qaadeen xerada ay ku sugnaayeen ciidanka Nabadsugida.

Daacish oo 40 qof ku dishay dalka Congo

Jul 28 (Jowhar) In ka badan 40 qof ayaa lagu dilay weerar ay qaadeen kooda Daacish ee waqooyi bari ee Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga ah ee Congo, sida uu sheegay militariga iyo Qaramada Midoobay.

Overflowing sewer tied to German train derailment

Overflowing sewer tied to German train derailment
Overflowing sewer tied to German train derailment

A train derailment in a wooded area of southwestern Germany that killed three people yesterday may have been caused by an overflowing sewer, local police and prosecutors have said.

Driver dies, 13 injured in French high-speed train crash

High-speed train crash in France kills driver, injures 13 people

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Can JD Vance's visit to Hungary save Viktor Orbán?

Could JD Vance’s Hungary Visit Save Viktor Orbán’s Political Future?

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The Guest, the Incumbent and the Polls: A Morning in Budapest That Felt Like an Election in Miniature Budapest woke up like it always does—tram...
Trump: 'Whole civilization will die' if no Iran-US deal

Trump warns entire civilization could perish without an Iran-US deal

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Nightfall Over the Strait: A Region on the Edge The sky over the Gulf turned from a bruised orange to a cold steel within hours,...
Nine dead as Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks

Nine killed as Russia, Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes

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At the bus stop in Nikopol: the ordinary interrupted It was a late-spring morning in Nikopol—shopkeepers sweeping the crumbs from doorsteps, the air smelling faintly...
US limits rights settlements for transgender students

U.S. moves to curb settlement agreements safeguarding transgender students’ rights

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The Quiet Undoing: What the Education Department’s Move Means for Transgender Students On a sunlit playground in Sacramento a few weeks ago, a small cluster...