Patients evacuated after Gaza hospital struck in Israeli missile attack

Israeli missiles struck the emergency department of a northern Gaza hospital yesterday, medics said, prompting panicked staff to rush patients on hospital beds and stretchers to the rubble-­strewn street outside.

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Mixed reaction in Iran to death of president as government urges people to line streets for funeral

Thousands of Iranians have turned out to mourn the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi after he was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

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Taoiseach defends inviting Israeli ambassador to Famine commemoration

The Taoiseach has justified the attendance of the Israeli ambassador at the National Famine Commemoration in Longford at the weekend, despite strong Dáil criticism.

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Israel urges ‘civilised nations& to oppose Netanyahu arrest warrant as Biden says international court move ‘outrageous&

Israel on Tuesday urged "nations of the civilised world" to oppose the International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for arrest warrants against its leaders, and to declare they would ignore the warrants.

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Amal Clooney played key role in decision to seek Israeli leader arrest warrant

Amal Clooney has revealed she played a key role in the decision to seek an international arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister on charges of war crimes in Gaza.

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Michael D Higgins offers sympathies after Iranian president killed in helicopter crash

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed when his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said yesterday.

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