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Dublin riots: Irish police blame far-right ‘lunatic hooligans’ for violence
The Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar has condemned anti-immigrant rioters who went on the rampage in central Dublin last night – calling it an attack on Irish society and the rule of law. 34 people were arrested after the crowd set fire to vehicles, looted shops and clashed with riot police. The unrest began after…
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Israel-Hamas truce needs to be longer than four days to ‘keep children safe’, says UNICEF spokesperson
We spoke to James Elder, spokesperson for UNICEF, the United Nations children’s charity.
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Sudan: RSF accused of killing hundreds of people from the Masalit community in the Darfur region
It’s seven months since fighting erupted in Sudan. Away from the world’s attention, the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, are still battling for control of the capital, Khartoum. But the RSF now controls most of the Darfur region, where they’re allegedly waging a new campaign of killing and rape. They and allied Arab…
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Police criticised for revealing ‘unnecessary’ personal information in search for Nicola Bulley
Police have been criticised for the “avoidable and unnecessary” release of sensitive personal information during the investigation into the disappearance of Nicola Bulley.
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Four bodies found in search for missing teenagers in North Wales
Police searching for four teenagers who went missing during a camping trip in North Wales have found four bodies in a car which crashed off the road in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia.
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OpenAI: Majority of employees threaten to resign unless former chief executive Sam Altman reinstated
Staff at OpenAI – the company behind the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT – have threatened to resign en masse unless former boss Sam Altman is reinstated.
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Argentina’s not ready for Javier Milei’s ‘very radical, untested economic ideas’, says research fellow
We spoke to Dr Christopher Sabatini – the Senior Research Fellow for Latin America at the foreign affairs think tank, Chatham House.
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Rishi Sunak promises tax cuts ahead of Autumn Statement
Rishi Sunak has promised taxes will come down “over time” – as he set out what he called the “next phase” of the Government’s plans to boost the economy.
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Sam Altman sacking should be wake up call for governments around the world, AI expert says
We spoke to Amba Kak, who’s executive director of the AI Now Institute.
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‘There’s no space for anyone’: life inside Khan Yunis
We spoke to filmmaker Yousef Hammash, who also works for the Norwegian Refugee Council, on what life is like in Khan Yunis
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UN school reportedly bombed in Gaza – as hostage families march in Israel
Patients, staff and displaced people have been streaming out of Gaza’s biggest hospital, leaving behind a few doctors to care for the patients who can’t be moved.
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Rishi Sunak has denied ‘tinkering’ with Rwanda plan amid scathing criticism by Suella Braverman
Rishi Sunak has denied ‘tinkering’ with the Government’s plans to remove illegal migrants to Rwanda – amid scathing criticism by his sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
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Israel approves two lorries of fuel a day for Gaza as UN warns of starvation risk
Israel has said it will allow fuel tankers into Gaza to supply UN aid workers and communication networks, while charities warned that two million people in the enclave were still at risk of hunger and dehydration.
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UK approves groundbreaking gene therapy treatment for sickle cell
The UK’s medicines watchdog has approved a groundbreaking gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease – which could transform the lives of thousands of people with the debilitating blood disorder.
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Can Rishi Sunak get his government back on track?
He’s sacked his Home Secretary, brought David Cameron back into Government and seen a flagship policy overruled by the UK’s top court. Rishi Sunak has promised emergency legislation “in the coming weeks” to declare Rwanda is safe for asylum seekers, under pressure from both wings of his party.