‘Unrealistic’ that UN could play role in Gaza’s future but could monitor potential ceasefire, says Guterres
Gazan health ministry says almost 41,000 had been killed in Israel’s military action since beginning of war last October
Syria
‘If the system worked for refugees no one would risk their life like this’: A Syrian writer’s journey to Europe
Yusuf was among 73 people taken on board the Médecins Sans Frontières Geo Barents ship off Libya
German politicians seek stricter asylum controls in wake of Solingen stabbings
Chancellor Olaf Scholz vows to tackle exploitation of system while AfD co-leader demands five-year asylum moratorium
Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow
Pentagon says US committed to taking ‘every possible step to defend Israel’ after killing of senior Hamas and Hizbullah figures
Irish director of WHO polio programme dies while on holidays with family
Aidan O’Leary was described as a ‘true leader’ by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Wider Druze community reeling in shock over 12 deaths in missile strike
Missile attack on Majdal Shams exposes the sensitive situation of the Levant’s Druze community across the entire region as Israel vows retaliation for deadly strike
Israel weighing response to rocket attack that left 12 children dead and many more wounded
Jewish state exhausted after almost 10 months of Gaza fighting but Israeli officials expect ‘limited but significant’ military operation
Hamas’ Khan Younis brigade commander killed in Gaza air strike, Israel claims
One Syrian soldier killed and three injured in Israeli attacks against military sites and residential building in Damascus early on Sunday
Green Border review: muscular, urgent dramatisation of the refugee crisis
Agnieszka Holland’s powerful depiction of border-crossing has angered Polish authorities and refugee agencies in equal measure
‘They have very few opportunities to be happy’: Syrian child refugees face bleak future in Lebanon
After the Syrian war began in 2011, 1½ million Syrian refugees entered Lebanon. Initially the nation was welcoming, but since the economy collapsed in 2019, anti-refugee sentiment has grown
Palestinian mothers holding their dead babies’ bodies can’t look away. Neither should we
The intensity and persistence of images I am currently seeing from Gaza surpasses anything I have ever witnessed
Burj al Barajneh refugee camp: ‘It is a continuous tragedy’
Site in Beirut originally established for 500 families but is now home to 18,000 Palestinians and 40,000 Syrians
The five different ‘crisis tribes’ dividing European politics
Germans worry about immigration, Poles about Ukraine, Danish and French about climate change, and the British about Covid
Global violence forces record 68m people to flee homes - monitoring centre
Natural disasters leave further 7.7 million homeless, pushing total number of displaced people to 75.9 million
‘I can’t return to Syria but there’s no future for me in Lebanon’
Syrians fleeing the Assad regime face an increasing risk of violence and deportation when they reach Lebanon
EU unveils €1 billion aid package for Lebanon amid effort to curb migration from Syria
Cyprus has led EU effort to halt people trafficking from Lebanon
Are the lessons of the Rwandan genocide being ignored 30 years on?
In the News podcast: New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch reflects on the lessons not learned from the 1994 Rwandan genocide
Iranian commander renews pledge to avenge Syria strike that killed 12
US and Israel on high alert as general says Iran will decide when and how to stage a revenge operation
Final Defence Forces mission to Golan Heights returns to Ireland today
133 soldiers will arrive in Dublin Airport this afternoon after six months on Israel-Syria border
Mohammad Syfkhan: ‘It is my duty to offer this beautiful country everything I can. I wrote a song called I Love You Ireland’
The Kurdish Syrian refugee has enriched the Irish music scene and embodied a powerful message since 2016
Consulate attack could trigger direct confrontation between Iran and Israel
Consulate attack could trigger direct confrontation between Iran and Israel
Iran and Hizbullah vow to retaliate over Damascus consulate attack
President Ebrahim Raisi says strike in Syrian capital will ‘not go unpunished’
Iran accuses Israel of violating its sovereignty in fatal attack on consulate in Damascus
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander killed in alleged Israeli strike on Syrian capital
Attacks on Hizbullah in Syria and Lebanon intensifying, Israel claims
Israeli air strikes hit Hizbullah weapons depot and Syrian army compound close to the airport in Allepo, killing at least 44
Israeli air strike ‘kills dozens of Syrian soldiers’ near Aleppo
Strike hit near Hizbullah weapons depots, says monitoring group, while Syrian state media says civilians among the dead
Libyan coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people
Incident came after up to 60 people reported to have died last week in the Mediterranean after setting out from the Libyan coast
Irish troops prepare for biggest logistical challenge in 10 years as they withdraw from Syria
About 280,000 pieces of equipment, worth close to €23m, to be shipped home by sea
Irish troops in the Valley of Tears: Peacekeepers caught up in rising tensions on Israel-Syria border
The Israel-Hamas conflict has had a significant impact on the Undof mission in the Golan, which involves more than 130 Defence Forces personnel
‘The ship is turning. I have never been more optimistic than I am today,’ says second most senior Defence Forces officer
Defence Forces personnel chief and second most senior officer Major General Adrian Ó Murchú travels to the Golan to rally the troops and promise better times ahead
Senior Irish officers seeing increased tensions along Israel-Syria border since start of Gaza assault
About 130 Defence Forces soldiers stationed along border, in the Golan area, as part of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (Undof)
American Mother: The many questions behind James Foley’s killing
Colum McCann and Diane Foley tell the story of her son’s kidnapping by Islamic State
Homeless asylum seekers: ‘They told me there is no space but I see all these empty places in Dublin. There is no mercy’
International Protection applicants are arriving to find themselves living on the street. But ‘at least there are no bullets’
A celebration of what once was thought impossible as Dlava Mohamed’s family is reunited
Even before July’s road tragedy which killed Dlava and her best friend the Mohamed family has faced a lifetime of adversity
US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia commander in Baghdad
Attack directed at Kataib Hizbullah militia members comes amid growing regional tensions linked to Israel-Hamas war
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