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Poland's conservative President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a bill to ease women's access to the "morning after" contraceptive pill, sparking outrage among left-wing and liberal politicians.
29 March 2024
Changes to the retirement age and the maximum recruitment age for military personnel come into effect today.
29 March 2024
Overcrowding in Irish prisons is a "ticking time bomb", according to the Prison Officers Association.
29 March 2024
Jeffrey Donaldson's resignation as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party comes after an almost 40-year run in politics.
29 March 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved new talks on a Gaza ceasefire, a day after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to ensure urgent humanitarian aid reaches people in the Palestinian territory.
29 March 2024
Jeffrey Donaldson has stepped down as DUP leader after being charged with historical sexual offences.
29 March 2024
Gardaí are continuing to question two men in connection with an arson attack on a Galway hotel late last year.
29 March 2024
Torrential rains have forced the cancellation of Good Friday religious processions through Seville, leaving many in tears in the southern Spanish city.
29 March 2024
Good Friday should be made a public holiday for all workers in Ireland, according to a Labour Party senator.
29 March 2024
British singer Olly Alexander has issued a statement ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest after more than 450 British artists, individuals and organisations said they are seeking a boycott of the event in solidarity with Palestine.
29 March 2024
One year after US journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, his family has vowed to continue fighting for his release, saying his innocence gives him courage in the face of the ordeal.
29 March 2024
Oscar best picture winner "Oppenheimer" has finally been released in Japan, where its subject - the man who masterminded the creation of the atomic bomb - is a highly sensitive and emotional topic.
29 March 2024
Ann Marie Allen's story was central to a major investigation published by the Financial Times two weeks ago. In her first interview with Irish broadcast media, she spoke to 'Upfront: The Podcast' about her experience in Opus Dei.
29 March 2024
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences over a bus crash that killed 45 of the 46 people on board.
29 March 2024
A manager at homelessness charity Tiglin has said demand for their services has increased dramatically.
29 March 2024
Just one of the Dáil's 22 Independent TDs have said they are going to vote with the Coalition when Fine Gael leader Simon Harris is nominated for Taoiseach on 9 April - however a number are still undecided.
29 March 2024
A war monitor said Israeli air strikes on Syria's Aleppo province have killed at least 42 people, including 36 Syrian soldiers, the deadliest toll for the army since the Israel-Hamas war began.
29 March 2024
US President Joe Biden and his democratic predecessor Barack Obama, headlined a star-studded fundraiser with former president Bill Clinton, offering a robust defence of the White House's handling of the Gaza crisis as protesters interrupted the event.
29 March 2024
Nineteen people have been arrested on suspicion of drink or drug driving in the first 24 hours of the Garda Easter Bank Holiday road safety enforcement campaign, which will continue until Tuesday morning.
29 March 2024
The names of all of those killed during the Troubles will be read aloud at a special service in Dublin for the final time later today.
29 March 2024