Ireland is set to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for a second year due to Israel’s participation.

Women outside Croke Park today know exactly how much this night means.

United States and Canada are locked in a worsening trade dispute amid escalating rhetoric

Footage appears to contradict Israeli military’s account of killing of seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in West Bank New footage appears to contradict the Israeli military’s account of the shooting that killed seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in his mother’s arms, showing the family’s car slowing near a military post before soldiers opened fire. On Friday, the killing of the infant by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank sparked outrage after soldiers opened fire on the family’s vehicle despite it having complied with an order to stop. Sam was killed and his mother, Daniyah Abu Haikal, and father, Fahed Abu Haikal, were both injured. Continue reading...

A sculpture of Haley stands in Morningside Park. He donated his personal papers, including drafts of "Roots," to the University of Tennessee.

An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

DJ spent almost three decades working for corporation, and was best known for Radio 1 show from 1985 to 2000 The broadcaster Andy Kershaw, who presented BBC Radio 1 for almost 15 years, has died at the age of 66, his family have told the BBC. The DJ spent almost three decades working for the corporation, and was best known for his Radio 1 show, which ran from 1985 to 2000. Continue reading...

The family of Marie-Thérèse, from Brittany, fear for her health after she was cuffed and placed in a detention centre An 86-year-old French woman who moved to the US to marry her 1950s sweetheart is being held in a crowded detention centre in Louisiana after she was arrested by immigration agents and cuffed by her hands and feet. The family of the woman, named only as Marie-Thérèse, said they feared for her health as French consular officials attempted to secure her release. One of her sons told the Ouest-France newspaper that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had treated his mother like a hardened criminal. Continue reading...

The price hike comes as Netflix has been investing heavily in its content, including new ventures into the live events space and launching video podcasts.

Seamus Culleton describes conditions as ‘torture’ as he pleads with taoiseach to raise his case with Donald Trump An Irish man who has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for five months despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record says he fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government. Seamus Culleton said conditions at his detention centre in Texas were akin to “torture” and that the atmosphere was volatile. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.” Continue reading...

The “Year in Help” report by the fundraising site found that campaigns launched to help people with rent, utilities and groceries climbed 20% this year.

Meeting of European Broadcasting Union decided vote on Israel’s participation was not needed

Irish navy ship spotted five drones operating near route of the Ukrainian president’s aircraft by Howth coast

Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.