€247m fund transfer to Afghanistan charities agreed Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have decided to transfer vital funds to humanitarian organisations in the stricken country. World • 10 Dec 21
€247m fund transfer to Afghanistan charities agreed Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have decided to transfer vital funds to humanitarian organisations in the stricken country. World • 10 Dec 21
Girls not permitted to attend school in Afghanistan The Taliban has confirmed for the first time that girls are not permitted to attend secondary school in Afghanistan, deeming it "unsafe". World • 08 Dec 21
Girls not permitted to attend school in Afghanistan The Taliban has confirmed for the first time that girls are not permitted to attend secondary school in Afghanistan, deeming it "unsafe". World • 08 Dec 21
War in Tigray: How did it start and can it be resolved? Ethiopia has entered its second year of civil war, as government forces clash with those loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front. How did this conflict begin, and why is it proving so hard to resolve? World • 24 Nov 21
War in Tigray: How did it start and can it be resolved? Ethiopia has entered its second year of civil war, as government forces clash with those loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front. How did this conflict begin, and why is it proving so hard to resolve? World • 24 Nov 21
Desperate people caught up in EU-Belarus stand-off Thousands of migrants are camped out close to the Poland-Belarus border in dire conditions aiming to cross into the European Union, in a crisis that began over the summer, and one the EU says was engineered by Minsk in retaliation for sanctions. World • 18 Nov 21
Desperate people caught up in EU-Belarus stand-off Thousands of migrants are camped out close to the Poland-Belarus border in dire conditions aiming to cross into the European Union, in a crisis that began over the summer, and one the EU says was engineered by Minsk in retaliation for sanctions. World • 18 Nov 21
Irish man due to stand trial in Greece next week A 27-year-old Irish man is due to go on trial next week in Greece facing charges of people smuggling, membership of a criminal organisation and espionage. World • 11 Nov 21
Irish man due to stand trial in Greece next week A 27-year-old Irish man is due to go on trial next week in Greece facing charges of people smuggling, membership of a criminal organisation and espionage. World • 11 Nov 21
Nations lobbying to change climate report, leak shows Leaked documents show that the biggest producers of oil, coal and beef are lobbying scientists intensely to try to strip a landmark climate report of recommendations that threaten their interests. Climate Change • 21 Oct 21
Nations lobbying to change climate report, leak shows Leaked documents show that the biggest producers of oil, coal and beef are lobbying scientists intensely to try to strip a landmark climate report of recommendations that threaten their interests. Climate Change • 21 Oct 21
Afghan economy on brink of collapse, diplomat warns The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council has warned that Afghanistan's economy is on the brink of collapse. World • 27 Sep 21
Afghan economy on brink of collapse, diplomat warns The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council has warned that Afghanistan's economy is on the brink of collapse. World • 27 Sep 21
Angela Merkel - from scientist to world leader A small boy asks his mother, "Mummy, can men also be Chancellor?" So the joke goes in Germany, where Angela Merkel has held the role for 16 years. Europe • 23 Sep 21
Angela Merkel - from scientist to world leader A small boy asks his mother, "Mummy, can men also be Chancellor?" So the joke goes in Germany, where Angela Merkel has held the role for 16 years. Europe • 23 Sep 21
Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial begins in California Jury selection has begun in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, once hailed as a ground-breaking biotech wunderkind, now facing a potential 20-year prison sentence for fraud. US • 02 Sep 21
Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial begins in California Jury selection has begun in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, once hailed as a ground-breaking biotech wunderkind, now facing a potential 20-year prison sentence for fraud. US • 02 Sep 21
Coveney says Zappone did not lobby him for envoy role The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said he alone made the decision to approach Katherine Zappone for a role as Special Envoy for Freedom of Expression to the UN, and that Ms Zappone did not lobby him for the role. Ireland • 31 Aug 21
Coveney says Zappone did not lobby him for envoy role The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said he alone made the decision to approach Katherine Zappone for a role as Special Envoy for Freedom of Expression to the UN, and that Ms Zappone did not lobby him for the role. Ireland • 31 Aug 21
