Juliette Gash

Maria was among a group of Syrians stranded on a small island on the Greek-Turkey border

Greece vows to retrieve body of Syrian refugee child

Greek authorities say they will try to retrieve the remains of a five-year-old Syrian girl who died on a small island on the Greece-Turkey border, where she was among a group of migrants stranded there.

World • 17 Aug 22

Nancy Pelosi was welcomed by Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (Pic via Taiwanese Foreign Ministry/Getty)

China warns of 'actions' over Pelosi's Taiwan visit

China's military has vowed to launch "targeted military actions" in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, as tension flares between Washington and Beijing.

World • 02 Aug 22

Lisa Smith was found guilty of being a member of the unlawful terrorist group, the so-called Islamic State (File image, Rolling News)

From Dundalk to Syria - who is Lisa Smith?

Lisa Smith had an ordinary childhood in Dundalk, deciding at the age of 19 to join the Defence Forces. How did she end up being found guilty of being a member of the unlawful terrorist group, the so-called Islamic State?

Courts • 22 Jul 22

The second round of voting takes place on 24 April

French presidential election: What you need to know

Today's vote in France will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen runs the European Union's second-largest economy for the next five years, writes Juliette Gash.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Apr 22

Some electoral leaflets of the French presidential candidates

Déjà vu? Macron and Le Pen forecast to battle it out

French voters head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a two-round presidential election, the second vote taking place two weeks later.

Analysis and Comment • 07 Apr 22

EU, Chinese leaders meeting for no ordinary summit

European and Chinese leaders are to meet at a virtual summit this morning against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.

World • 01 Apr 22

Palestinian flags stand in the Jordan Valley, West Bank (File image, Getty)

Israel accused of practicing apartheid in Palestine

Israel has again been accused of practicing apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), this time by the outgoing UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.

Analysis and Comment • 30 Mar 22

Why Vladimir Putin's war has not been swift

Military experts say there are several factors at play: including the use of young, inexperienced conscripts by Russia.

Ukraine • 10 Mar 22

Noor Mukadam attended Our Lady's Grove school in Goatstown when she lived in Dublin

Man sentenced to death for murder of Noor Mukadam

A Pakistani man has been sentenced to death in Islamabad for the murder of Noor Mukadam, who spent over a decade in Ireland while her father served at the Pakistani Embassy in Dublin.

World • 24 Feb 22

Four Israeli soldiers stand behind razor wire near the Palestinian village of Bil'in in the West Bank

Human rights groups back Amnesty's 'apartheid' report

Fourteen human rights organisations based in Israel have come to Amnesty International's defence, after the NGO was sharply criticised in some quarters for its claim that Israel is imposing a system of apartheid on Palestinians.

World • 08 Feb 22