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Trucks carrying food aid and fuel, accompanied by a United Nations team, passed through the Kerem Shalom border crossing and arrive in the city of Khan Younis, Gaza

Gaza needs boost in emergency aid, says UN relief chief

The United Nations is seeking a dramatic boost in humanitarian aid for Gaza, saying the hundreds of relief trucks cleared to enter the devastated enclave under a ceasefire were nowhere near the thousands needed to ease a humanitarian disaster.

Middle East • 11 mins

Firefighters are pictured working on extinguishing a wildfire near the city of Patras in western Greece

Last year saw biggest increase of CO2 in atmosphere

Last year saw the biggest ever recorded annual increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, locking in more long-term global temperature increases, according to a new report from the Wold Meteorlogical Organisation.

Climate Change • 3 hrs

Israeli tanks and military vehicles deployed along the border in Sderot

'No other option' - future of peacekeeping roles in Gaza

One of the objectives in Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan is an International Stablisation Force, and while there is no clear indication of what that will entail, for Ireland, the idea of a peacekeeping mission has not been totally shelved, writes Jackie Fox.

Analysis and Comment • 11 hrs

PEDs and payouts see athletes turn to Enhanced Games

Athletes are turning to the Enhanced Games, a competition where performance-enhancing drugs are permitted, in return for big financial payouts.

Swimming • 13 hrs

Crowds of people gather to demonstrate as soldiers patrol in Antananarivo

Madagascar enters military rule as colonel seizes power

Madagascar's new military ruler, Michael Randrianirina, said he would soon be sworn in as the country's president as the African Union suspended the island nation after a coup to oust President Andry Rajoelina.

Africa • 1 hr

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 14: U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the Medal to his wife Erika Kirk (L) during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White

Trump hails 'martyr' Kirk at posthumous medal ceremony

US President Donald Trump has hailed Charlie Kirk as a "martyr for truth and freedom" as he posthumously awarded the right-wing activist the US's highest civilian honour.

US • 13 hrs

Apple announces new European renewable energy projects

Tech giant Apple has announced an expansion of its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms now in development in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania.

Business • 14 Oct

four world leaders at a peace summit in egypt behind a sign reading 'peace 2025'

Full text of the Gaza declaration

US President Donald Trump hailed a "tremendous day for the Middle East" as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza.

Middle East • 14 Oct

French PM to suspend Macron's flagship pension reform

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has promised to suspend a landmark pension reform until after the 2027 election, sacrificing one of President Emmanuel Macron's legacy achievements to ensure the government's survival.

World • 14 Oct

Argentina's Milei heads to White House for lifeline

Embattled Argentine President Javier Milei is visiting the White House today, banking on a high-profile show of political and economic support from ally President Donald Trump ahead of crunch legislative elections.

World • 14 Oct

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid supplies arrive in Gaza through the Kissufim Border Crossing

Gaza ceasefire outlook darkens as Israel delays aid

Israel has delayed aid into Gaza and kept the enclave's border shut, while re-emergent Hamas fighters were seen executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for US President Donald Trump's plan to end the war.

Middle East • 21 hrs

Firefighters extinguish a fire after Russian air attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Kremlin welcomes Trump's focus for peace deal in Ukraine

The Kremlin has said it welcomed US President Donald Trump's desire to focus on the search for a peace settlement to end the conflict in Ukraine after achieving a ceasefire in Gaza.

Ukraine • 14 Oct

photo shows dinosaur footprints found in British quarry

Watch: Dinosaur footprints found in British quarry

Palaeontologists uncovered a set of dinosaur footprints stretching more than 200 metres in a British quarry during a summer excavation, the BBC reported.

UK • 12 hrs

US President Donald Trump delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh

Hamas frees hostages, Trump hails 'tremendous day'

Hamas has freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as US President Donald Trump told Israel's parliament that peace had arrived in the Holy Land.

Middle East • 14 Oct

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Trump to meet Zelensky on Friday to talk defence, weapons

US President Donald Trump said he may offer long-range Tomahawk missiles that could be used by Kyiv if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not end the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine • 13 Oct

Yuval Raphael representing Israel walks on stage during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony

Eurovision organisers push back Israel decision

Eurovision Song Contest organisers will no longer meet online in November to vote on Israel's participation in the competition, following Middle East "developments", the European Broadcasting Union said in an apparent reference to the Gaza ceasefire.

Entertainment • 14 Oct

Donald Trump (L) holds hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli parliament

Trump receives hero's welcome at Israeli parliament

Confident US President Donald Trump stands before the Israeli Parliament as a "hero" as he says he expects peace in the Middle East to last.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Oct

President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem

Watch: Trump hails historic dawn of a new Middle East

US President Donald Trump has told the Israeli parliament that the Gaza peace deal represented a historic dawn of a new Middle East, describing it as a "triumph" for Israel and the world.

Middle East • 13 Oct

An Israeli man smiles released by Hamas smiles on a bus

All 20 living hostages return to Israel in ceasefire deal

Hamas has handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages under a ceasefire agreement, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza.

Middle East • 13 Oct

World's coral reefs crossing survival limit - experts

The world's tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level most can survive, a major scientific report announced.

Climate Change • 12 Oct

Several men sit at a long table. Two are holding up documents in green folders. The words 'Peace 2025' are written on the front of the table.

As it happened: Mediators sign Gaza ceasefire agreement

Follow all the latest developments as world leaders meet in Egypt for a summit on Gaza.

Middle East • 13 Oct

Israelis react as they watch the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas

Who are the 20 living hostages released by Hamas

Twenty living Israeli hostages have been released from Gaza under a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Middle East • 13 Oct

The Inbetweeners could be making a comeback

Channel 4 comedy The Inbetweeners could be making a previously unlikely return after more than a decade thanks to a new deal which has unlocked the title rights.

Television • 13 Oct

Car makers 'would rather cheat than follow law'

Car manufacturers decided they would "rather cheat than comply with the law" over vehicle emissions, the High Court has heard, in what is the biggest legal action of its kind in English history.

Business • 13 Oct

Crowds and vehicles fill a coastal road as displaced Palestinians travel north in the Gaza Strip

Can Trump focus long enough to enforce end to Gaza war?

Donald Trump has declared an end to the war in Gaza. The question is whether he can stay focused long enough to enforce it, writes our Deputy Foreign Editor in Tel Aviv.

Middle East • 13 Oct