Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:14:03 +0100Trump VP pick takes centre stage at Republican conventionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0718/1460501-us-rnc-vance/Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, US Senator JD Vance, presented himself to the nation as the son of a forgotten industrial Ohio town who will fight for the working class if elected in November.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:25:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0718/1460501-us-rnc-vance/USIsrael 'weaponising Gaza water supply causing' - reporthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0718/1460479-israel-weaponizing-gaza-water-supply-causing-disease/Israel has been systematically weaponising the Gaza water supply, showing disregard for human life and international law, according to a new report by Oxfam.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0718/1460479-israel-weaponizing-gaza-water-supply-causing-disease/Middle EastIsraeli bombing of Gaza continues as army push into Rafahhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0718/1460507-gaza-israel/Israeli forces bombed areas in central Gaza yesterday, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to health officials, while Israeli tanks carried out a limited advance further into Rafah in the south.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:42:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0718/1460507-gaza-israel/Middle EastWatch: Trump's granddaughter says he is 'normal grandpa'https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460550-trump-granddaughter/Kai Trump, the teenage granddaughter of former US president Donald Trump granddaughter, debuted at the Republican National Convention yesterday to applause and cheers to share a side of her grandfather "that people don't often see".Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:14:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460550-trump-granddaughter/WorldArson suspected in building fire that killed 7 in Nicehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460512-france-nice-fire/An apartment building blaze killed seven people in the southern French city of Nice and police were investigating the fire as a possible arson, authorities said.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:54:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460512-france-nice-fire/WorldRussian trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich resumeshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460503-russia-us/The trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich has resumed behind closed doors in a Russian court, as the 32-year-old faces espionage charges that his employer and the White House have labelled a sham.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:08:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460503-russia-us/RussiaNew drug extends life of mice by up to 25%, study findshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460515-mice-age-drug/A new drug has increased the life of laboratory mice by up to 25%, according to a study. Researchers say the findings raise the "tantalising" prospect that the drugs could have a similar effect in elderly humans.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:18:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460515-mice-age-drug/WorldJoe Biden tests positive for Covid-19, says White Househttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460466-adam-schiff-joe-biden/US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 while on a campaign trip to Las Vegas and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460466-adam-schiff-joe-biden/USVon der Leyen vows support for green policies before votehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460528-von-der-leyen/Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to not weaken Europe's efforts to tackle climate change, if she wins a second five-year term as President of the European Commission, the EU's most powerful body.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460528-von-der-leyen/WorldEvent commemorates tenth anniversary of downing of MH17https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460445-mh17-anniversary/The Netherlands has commemorated the 298 victims of flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine ten years ago with a ceremony attended by the bereaved and representatives from Malaysia, Australia, Britain, Belgium and Ukraine.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:14:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460445-mh17-anniversary/WorldTrump classified documents case dismissal appealedhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460476-trump-documents/US prosecutors have formally appealed a federal judge's decision to throw out the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding on to classified documents following the end of his presidency.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:47:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460476-trump-documents/USDeadly strikes on Gaza as Israel vows to ramp up pressurehttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0717/1460316-gaza-israel/Israel has continued its air strikes on Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up the pressure on the militant group Hamas as hopes faded for a US-announced ceasefire plan.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:21:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0717/1460316-gaza-israel/Middle EastBaldwin may sue prosecutor, sheriff over Rust film trialhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460289-rust-trial/Alec Baldwin has informed a US prosecutor and sheriff that he may sue them after it emerged they withheld evidence from his defence team during their attempt to prosecute him over a fatal shooting on the Rust film set.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:24:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460289-rust-trial/USRemains of possible ancient papal palace found in Romehttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2024/0717/1460449-rome-papal-excavation/The remains of what appears to be a medieval palace where popes lived before they made the Vatican their home have been excavated in Rome.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:06:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2024/0717/1460449-rome-papal-excavation/News LensCyanide likely killed 6 foreign nationals in Thai hotelhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460292-bangkok-hotel-deaths/Cyanide poisoning was likely the cause of the deaths of six foreigners whose bodies were found in a room in a plush Bangkok hotel, with the suspected killer among the dead, Thai police have said.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:59:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460292-bangkok-hotel-deaths/WorldSale of cultivated meat approved by regulators in UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460478-cultivated-meat/Shoppers in the UK will be able to buy lab-grown pet food after it became the first country in Europe to approve the sale of cultivated meat.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:06:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460478-cultivated-meat/WorldRussia and Ukraine free 95 POWs each in latest exchangehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460412-ukraine-prisoner-exchange/Russia and Ukraine have released a total of 190 captured soldiers in the latest prisoner exchange between the two countries.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:34:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460412-ukraine-prisoner-exchange/WorldParis mayor takes pre-Olympics dip to prove Seine cleanhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460305-paris-mayor-seine/The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, swam in the murky waters of the Seine to demonstrate the river is now clean enough for outdoor Olympic swimming events.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:41:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460305-paris-mayor-seine/WorldUS announces end to troubled Gaza aid pier missionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0717/1460474-gaza-pier/The US military's troubled mission to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza via a temporary pier has ended, according to a senior American officer.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:40:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0717/1460474-gaza-pier/Middle EastHaley and DeSantis endorse former rival Trump at RNChttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460287-us-rnc-trump/Donald Trump's former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, have endorsed his candidacy at the party's convention, a display of unity three days after the former US president survived an assassination attempt.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 04:23:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460287-us-rnc-trump/USAndrew Scott among Emmy nomineeshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0717/1460408-andrew-scott-among-emmy-nominees/Irish actor Andrew Scott has been nominated for an Emmy award for his leading role in the acclaimed Netflix miniseries Ripley.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:39:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0717/1460408-andrew-scott-among-emmy-nominees/TelevisionWave of burglaries using nitric acid in Swedish capitalhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0717/1460438-stockholm-burglaries/Police in Sweden are investigating if a series of burglaries in the capital Stockholm, where criminals melted locks using nitric acid, has connections to similar crimes in other European countries.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:45:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0717/1460438-stockholm-burglaries/EuropeCOP host urges rich nations to break climate deal impassehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460290-cop29-climate-action/The hosts of this year's UN climate summit has urged governments to start compromising to break a deadlock over how to help poorer countries tackle global warming.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:33:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460290-cop29-climate-action/Climate ChangeRapper Drake's Toronto mansion flooded after stormhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0717/1460430-rapper-drakes-toronto-mansion-flooded-after-storm/Canadian rapper Drake has shared a video which shows part of his Toronto home submerged in flood waters following an intense overnight storm.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:03:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0717/1460430-rapper-drakes-toronto-mansion-flooded-after-storm/MusicJoe Biden pledges 'I am all in' to seek reelectionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460081-biden-says-bullseye-reference-to-trump-was-a-mistake/US President Joe Biden has pledged that he was "all in" to seek reelection next November and assailed Donald Trump's record as president, in his first political speech since his Republican rival's attempted assassination.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:06:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460081-biden-says-bullseye-reference-to-trump-was-a-mistake/USTrump's VP pick signals shift away from Ukraine, Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460300-trump-vance-ukraine/Donald Trump has picked JD Vance - a staunch opponent of aid for Ukraine who wants the US to refocus on Asia - as his running mate, signalling a potential shift away from Europe if the Republican candidate wins in November.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 07:40:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460300-trump-vance-ukraine/USSpanish authorities confirm body found is Jay Slaterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0716/1460204-jay-slater/A body found in Tenerife matches the fingerprints of missing British teenager Jay Slater and the cause of death is consistent with multiple injuries sustained during a fall in a rocky area, a Spanish court has said.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:53:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0716/1460204-jay-slater/UK57 killed in strikes across Gaza, say health officialshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460078-hezbollah-israel-strike/Palestinian health officials have said at least 57 people were killed in Israeli bombardments of southern and central areas of Gaza, as fighting continues in several parts of the enclave.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:32:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460078-hezbollah-israel-strike/Middle EastSix foreign nationals found dead in Bangkok hotel roomhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460246-bangkok-hotel/Six foreign nationals have been found dead in a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok, Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said, with police suspecting they were poisoned.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:04:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460246-bangkok-hotel/WorldWorld's rarest whale washes up on New Zealand beachhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460089-spade-toothed-whale/The body of a spade-toothed whale, a species so rare it has never been seen alive, appears to have washed up on a New Zealand beach, scientists say.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:35:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460089-spade-toothed-whale/WorldUS Senator Menendez convicted at corruption trialhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460251-bob-menendez-us-senator/US Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has been convicted on all 16 criminal counts he faced at his corruption trial by a jury in Manhattan federal court.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:21:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460251-bob-menendez-us-senator/USFrench govt resigns, stays on for now in caretaker rolehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460242-french-government/French centrist Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government have resigned, but will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is appointed following an inconclusive snap election.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:37:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460242-french-government/WorldMalta's Metsola to head EU Parliament for second termhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0716/1460150-european-parliament/Roberta Metsola has secured broad backing for a new term as president of the European Parliament, becoming the first woman to win a second term as head of the EU assembly.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:38:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0716/1460150-european-parliament/EuropeTrump to safeguard gun rights despite shooting - adviserhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460084-trump-rnc-appearance/Donald Trump will safeguard gun rights by appointing federal judges who oppose new firearm limits if he is elected in November, despite narrowly surviving an assassination attempt, a senior adviser to his presidential campaign has said.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 03:44:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460084-trump-rnc-appearance/USNorth Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to Southhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460144-diplomat-defection/A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November - just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, South Korea's spy agency said on Tuesday.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:15:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460144-diplomat-defection/WorldHow recent assassination attempts shaped political debatehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460022-how-recent-assassination-attempts-shaped-political-debate/The assassination attempt on Donald Trump is the latest in a number of recent gun and knife attacks by individuals on political leaders. Tragically, some politicians have not survived. How have these attacks affected political debate in different countries?Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:36:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460022-how-recent-assassination-attempts-shaped-political-debate/WorldFour Pakistanis killed, 30 injured in Oman shootinghttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460085-shooting-oman-mosque/Four people were killed and multiple others wounded in a shooting near a mosque in Oman's capital Muscat, police said.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 04:16:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460085-shooting-oman-mosque/WorldFrench Prime Minister Attal poised for caretaker rolehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460147-france-election-primeminister/French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was set to resign but stay on as head of a caretaker government, officials said, with no replacement in sight as divided parliamentary groups succumb to infighting.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:24:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460147-france-election-primeminister/WorldWelsh First Minister resigns after four govt members quithttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460151-gething-resign-wales/Vaughan Gething is quitting as Welsh First Minister after four members of his government resigned and demanded he left office.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:15:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460151-gething-resign-wales/WorldFive Indian security personnel killed in Kashmir fightinghttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460145-kashmir-fighting/Five security personnel were killed in a firefight with gunmen in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the army and police said Tuesday, with security sources saying militants had made a "tactical shift" in attacks.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:42:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0716/1460145-kashmir-fighting/WorldUS Secret Service agrees to review after Trump shootinghttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460082-secret-service-review/Facing growing criticism over a massive security failure, the US Secret Service has vowed to cooperate with an independent review after a shooter was allowed to open fire on Donald Trump.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:16:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460082-secret-service-review/USUK launches armed forces review following NATO summithttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0716/1460080-uk-nato-defence/UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has launched a review of Britain's armed forces to set out a path to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:52:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0716/1460080-uk-nato-defence/UKJD Vance is a bold choice for VP, but can he win?https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460098-jd-vance-profile/Donald Trump has put a youthful, loyal supporter for his Make America Great Again movement on the Republican ticket, hoping JD Vance's transformation from blue-collar Rust Belter to senator can help him secure victory.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:03:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460098-jd-vance-profile/USPalestinian swimmer wants 'to stand for those who can't'https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0715/1460038-palestinian-swimmer-wants-to-stand-for-those-who-cant/A Palestinian swimmer who will be competing in the Olympic Games in Paris says her goal is "to stand for those people who can't."Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:55:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0715/1460038-palestinian-swimmer-wants-to-stand-for-those-who-cant/Middle EastBiden calls on US to 'lower temperature' after shootinghttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459880-biden-state-of-nation/US President Joe Biden has used the formal setting of the White House Oval Office to stress the need for divided Americans to come together after a would-be assassin wounded Republican rival Donald Trump.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 01:18:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459880-biden-state-of-nation/USGlobal childhood vaccination levels 'off track', UN warnshttps://www.rte.ie/news/health/2024/0715/1459882-un-childhood-vaccination/Global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un-or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic, the United Nations said.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 02:16:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2024/0715/1459882-un-childhood-vaccination/HealthJudge dismisses classified documents case against Trumphttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0715/1460009-trump-classified-documents/A US judge has dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents, dealing the former president another major legal victory as he seeks a return to the White House.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:13:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0715/1460009-trump-classified-documents/WorldEU imposes new sanctions on 'extremist' Israeli settlershttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0715/1460032-israel-eu-sanctions/The European Union has announced sanctions on five Israelis - including those termed "extremist settlers" - and three organisations for abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank and blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:35:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0715/1460032-israel-eu-sanctions/Middle EastTrump shooting: 3 things to look out for this weekhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459869-us-trump-attack/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459869-us-trump-attack/USAs it happened: Trump names VP pick following shootinghttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459886-us-politics-trump-biden/Coverage of all today's developments in US politics as Donald Trump lands in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, a little more than 24 hours after he was wounded in a failed assassination attempt.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:58:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459886-us-politics-trump-biden/US