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The world must cut emissions by 18% in four years 'to find our way back', the UN says; action is needed to avoid a disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to the organisation's environment body.
The US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, Zelenskyy says; advance warnings of missile attacks were seemingly suspended last week by the White House, but 'now it works'.
Europe live: US envoy Witkoff has landed in Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin about Ukraine, after the US official held 'constructive' talks with Zelenskyy in Norway.
Republicans are pushing back on Donald Trump's wavering support for Ukraine; GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for the president's agenda after a Russia diesel deal and a sanctions pause.
Ukraine war briefing: US envoy Witkoff is to meet Putin after 'constructive' talks with Zelenskyy; talks in Oslo made 'meaningful progress' toward engaging Russia, a US official said - what we know on day 1,701.
Nato has increased its Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks, with mounting anxiety as the war reaches Nato's borders with the targeting of vessels transporting agricultural cargo.
Helen Haines has lost both legs after the alleged attack but 'her heart and mind are in good shape'; surgeons tried to save her right leg but both have now been amputated, and she is in a stable condition.
No bail for Helen Haines' alleged attacker as the police chief warns of Australia's 'febrile' political climate; the AFP commissioner says MPs are generally concerned about the growing volume of abuse and intimidation.
Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads into western Africa; the case in Africa's most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda.
RFK Jr's 'deities of vaccine research' have been raided by police in Guinea-Bissau; police seized doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at the centre of a dispute over research on African newborns.
A fifth foreign firm has pulled out of the controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem; rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, ending at a compound run by a far-right settler group, will displace Palestinians.
The battle over Meta's alleged Bolsonaro bias is intensifying days before Brazil's presidential runoff; Lula's supporters suspect tech firm meddling on behalf of Donald Trump, who has close ties to the Bolsonaro family.
Flavio Bolsonaro's 'corrupto' stunt has sparked a viral meme before Brazil's election runoff: the far-right presidential candidate's TV debate swipe at his rival backfired as people took to social media to parody it.
Sanae Takaichi took on Japan's male-dominated politics and won - can she survive a second year? The straight-talking PM's ability to manage Trump and stand up to China has endeared her to the public.
UK watchdogs have been urged to tackle suicide content on social media after the death of a girl, 14; Adriana Retyte took her own life after viewing 'high-risk' material on the video-sharing platform TikTok.
The mystery of a Roman sarcophagus unearthed at Westminster Abbey has been solved at last, an expert says: the skeleton in the coffin inscribed to Valerius Amandinus is likely an 11th-century abbot.
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Jim O'Callaghan has reiterated his claim that solicitors are targeting rape cases; the Minister faces a backlash for saying rape trials were the only cases 'deliberately' targeted by striking solicitors.
The Minister for Justice has been accused of 'grossly unfair commentary' over rape cases; O'Callaghan was criticised for saying the only cases deliberately affected by the withdrawal of services were those involving allegations of rape.
The Irish Times view: solicitors should end their action now - Jim O'Callaghan still has time to show he has the stomach to take on bigger reforms.
'We are abandoned': a Ukrainian family with permission to stay but nowhere to go; Fiona Dunne and Anna Polyshchuk have become friends, but the Co Laois woman had not anticipated sharing her home for four years.
Two women and a man have been arrested over the petrol bomb murders of an English family in Waterford city; the man (50s) and two women in their 30s were held in the latest phase of the inquiry.
An IT firm is seeking up to 30m euro from Irish Rail for a scrapped technology project; Irish Rail will tell an Oireachtas committee it terminated the contract for a new traffic management system in July.
Tell Me About It: 'I am married with two kids, but I drunkenly embraced a colleague at a work party' - 'I get along very well with her, but I had never thought about her in a romantic context.'
'Nowhere left to go': a beluga whale off Ireland amid growing sightings of Arctic species - 'It is mad to think that now we have a species of whale in Irish waters that is the food of polar bears.'
A 'massive' security operation is planned in France ahead of fresh protests on Saturday; fresh curfews were imposed on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France's most destructive rioting in years.
'There's nothing left': French businesses count the cost of a weekend of unrest; thousands of shops were damaged or looted as protests descended into violence, leaving owners fearing for their future.
Kathy Sheridan: when words fail, we still turn to the priest to find them - in some of the loneliest moments of our lives, we trust in the wisdom of a priest, born of years spent attending scenes of human devastation.
The Government wants the HSE to cap hospital parking fees at 10 euro a day; the Minister told a Dail committee the health service will carry out a new national review of charges.
Moving back to Ireland: so much is different and so much is still the same - but after a year home, there's still a part that wonders what life would be like if we had stayed in London.
Sean Moncrieff: I've been emailing obscure academics seeking radio interviews. Except I haven't - I've been impersonated online, but how long before we can't spot a fake?
In the News podcast: what happens when an out-of-control teenager is your son?
Tax-efficient investment accounts still face a 1% stamp duty charge on large Irish companies; share purchases of Irish firms valued at more than 1bn euro will be subject to the levy.
Met Eireann could update its weather warnings as the track of Storm Austen becomes clearer; a blustery day is in store on Wednesday with strong wind and rain forecast in the days ahead.
Are women in your workplace earning less? A new Government website lifts the lid - Ireland's national gender pay gap stands at 8.3%.
Opinion: the Annals of Inisfallen are part of Irish history and don't belong in a British library - former colonies are increasingly seeking the return of their ancestral heritage, and the Annals are part of ours.
The SpaceX and Tesla boards are exploring a potential merger; Elon Musk says combining his two public companies would be a 'good idea' as the world approaches an AI singularity.
Michael McDowell: France is falling to the extremes of left and right, and Ireland can't be complacent - there are people of both political extremes who crave street politics for its potential for violence and confrontation.
Moving from America to Ireland for work? Here's what you need to know - figures indicate US workers are increasingly interested in a move to Ireland.
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'He'd help anyone in need': former world champion boxer Michael Conlan gave a character reference for his brother-in-law Martin O'Lali Jr, who was sentenced to two years and seven months for causing a death by dangerous driving.
A British soldier shot in a gun battle with IRA hunger striker Francis Hughes has spoken for the first time; Hughes later died during the 1981 hunger strike.
Brian Feeney: Drumcree was Gavin Robinson's chance to lead. Instead, he chose to follow - if you fail to distinguish yourself from more vociferous rivals, voters will vote for the real thing.
DUP party politics versus hard facts: government ministers have clashed over the delivery of integrated education, with Naomi Long linking policy to party politics as Paul Givan claims to introduce a 'dose of reality'.
Alex Kane: unionism needs a strategy, not another wrecking ball - if there is a credible plan for a post-Assembly alternative, then just put it on paper.
An Orange Order Portadown parade involving up to 15,000 people this weekend has been deemed 'not sensitive'; the 'support' parade and rally comes after Orangemen were banned from the nationalist Garvaghy Road.
'My advice to would-be authors? Start writing': Belfast crime novelist Neil Walker outlines his path to becoming an author and offers advice for those toying with book ideas of their own.
A council is exploring the possibility of a new cemetery in a Newtownabbey park area, with a Valley Park location considered.
The Irish News view: the Orange Order is ignoring the clear message of ordinary unionists - many unionists, and practically every significant voice within other traditions, could see the enormous dangers in reviving a Drumcree dispute.
'It's happening right now': the rise of AI romance inspires an unusual Belfast theatre show; Big Telly Theatre Co's Zoe Seaton on AI, relationships, robots and romance as she brings Darren Jackson's Wedding to the stage.
Pat Cullen is to stand in South Belfast for Sinn Fein at the Assembly election; the Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP will run alongside sitting MLA Deirdre Hargey as the party targets two seats.
'IRA lawyers' comments by a Tory MP have been branded 'grossly irresponsible'; David Davis made the remarks during a legacy debate on Tuesday.
The young man (23) who died in a Co Armagh four-vehicle crash has been named as Dylan McCann, from Cookstown, Co Tyrone; he died at the scene of the collision on the road north of Newry early on Monday.
More than 700 Ulster University staff have applied for redundancy under a scheme aimed at saving cash; the number, close to a quarter of total head count, far outstrips the 450 planned job cuts.
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The PSNI is investigating a report of a former Tory MP 'identifying Jeffrey Donaldson's victims online'; the paedophile was sentenced to 15 years in jail last week.
An NI department store has been crowned best in the UK after beating John Lewis and Harrods; Wardens of Newtownards has been in business for nearly 150 years.
Texas are to rerelease White On Blonde and embark on a 30th anniversary arena tour.
The full new state pension is set to top 13,000 pounds under the triple lock guarantee.
Jackdaw gas field approval has triggered a backlash from environmentalists.
Julia Stiles has paid tribute to her late co-star Heath Ledger on Dancing With The Stars.
Analysis: Sinn Fein's high-stakes gamble in a staunchly unionist constituency may not be the big risk it seems.
'There was a horrific bang... I could smell the airbags': dashcam footage has been played at the A5 crash inquest, which heard a head-on collision between a minibus and an HGV caused the deaths of three family members.
'The crowd was solemn and still': the day two men were executed in a grim public spectacle in Belfast.
A letter from convicted paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson tells of the comfort he finds in the Bible in the days before sentencing.
Jeffrey Donaldson will have to serve 2,741 days behind bars as his release date is revealed; outrage as the child rapist gets the automatic half-off jail term.
Comment: Jeffrey Donaldson's incessant trips to the developing world raise dark new questions - the DUP leader visited an African country ten times in under three years, helped flog weapons alongside a British general, and worked with a special forces officer.
Emerald Airlines boss: 'We'll tender for the Dublin-Derry route when we get the opportunity.'
Analysis: the legal battle over the Garvaghy Road parade may clarify the law on public processions but leaves the politics untouched - the ruling should clear up important legal points but does not solve the situation outside the courtroom.
Restaurant review: a celebrity favourite is one of the best Chinese restaurants in Belfast.
A far-right rioter is homeless after fleeing Coleraine following a UDA gun attack; the ringleader of an anti-immigration group blamed the media for his troubles rather than his own behaviour.
Portadown District's offers to secure a Drumcree deal have been revealed, as a 10,000-person rally is set for the town - follow live coverage of the Drumcree dispute.
Analysis: an unexplained aspect of police intelligence over dissidents at Drumcree may help bring understanding; further information on the policing of Drumcree is expected on day two of the Orange Order case.
A judge is to rule next week on the Orange Order challenge over the banned Drumcree march.
From kimchi to chorizo: how pupils at one south Belfast primary school are embracing adventurous eating, in a pilot scheme designed to widen children's palates.
'My biggest fear is knowing I have to leave my daughter behind': a Belfast mum who gave her time to others.
A failure to isolate NI care home patients during the pandemic caused 'significant risk', the Covid Inquiry has heard; almost 5,000 patients were discharged to care facilities in the first half of 2020.
John Rentoul: why Andy Burnham could be the longest-serving PM since Blair.
A 67m pound public subsidy bid has been revealed as NI fights rivals for a 400m pound Ryanair hub with 600 new jobs; the airline's maintenance, repair and overhaul hub stands to produce 600 high-quality jobs.
Comment: 'The Yank' memoir suggests the IRA was less sophisticated than was believed, and its long war fought differently.
Laura Marshall's partner has told her inquest he does not know anything about her death.
'We're hungry for it': clothing brand founders on why they've chosen now to open in Belfast.
Families of GAA fans murdered by the Glenanne Gang have seen their case adjourned until January after new evidence emerged.
'I like to show the fun and positive side': how social media helped a Donegal mum fight isolation.
Dance rebels wanted as the Ulster Hall goes back to the 1930s for one night only; the new show, set during the parish dance hall era, makes its debut in Belfast.