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Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war

At least 50 injured with women and child among dead after in air strikes on apartment and vehicle in Palestinian enclave

There will be no ‘hello from Dublin’, no Irish televote and no broadcast on Irish television

Noel Curran says European Broadcasting Union engaging ‘proactively’ to get boycott members back in future song contests

Words are no longer enough

Only 35 countries competing this year with Ireland among nations not taking part due to Israel’s involvement

Richard Boyd Barrett introduces Bill to sanction Israel, break off ‘all economic trade, financial relations’

We could choose how the show goes on

PantiBar owner says decision to stop screening contest is validated by Israel’s attempt to use it as ‘propaganda tool’

Increase in attacks on ​enclave further sign of stalled progress under Trump’s plan to halt Israel-Hamas war

A key ultra‑Orthodox ally has abandoned Binyamin Netanyahu’s government, collapsing the coalition’s majority amid a row over military exemptions

The FAI should refuse to play fixtures against Israel until Fifa and Uefa apply the same standards they applied elsewhere

Irish tradition of supporting sporting boycotts on moral grounds

Noam Bettan will compete on Saturday night in the boycott-hit 70th year of the song contest, held in Vienna

Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure

US president says while the ceasefire remains in place it is ‘unbelievably weak’

It is an unprecedented moment in the Eurovision Song Contest’s history, and this year’s competition could have long-term consequences

Binyamin Netanyahu’s government has embraced the hugely popular song contest as a soft power tool

Tehran’s response to Washington’s proposal ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’, says US president

EU foreign ministers agree to issue new sanctions targeting some Israeli settlers in the ​West Bank

Tensions and disunity haunt the song contest as it marks its 70th anniversary in Vienna

Breakthrough sees blacklist imposed on violent settlers for first time in nearly two years

There is a neat symmetry to Carter’s story and to his hometown’s quietly glowing presence in the US

Defence lawyers argue the panel led by Kathrin Eichstädt is an impediment to a fair trial

Inconsistency between Government reluctance to formally acknowledge Armenian genocide and clear stance on Gaza

Marwan Barghouti retains broad support among fractured Palestinian factions, and calls for his release have become louder

Hostile drones detected over several Gulf countries as further strikes launched by Israel on southern Lebanon

Early sign of ‘momentum shift’ towards curbs on trade from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories

The Lebanese militant group was sharply diminished by its 2024 war with Israel – but the latest conflict has shown it is not a spent force

The latest news and analysis on the Middle East crisis

International law cannot be treated as something that applies rigorously to enemies while becoming negotiable when close allies are involved

The final 20 minutes of last year’s final, in Basle, was excruciating. The same could happen in Vienna next week

UN Rapporteur on Human Rights weaves together legal work she undertakes to achieve justice for Palestinians, with personal story

Unlike Eurovision, Ireland is not boycotting the Venice Biennale over Israel’s participation

Israel and Lebanon to hold fresh talks but Iranian officials sceptical over Washington’s plan to end wider regional conflict

Latest updates on Middle East crisis as US and Iran close in on deal to end war

Saudi Arabia stopped US military from using its bases or airspace to carry out operation top open Strait of Hormuz

Inaction from the Irish Government and the EU is profoundly disappointing

The plight of 20,000 trapped seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz is described as unprecedented

Lack of transparency and regulation makes it impossible to assess value in household bins collection market