Israeli authorities have sparked another confrontation with the United Nations after seizing a UN facility in East Jerusalem and promising to close it down permanently.
A year on from an Israeli double strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed 22 Palestinians, including journalists and rescue workers, no one has been held accountable.
A funeral mass has been held for one of the teenagers killed in a head-on collision in County Kildare last week - with a heavy police presence at Carlow for the event.
Former cricket captains - including Sir Alastair Cook and Mike Atherton - have urged Pakistan to ensure jailed former prime minister Imran Khan receives "humane treatment and proper medical care".