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Alawite families who fled the clashes in Syria carry their luggage as they cross a river marking the border between Syria and northern Lebanon near the village of Heker (Hussein Malla/AP)

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1,400 killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, committee says

More than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, were killed in several days of sectarian violence on Syria’s coast earlier this year, a government committee tasked with investigating it has said.

Week-long fighting also led to a series of targeted sectarian attacks against the Druze community, followed by revenge attacks against the Bedouins (Omar Sanadiki/AP)

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Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city

Smoke rises from clashes between Bedouin clans and Druze militias in southern Syria (Ghaith Alsayed/AP)

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Syrian government forces to re-enter province following renewed clashes

Israel Syria Clashes

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‘New ceasefire agreed’ after clashes in Syria

Israel Syria Clashes

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Clashes rage in Syrian city as Israel launches strike on Damascus

Syria Clashes

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Ceasefire announced after dozens killed in Syrian sectarian clashes

Haiti Displaced

Haiti could face ‘chaos’ without more international support, UN envoy warns

The top UN official in Haiti sounded an alarm to the organisation’s Security Council that escalating gang violence is liable to lead the Caribbean nation to “a point of no return”.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2025

Syria Alawite Revenge Killings

Syrian religious minority living in fear amid renewed attacks

A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are still living in fear, with dozens killed in smaller attacks since the start of April.

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Sudan

UN reports hundreds more dead after two-day RSF assault on Sudan refugee camps

More than 300 people have been killed after two days of intense fighting in Sudan’s conflict-wracked Darfur region, the United Nations (UN) said.

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Sudan

Sudanese army chief returns to Khartoum for first time in two years of war

Sudan’s army says it had recaptured Khartoum’s international airport and the military chief flew back to the capital for the first time in nearly two years of war.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

APTOPIX Sudan

Sudanese army seizes key buildings in Khartoum after retaking Republican Palace

Sudan’s military has consolidated its grip on the capital, retaking more key government buildings a day after it gained control of the Republican Palace from a paramilitary group.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Sudan

Sudan’s military recaptures more government buildings from paramilitary group

Sudan’s military consolidated its grip on the capital, retaking more key government buildings a day after it gained control of the Republican Palace from a paramilitary group.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Sudan

Sudan’s military retakes Khartoum’s Republican Palace

Sudan’s military said it has retaken the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces in the capital, after nearly two years of fighting.

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti revealed

Gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti revealed

Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report by Amnesty International.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

The UN’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people have been killed since late January.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Six people dead in clashes in Syria

Six people dead in clashes in Syria

Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted president Bashar Assad’s government killed six Islamic fighters on Wednesday and wounded others, according to a British-based war monitor.

Thu, 26 Dec, 2024

Two reporters and a police officer killed in gang attack in Haiti

Two reporters and a police officer killed in gang attack in Haiti

Two reporters were killed and several were wounded on Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital, Haiti’s online media association said. A police officer was also killed in the attack.

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

Two dead in gang attack on journalists covering Haiti hospital reopening

Two dead in gang attack on journalists covering Haiti hospital reopening

Haiti’s online media association has confirmed that two reporters were killed and others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital.

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

Amsterdam court sentences five men over violence linked to Ajax-Maccabi game

Amsterdam court sentences five men over violence linked to Ajax-Maccabi game

An Amsterdam District Court has sentenced five men to up to six months in prison for violence that erupted around a Uefa Europa League football match between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv in November.

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024

Armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured regional army HQ

Armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured regional army HQ

A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claimed on Friday to have scored a major victory in the war against the ruling military, as neighbouring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing efforts to end the conflict peacefully.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2024

Haiti residents stand with police in battle to repel latest gang attack

Haiti residents stand with police in battle to repel latest gang attack

Gangs have launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side-by-side with police.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

BRITAIN Riot 3

Helen McEntee bids to ban balaclavas and other masks 'designed to intimidate'

Justice Minister is consulting with Attorney General Rossa Fanning and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris about how such a law would work

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

Dozens injured in violent clashes over Bangladesh government jobs quota system

Dozens injured in violent clashes over Bangladesh government jobs quota system

Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and charged with batons during violent clashes between a pro-government student body and student protesters overnight, leaving dozens injured at a public university outside the capital, authorities and students ...

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

July 4 violence across US leaves at least 33 people dead

July 4 violence across US leaves at least 33 people dead

Shootings and other violence during the extended July 4 weekend have left at least 33 people dead across the US, including 11 in Chicago, and injured dozens more nationwide, authorities said.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Louise O'Neill: The justice system is not built to protect women like Natasha O'Brien

Louise O'Neill: The justice system is not built to protect women like Natasha O'Brien

Irish courts help normalise violence against women by their repeated failure to hand down appropriate consequences for such attacks

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

New Caledonia pro-independence leader transferred to France to await trial

New Caledonia pro-independence leader transferred to France to await trial

A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a prison facility in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest in May that left nine people dead, the public prosecutor in ...

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

Aerial view of the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland.

Three gay men 'hunted down' by gang of six armed with knives in Phoenix Park

The incident was highlighted in the Seanad by Fine Gael’s Barry Ward who had been alerted to the homophobic incident by one of the men who was targeted

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

New Caledonia reopening airport and shortening curfew as unrest continues to ebb

New Caledonia reopening airport and shortening curfew as unrest continues to ebb

The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport which has been closed to commercial flights for more than a month because of deadly violence that wracked the archipelago where ...

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

Racial and Gender Equity in European Football Conference - Thursday February 1st - City Ground

Ex-France footballer Karembeu says two of his relatives killed in New Caledonia

Former footballer Christian Karembeu, a 1998 World Cup winner with France, says two of his relatives have been killed during the unrest in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia that has left seven people dead.

Mon, 27 May, 2024

France to lift state of emergency in riot-razed New Caledonia after seven killed

France to lift state of emergency in riot-razed New Caledonia after seven killed

The decision aims at “enabling meetings of the various components” such as the pro-independence movement Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS)

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Pro-independence leader in New Caledonia calls for resistance against France

Pro-independence leader in New Caledonia calls for resistance against France

The leader of a pro-independence party in New Caledonia has called on supporters to “remain mobilised” across the French Pacific archipelago and “maintain resistance” against the Paris government’s efforts to impose electoral reforms.

Sat, 25 May, 2024

Police officer detained after seventh death in New Caledonia

Police officer detained after seventh death in New Caledonia

The French prosecutor for New Caledonia said a police officer has been taken into custody after shooting and killing a man when the officer was set upon by a group of about 15 people.

Fri, 24 May, 2024

Emmanuel Macron says priority is return to calm amid unrest in New Caledonia

Emmanuel Macron says priority is return to calm amid unrest in New Caledonia

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.

Thu, 23 May, 2024

French president Emmanuel Macron flies to New Caledonia amid ongoing unrest

French president Emmanuel Macron flies to New Caledonia amid ongoing unrest

French president Emmanuel Macron is flying to New Caledonia to seek a political solution to the unrest that has rocked the French archipelago in the south-western Pacific Ocean, with violence still simmering while he is in the air.

Wed, 22 May, 2024

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of citizens from New Caledonia

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of citizens from New Caledonia

The Australian military has flown 115 passengers on two flights from the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and a French government flight was expected to evacuate another 100 stranded passengers on Wednesday, an Australian government ...

Wed, 22 May, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron to visit violence-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron to visit violence-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia.

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Australia and New Zealand to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia’s unrest

Australia and New Zealand to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia’s unrest

The Australian and New Zealand governments announced on Tuesday that they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia.

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly three months after violence forced it closed

Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly three months after violence forced it closed

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it to all traffic in early March.

Mon, 20 May, 2024

French authorities report sixth death in New Caledonia violence

French authorities report sixth death in New Caledonia violence

French security forces have reported another death in armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

Sat, 18 May, 2024

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends in reinforcements

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends in reinforcements

The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, after France imposed a state of emergency following protests over voting reforms backed by the government in Paris.

Fri, 17 May, 2024

Violence continues in New Caledonia despite France imposing state of emergency

Violence continues in New Caledonia despite France imposing state of emergency

Violence has raged across New Caledonia for a third consecutive day hours after the French government imposed a state of emergency in the Pacific territory.

Thu, 16 May, 2024

France imposes state of emergency on Pacific territory rocked by violence

France imposes state of emergency on Pacific territory rocked by violence

The French government announced on Wednesday it will impose a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting police powers in an attempt to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead.

Wed, 15 May, 2024

Vata bay Noumea New Caledonia. Image shot 10/2008. Exact date unknown.

French president convenes ministers to discuss violence in New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiralling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said.

Wed, 15 May, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Democracy will be tested in South Africa

Irish Examiner view: Democracy will be tested in South Africa

South Africa must respond to the many challenges faced by what should be Africa’s most powerful and successful country

Mon, 13 May, 2024

Calls to provide all Oireachtas members with panic buttons amid growing safety concerns

Calls to provide all Oireachtas members with panic buttons amid growing safety concerns

Senator Martin Conway said the level of aggression has increased, with people approaching him to confront him on issues including covid and immigration

Wed, 08 May, 2024

Gangs lay siege to neighbourhoods in fresh outbreak of violence in Haiti

Gangs lay siege to neighbourhoods in fresh outbreak of violence in Haiti

Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early on Thursday in one of the biggest attacks since Haiti’s new prime minister was ...

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Haiti’s transitional council names new PM amid hopes of quelling violence

Haiti’s transitional council names new PM amid hopes of quelling violence

Haiti’s newly installed transitional council has chosen former sports minister Fritz Belizaire as the country’s prime minister as it presses forward in its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

Irish Examiner view: US students have witnessed 404 school shootings since Columbine

Irish Examiner view: US students have witnessed 404 school shootings since Columbine

370,000 young Americans experienced school shootings in the quarter century since the Columbine High School massacre

Mon, 22 Apr, 2024

FILE PHOTO Anti-migration protestors gathered outside the home of Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman last night END

Threat to democracy: Conspiracy groups 'becoming increasingly more extreme'

Experts warn intimidation and violence could escalate after masked men deface minister’s home

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship after five-hour shootout with gangs

Haiti police recover hijacked cargo ship after five-hour shootout with gangs

Haiti’s National Police agency says that it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024