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- EU foreign chief plans fresh sanctions against Russia August 17, 2026The EU intends to significantly expand sanctions against Russia in the coming months, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said.
- Ebola outbreak in DR Congo deadliest in country's history August 17, 2026The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history.
- Belgium races to tame wildfire creeping towards Germany August 16, 2026Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swathes of a hard-to-reach nature reserve near the German border.
- Post-mortem due on five teenagers killed in M9 collision August 16, 2026Post-mortem examinations will be carried out today on the bodies of five male teenagers killed in a head-on collision yesterday when their car was driven the wrong way down the M9 motorway.
- Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan August 16, 2026US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner has met Hamas's new leader in Egypt, sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP, in a push to revive a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel.
- Garda car rammed by stolen vehicle in south Dublin August 16, 2026An investigation is under way after a Garda patrol car was rammed by a stolen vehicle in the early hours of this morning in Co Dublin.
- McSharry caps off memorable week with bronze medal August 16, 2026Mona McSharry has won her third individual medal of the week at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
- Danny Healy-Rae's actions a 'scud missile', says brother August 16, 2026Former minister Michael Healy-Rae has described the actions of his older brother, Danny, as akin to those of a "scud missile" blaming them for leading to his resignation as a junior minister.
- O'Connor wants to 'enjoy this moment' following gold win August 16, 2026European Champion Kate O'Connor has said she wants to "enjoy this moment" after she won a gold medal in the women's heptathlon at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
