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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for February 24, 2025

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world

22:39:10 US votes against UN resolution demanding Russia withdraw its forces from Ukraine

22:10:59 Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes fails to overturn fraud conviction

21:37:12 Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, Vatican says

20:54:24 Trump expresses hope war in Ukraine is nearing endgame as he meets Macron

20:20:29 Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine, Trump suggests

17:57:20 Apple announces huge US investment amid tariff threats that could affect iPhone

17:14:17 Foreign leaders visit Ukraine to show support on war’s third anniversary

16:42:20 Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them

15:47:02 Trump meets French president as uncertainty grows over US ties to Europe

15:37:33 Vatican to hold daily evening prayers for health of pope in St Peter’s Square

14:29:31 Piers Corbyn to face trial over pro-Palestine protest outside BBC building

14:25:07 Starmer pledges sanctions to push Putin to ‘make concessions’ in Ukraine talks

13:49:14 Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines

13:13:31 Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching man in street

11:24:49 Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia’s efforts to end Ukraine war

11:07:50 China holds live-fire exercises in Gulf of Tonkin after Vietnam territory claims

09:54:48 Friedrich Merz on course to lead Germany after election and vows to unite Europe

09:23:21 UN chief says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers

07:41:28 US pressures Ukraine to withdraw UN resolution over Russian invasion

06:09:51 Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place

02:36:44 Motive still unclear in US hospital attack that left one police officer dead

02:01:37 Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades

01:40:08 Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syrian forces ‘south of Damascus’

01:08:28 FBI and Pentagon overrule Musk’s email demands in latest cost-cutting crusade

entertainment

21:48:18 Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to sing at Oscars

21:23:31 Roberta Flack exposed Killing Me Softly With His Song to the world – songwriter

19:52:36 Oprah Winfrey hails Roberta Flack for creating ‘soundtrack to our lives’

19:34:34 D-Block Europe announces Cork gig for July 2025

16:32:31 Tom Hanks showcases wild wonders of the Americas in a new blockbuster BBC nature series

16:03:45 Roberta Flack, Killing Me Softly With His Song singer, dies aged 88

12:50:32 All Together Now add 50 new acts to lineup including Nelly Furtado and London Grammar

10:53:58 Selena Gomez emotional and stunned after SAG Only Murders In The Building win

08:30:31 Actress Lucy Boynton says society has become ‘desensitised’ to domestic violence

07:28:26 Demi Moore, Timothee Chalamet and Conclave cast win at Screen Actors Guild

sport

21:34:39 Barry Ferguson raring to get started as Rangers interim boss

16:21:29 Enzo Maresca says Cole Palmer’s form is not helped by Chelsea’s reliance on him

16:17:53 Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson placed in charge until end of season

16:14:32 Man Utd announce further redundancies with up to 200 jobs set to be lost

13:06:37 Nico Gonzalez ‘not Rodri replacement’ but keen to thrive in Manchester City team

12:47:16 Mohamed Salah’s record at Liverpool after hitting 25 Premier League goals

10:06:16 Venus Williams will not play Indian Wells despite tournament’s announcement

07:41:38 Arne Slot refuses to believe Premier League title is in Liverpool’s hands

ireland

18:58:07 Sinn Féin accused of ‘disgraceful’ comments after death of Brendan McFarlane

18:58:03 Gardaí investigating 'unexplained' death of man (60s) in Cork

18:41:16 Mother of woman stabbed to death tells court the accused threatened to kill her daughter

18:35:07 Gambler who conned vulnerable man out of life savings is jailed

18:23:07 NI Covid families meet Emma Little-Pengelly in bid to influence policy

18:22:00 Man who abused 9-year-old girl while staying as house guest jailed

18:18:40 Liquidator wants disbarred broker to be examined under oath

18:15:50 Man jailed for five years for string of offences including assaulting girlfriends and coercive control

18:00:58 Ryanair seeks to reopen judgment dismissing challenge to Dublin Airport cargo tunnel

17:31:16 Man arrested after barricading himself into property in Wicklow

17:24:28 Closing speeches to come after 10 day hiatus in Sliabh Liag murder trial

17:02:10 Taxi driver shot in west Belfast ‘lucky to be alive’, detective says

16:55:16 Tourist denies she was 'affectionate' with alleged rapist

16:53:46 Accused told gardaí he'd been 'in and out' of Lisa Thompson house 'for the last three years', trial hears

16:43:20 Man (60s) killed in accident on Donegal farm

16:33:44 Three men to appear in court in connection with Coolock public order incident

16:27:30 Northern Ireland Assembly hears calls for information to find Lisa Dorrian

14:28:41 Girl attacked by collie dog in Limerick settles High Court action for €65,000

13:58:58 Newly-married couple chosen as Great Blasket Island caretakers

13:40:02 Galway man jailed for sexual abuse of girl 50 years younger than him

13:37:37 Man who survived being shot in head and chest pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death

12:56:30 Ireland will increase financial contributions to Ukraine, Taoiseach says

12:05:50 Canadian Government issues catfish advice to residents travelling to Ireland

12:03:44 Dublin barman claimed he was mugged for bank card used to filter €7,600 of stolen cash

11:22:32 Hospital overcrowding: Over 130 people waiting for a bed at UHL

11:09:43 Irish households waste an average of €374 worth of food per year

10:22:48 Harris welcomes alternative Gaza proposal over ‘appalling vista’ of resettlement

09:13:09 Man (70s) dies after being struck by car in Co Laois

08:57:15 Ireland should not rule out Ukraine peacekeeping, Harris says

08:07:30 Taoiseach to take part in Zelensky meeting to discuss Ukraine

07:47:15 Jamie Lee Curtis presents SAG prize to Colin Farrell, saying he gave her Covid

07:20:42 What the papers say: Monday's front pages

06:40:07 Chris O’Dowd says Small Town, Big Story gave filming locations ’emotional boost’

06:33:33 Average rents rose by 5.7% last year – report

lifestyle

16:12:01 Selena Gomez exudes Hollywood glamour at the SAG Awards 2025

explained

11:53:06 Explainer: What we learned from the German election

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