Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:13:37 +0000Israel expects first hostages to be released tomorrowhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417825-israel-gaza-hostage/Israel expects to recover the first hostages being freed from Gaza by Hamas tomorrow under a foreign mediated deal, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told Army Radio. Interviewed on Wednesday, he declined to confirm a reportthat the process would begin at 5 a.mWed, 22 Nov 2023 00:30:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417825-israel-gaza-hostage/Middle EastExplainer: What we know so far about Israel-Hamas dealhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417833-israel-hamas-deal/A deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas, which will see 50 civilians hostages freed and a four-day pause in fighting. Paul Cunningham, RTÉ's Correspondent in Tel Aviv, examines the deal.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:15:56 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417833-israel-hamas-deal/Middle EastSam Altman to return as OpenAI CEOhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1122/1417836-openai-sam-altman/OpenAI has reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his sacking, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the centre of the artificial intelligence boom.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:34:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1122/1417836-openai-sam-altman/BusinessDutch vote in tight race to pick a new prime ministerhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417837-netherlands-politics/Dutch voters are heading to the polls for one of the most unpredictable elections in recent history, with polls showing four candidates with a shot of replacing Prime Minister Mark Rutte.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:47:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417837-netherlands-politics/WorldUkraine downs 14 Russian drones overnight - air forcehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2023/1122/1417853-ukraine-russia/Ukrainian air defences shot down all 14 Shahed drones launched by Russian forces in an overnight attack, the air force has said.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:34:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2023/1122/1417853-ukraine-russia/WorldCaretaker leaves $3.8m in will to 'shocked' US townhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417843-caretaker-leaves-3-8m-in-will-to-shocked-us-town/The caretaker of a mobile home park in a small New Hampshire town has shocked residents after leaving $3.8 million (€3.48m) to the community in his will.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:51:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417843-caretaker-leaves-3-8m-in-will-to-shocked-us-town/USIsraeli hostages held in Gaza - what happens nowhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417830-hostages-gaza/The Israeli government has voted to back a deal to release some Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for a multi-day truce and the freeing of a greater number of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Here's what we know about the hostages and where they're kept.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:33:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417830-hostages-gaza/Middle EastFour-day pause in fighting and aid to enter Gazahttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417835-israel-gaza-blog/Follow developments after Israel and Hamas reached a deal that will see the release of 50 hostages and a four-day pause in fighting.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:34:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417835-israel-gaza-blog/Middle EastHunt set to announce UK tax cuts in Autumn Statementhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1122/1417846-uk-autumn-statement/The British government is today expected to announce long-awaited tax cuts to encourage growth.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:33:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1122/1417846-uk-autumn-statement/BusinessN Korean spy satellite 'appears' to have entered orbithttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417829-north-korea-satellite/North Korea's purported spy satellite has entered orbit, Seoul's military said, but warned it was too early to tell whether Pyongyang's eye in the sky was actually working.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:09:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417829-north-korea-satellite/WorldKorean space race? North and South chase spy satelliteshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417886-north-south-korea-space/Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:51:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1122/1417886-north-south-korea-space/WorldSlovak border crossing blocked as wider protest loomshttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2023/1121/1417556-polish-truck-drivers-block-ukrainian-trucks-at-border/A Slovak border crossing with Ukraine has been partially blocked, police and media reported, in support of a similar protest in Poland.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:25:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2023/1121/1417556-polish-truck-drivers-block-ukrainian-trucks-at-border/EuropeDisclosure of Bulley's health struggles 'unnecessary'https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417676-bulley-review/The bungled handling of the release of personal information about Nicola Bulley's health struggles was "avoidable and unnecessary", and police and media need to rebuild trust, UK police chiefs have said.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:44:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417676-bulley-review/UKBodies of four missing Welsh teens found in crashed carhttps://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2023/1121/1417744-wales-missing/Police searching for four teenagers who have been missing after going camping have found their bodies inside a crashed car.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:01:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2023/1121/1417744-wales-missing/UKCivilian death toll in Ukraine tops 10,000 - UNhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417657-ukraine-russia/More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, with about half of recent deaths occurring far behind the front lines, the UN Human Rights Office said.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:05:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417657-ukraine-russia/WorldLawyers for Adams ask judge to throw out damages claimhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417736-adams-court/Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is waiting to see if he has won the first round of a High Court damages fight with three victims of bombings in the UK.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:37:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417736-adams-court/UK'Extremely venomous' green mamba loose in Netherlandshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417757-green-mamba-loose-netherlands/An "extremely venomous" two-metre-long green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police have said, warning residents to stay indoors and under no circumstances attempt to ensnare the serpent.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:43:59 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417757-green-mamba-loose-netherlands/NetherlandsCovid-19 variant maintains threat - WHOhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417804-covid-who/Covid-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health Organization has said.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:02:14 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417804-covid-who/WorldAntarctic ozone hole grows in spring, research suggestshttps://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2023/1121/1417783-ozone-layer-study/The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has been getting deeper in mid-spring over the last two decades, despite a global ban on chemicals that deplete Earth's shield from deadly solar radiation, new research suggested.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:12:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2023/1121/1417783-ozone-layer-study/ClimateIndian tunnel workers trapped for ten days seen alivehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417637-india/Forty-one Indian workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for ten days have been seen alive on camera for the first time as workers attempted to create new passageways to free them.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:01:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417637-india/WorldHow the Maidan protests ten years ago changed Ukrainehttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/1121/1417656-maidan-protests-kyiv-ukraine-november-2013-activism-politics-russia/The events of a decade ago continue to influence the development of Ukraine and are deeply entwined with Russian military aggressionTue, 21 Nov 2023 12:19:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/1121/1417656-maidan-protests-kyiv-ukraine-november-2013-activism-politics-russia/UkraineIsraeli cabinet votes on hostage-ceasefire dealhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1121/1417622-hostage-deal/Israel and Hamas appeared close to a deal to temporarily halt their devastating six-week war for dozens of hostages being held in Gaza to be freed in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:15:49 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1121/1417622-hostage-deal/Middle EastAs it Happened: Netanyahu says Hamas war will continuehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417631-israel-gaza-blog/All the latest developments in the ongoing conflict between Israel and HamasTue, 21 Nov 2023 07:35:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417631-israel-gaza-blog/Middle EastNorth Korea says spy satellite launch successfulhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417742-north-korea/North Korea has said that it has succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the US led its allies in condemning the launch as a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:20:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1121/1417742-north-korea/WorldUS military plane overshoots runway and ends up in seahttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2023/1121/1417721-us-navy-plane/A US Navy plane flying in wet weather overshot a runway at a military base in Hawaii yesterday and splashed into Kaneohe Bay but all nine people on board were uninjured, authorities said.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:42:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2023/1121/1417721-us-navy-plane/USCOP28 turns attention to potent methane emissionshttps://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2023/1121/1417639-cop28/Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2. But other powerful heat-trapping emissions - of methane - are also likely to be in the crosshairs of negotiators at the crucial COP28 meeting in Dubai next week.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:12:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2023/1121/1417639-cop28/Climate ChangeMusk's X sues media monitor over anti-Semitism claimshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417629-musk-anti-semitism/Elon Musk's X Corp has sued non-profit Media Matters for allegedly driving advertisers away from the platform formerly known as Twitter by portraying it as rife with anti-Semitic content.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:15:56 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1121/1417629-musk-anti-semitism/WorldEarth on track for catastrophic 2.9C temp rise - UNhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417532-un-climate-targets-cop28/Countries' greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9C this century, the UN has said, warning "we are out of road".Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:20:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417532-un-climate-targets-cop28/Climate ChangeOutsider Javier Milei triumphs in Argentina electionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1120/1417405-argentina-election/Libertarian outsider Javier Milei has pulled off a massive upset with a resounding win in Argentina's presidential election, plunging the country into uncertainty in the midst of a crippling economic crisis.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:57:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1120/1417405-argentina-election/WorldThe key points on negotiations to release Gaza hostageshttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417411-gaza-hostages/RTÉ Correspondent Paul Cunningham reports from Jerusalem on the eight key points on behind-the-scenes negotiations for the release of the Gaza hostages.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:54:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417411-gaza-hostages/Middle EastTrump gag order appeal faces sceptical receptionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2023/1120/1417611-trump-gag-order/US appeals court judges signalled scepticism toward Donald Trump's bid to overturn a gag order imposed on the former president in a federal criminal case in which he is accused of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:57:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2023/1120/1417611-trump-gag-order/USAs it happened: Red Cross president meets Hamas chiefhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417413-israel-gaza/Follow live updates on the Israel-Hamas war as negotiations on a deal to free some of the hostages held in Gaza continues amid fierce fighting in the besieged enclave.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 07:14:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417413-israel-gaza/Middle EastMilei's dilemma: How to solve a problem like Argentina?https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1120/1417422-milei-argentina/Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei will have no time to bask in yesterday's victory as he inherits a country crippled by inflation and short on cash, creditors and international sympathy.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:00:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1120/1417422-milei-argentina/ArgentinaArgentina's Milei: From TV pundit to the presidencyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417520-javier-milei/When Argentine libertarian Javier Milei announced his entry into politics in 2020 in a bid to "blow up" the system, few predicted that three years later the wild-haired economist and former TV pundit could reach the presidency. Now he's pulled it off.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:55:38 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417520-javier-milei/WorldUkraine cyber defence officials sacked amid graft probehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1120/1417433-ukraine-russia/Ukraine has sacked two senior cyber defence officials, a government official has said, as prosecutors announced a probe into alleged embezzlement in the government's cyber security agency.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:32:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1120/1417433-ukraine-russia/UkraineBiden jokes about age at Thanksgiving turkey pardoninghttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417580-joe-biden-turkey-pardon/Some might call it fowl play to joke about their age, but US President Joe Biden has made light of turning 81 as he spent his birthday pardoning two Thanksgiving turkeys.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:30:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1120/1417580-joe-biden-turkey-pardon/USIndian rescuers to dig shaft for trapped tunnel workershttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1120/1417436-india-tunnel/Indian rescuers have been battling to free 41 men trapped in a road tunnel for nine days as they prepared to dig an entirely new shaft after previous efforts failed.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:56:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1120/1417436-india-tunnel/WorldShakira agrees deal in Spanish tax casehttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1120/1417446-shakira-reaches-deal-in-tax-fraud-case/Shakira has said that she has resolved a long-running tax dispute with Spanish authorities.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:50:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1120/1417446-shakira-reaches-deal-in-tax-fraud-case/MusicBiden says he believes Gaza hostage release deal nearhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417567-hostage-deal/US President Joe Biden has said he believes a deal is near to secure the release of some of the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, telling reporters "I believe so" when asked at the White House about a possible agreement.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:39:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417567-hostage-deal/Middle EastRobinson calls for coalition of peace to solve Gaza warhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417450-mary-robinson/Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson has called for an international "coalition of peace" in order to solve the Gaza conflict.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:00:10 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417450-mary-robinson/Middle EastPremature babies evacuated from Gaza arrive in Egypthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417407-gaza-israel/A group of 28 prematurely born babies evacuated from Gaza's biggest hospital have been taken into Egypt for urgent treatment.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 02:06:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2023/1120/1417407-gaza-israel/Middle EastOpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resignshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1120/1417425-microsoft-ceo-says-sam-altman-will-be-joining-microsoft/Hundreds of staff at ChatGPT's parent company OpenAI have signed a letter threatening to leave the tech firm unless "all current board members resign," according to US media reports.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:13:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1120/1417425-microsoft-ceo-says-sam-altman-will-be-joining-microsoft/BusinessBabies evacuated from 'death zone' Gaza hospitalhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1119/1417317-gaza-israel/Gaza's largest hospital has become a "death zone," the World Health Organization has said, announcing plans to evacuate the last remaining patients as Israel's army said it was expanding operations to destroy Hamas.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:29:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1119/1417317-gaza-israel/WorldUkrainian army says troops advancing at Dnipro Riverhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2023/1119/1417321-ukraine-russia/The Ukrainian army has said that it has pushed Russian forces back "three to eight kilometres" from the banks of the Dnipro River.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:03:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2023/1119/1417321-ukraine-russia/UkraineSunak taking charge, but plenty of time for more dramahttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1119/1417147-sunak-analysis/The British prime minister sacked his hard right home secretary Suella Braverman after making a series of controversial remarks.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1119/1417147-sunak-analysis/Analysis and CommentFormer US first lady Rosalynn Carter dies aged 96https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1119/1417386-rosalynn-carter/Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former president Jimmy Carter, has died at age 96 at the couple's home in the southern state of Georgia, their nonprofit organisation announced.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 21:15:08 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1119/1417386-rosalynn-carter/WorldIsraeli air strikes kill 47 in south Gazahttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1118/1417175-gaza-israel/Israeli air strikes on residential areas in south Gaza have killed at least 47 Palestinians, medics said, after Israel again warned civilians to relocate as it girds for an onslaught against Hamas in the enclave's south after subduing the north.Sat, 18 Nov 2023 03:42:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1118/1417175-gaza-israel/Middle EastNapoleon's hat sells for record €1.9m in French auctionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1119/1417358-napoleon-hat/A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly €2 million at a French auction, the auction house has said.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 15:53:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1119/1417358-napoleon-hat/WorldOpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed from companyhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1118/1417176-chatgpt-sam-altman/OpenAI, the company that launched ChatGPT a year ago, has said it dismissed CEO Sam Altman.Sat, 18 Nov 2023 04:33:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1118/1417176-chatgpt-sam-altman/BusinessRussell Brand 'interviewed under caution' by UK policehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1119/1417364-russell-brand/Russell Brand has been interviewed under caution by British police over allegations of sexual offences, it has been reported.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:10:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1119/1417364-russell-brand/UK