Eleven Irish Gaza flotilla detainees due to arrive in Dublin after deportation via Turkey
Eleven Irish citizens detained after Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla are due to arrive at Dublin Airport this lunchtime. The group is expected to land on a Pegasus flight from Istanbul at about 1pm, after being deported from Israel via Turkey. Supporters and family members are expected to meet them on arrival.The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is providing all appropriate consular assistance. The Irish citizens were among 14 from Ireland and 430 people in total detained when the flotilla was boarded in international waters. The activists had been part of a convoy seeking to break the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 May 2026 12:30 LONDON
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Thousands rally in Ankara and Istanbul after court ousts CHP leader
Thousands of people rallied on Friday in Ankara and Istanbul after a court verdict removed the popular leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP. The protests were reported in the country's two largest cities, indicating a swift public reaction to the ruling. The demonstrations came as the latest sign of tension between the government and its opponents.The rallies were held on 23 May 2026, shortly after the court decision was announced. The supplied material says the verdict ousted the CHP leader, but does not identify the court or provide the legal grounds for the ruling. It also... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 May 2026 11:30 LONDON
Deported Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse after Israeli interception
Pro-Palestinian activists deported after Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have alleged they were abused while being held in detention. The claims relate to the Global Sumud Flotilla, which set sail from Turkey last week and was stopped in international waters west of Cyprus before detainees were taken to Ashdod and later deported. Canada said it had received information about what it called appalling abuse of its citizens, while Germany and Spain said some of their nationals had been injured.The flotilla organisers alleged there had been at least 15 cases of sexual assaults, while other detainees said they were beaten... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 May 2026 09:00 LONDON
Ireland joins EU push for ban on trade with occupied territories settlements
Ireland has joined nine other EU member states in calling on the European Commission to bring forward proposals to ban trade with illegal settlements in occupied territories. The appeal was made in Brussels during the Foreign Affairs Council on Trade, where ministers were discussing economic security. Irish Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence Minister Helen McEntee said Europe should not defend a rules-based international order while allowing trade with settlements it regards as illegal.McEntee said the issue was raised at the council meeting on 22 May and that Ireland was pressing the Commission to act. In her statement, she said illegal... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 May 2026 13:30 LONDON
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