@virginmedianews.bsky.socialAround 170 thousand passengers are stranded after eight airports were closed in Indonesia, because of a volcanic eruption. The Anak Krakatau volcano started erupting on Friday night, sending ash drifting across parts of western Indonesia.
@virginmedianews.bsky.socialThe far-right Alternative for Germany party is projected to win a strong victory in a regional election.
The party won more than 44% of the vote according to initial projections, emerging as the strongest political force in the eastern state of Saxony- Anhalt.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social🗣️ "People aren't able to process it. It's a huge sense of shock,"
A community is grieving after the death of a two-year-old boy in a hit-and-run in Rathkeale, Co Limerick.
The toddler, named locally as Peter Mulcaire, was hit by a car near his home yesterday afternoon.
@virginmedianews.bsky.socialUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv.
The pair are in Ukraine as part of a renewed diplomatic push over Russia’s war, after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday.
@virginmedianews.bsky.socialNational Services Day has been marked with events around the country to honour frontline, emergency and security personnel.
In Dublin, members of An Garda Síochána, the RNLI, National Ambulance Service and others took part in a parade from O’Connell Street to Trinity College.
@virginmedianews.bsky.socialRail services remain suspended in both directions between Portarlington and Tullamore after a train struck a tractor.
Bus transfers are operating between Athlone/Tullamore and Portarlington, while passengers on Westport and Galway services can expect significant delays.
@virginmedianews.bsky.socialBus and train fares are set to rise by around 15% on average.
Further details are expected to be announced by the National Transport Authority today.
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@virginmedianews.bsky.socialStudents are returning to school across Congo this week despite concerns that the ongoing Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicentre.
Concern Worldwide is increasing its support for the Ebola response, as the number of confirmed deaths passes 3,000.
