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Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Obituary: Mohammed Sinwar, militant who took over Hamas after his brother was killed by the IDF
Telegraph obituaries ©Telegraph Media Group Holdings Ltd Today at 21:30 Mohammed Sinwar, who has been killed by an Israeli air strike aged 49, was the younger brother and successor of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, the Palestinian political and military organisation in the Gaza Strip. Yahya Sinwar was the architect of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel which led to the current war in Gaza. Register for free to read this story Register and create a profile to get access to our free stories. You'll also unlock more free stories each week.
Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Elon Musk to build huge Texas ‘gigabay' to store 1,000 Starship rockets
©Telegraph Media Group Holdings Ltd Today at 21:30 SpaceX will build the 'biggest structure in the world' to house up to 1,000 of its 400ft-tall Starship rockets per year, Elon Musk has claimed. The Tesla billionaire and world's richest man laid out his vision for 'making life multiplanetary' in an update at SpaceX's Starbase in Texas.
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Science
- Irish Independent
Pressure mounts on Elon Musk as critical errors send latest Starship rocket to its doom
©Telegraph Media Group Holdings Ltd Elon Musk's Starship rocket had been cruising for almost half-an-hour when it became clear something was wrong. After blasting off on Tuesday from Starbase, SpaceX's complex on the Texas coast, Musk's rocket had successfully reached orbit and was falling back towards Earth. But as it descended, it began to spiral.
Irish Independent
6 days ago
- Health
- Irish Independent
Young people in France are turning their noses up at pungent cheese – but right-wing voters indulge in it more
©Telegraph Media Group Holdings Ltd Today at 21:30 Young people in France are turning their noses up at cheese, with 9pc of 18- to 24-year-olds saying they never eat the dairy product, compared with 5pc of the French population as a whole. This is according to a study by the OpinionWay Institute for the Academie Phormos, a Parisian association of eminent cheese lovers. Register for free to read this story Register and create a profile to get access to our free stories. You'll also unlock more free stories each week.
Irish Independent
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Five of Leonardo Da Vinci's living descendants found – including a flight-loving inventor, a welder and a tapestry artist
©Telegraph Media Group Holdings Ltd Yesterday at 21:30 One is an amateur inventor, one is an artist, and another a keen welder. While they all share the traits of one of their most famous ancestors, the Vincis of northern Italy lived for years without knowledge of their rich family heritage. Until now.
