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President Michael D. Higgins
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Taoiseach Simon Harris
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Zelensky and CIA chief meet during refuelling stop in Ireland

Sources say the pair met at Shannon Airport as the Ukrainian leader travelled to the UN meetings in New York.

United States

Thousands of US flights snarled before FAA resolves communications problem

Fame and celebrity

Meet Cillian Murphy’s lookalike son, Aran

Israel-Gaza war

Acts quit Ed Sheeran tour in solidarity with Macklemore over Palestinian remarks

Musicians withdraw from British singer’s shows in solidarity with Macklemore after promoter drops rapper.

Ed Sheeran performing in Boston in 2025. Photo: TNS
Britain

UK’s unity threatened by pact between Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

First ministers of the three semi-autonomous regions of the UK align on EU future as London brushes aside threat to union.

United States

Ahead of Fed meeting, Trump says US should have world’s lowest interest rate

Speaking in Ireland, US president insists on lower rates despite rising inflation concerns ahead of midterm polls.

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Donald Trump

Trump says Irish unification would be ‘a fantastic thing’

Trump made the comment on the way to visit his luxury resort in Doonbeg on Ireland’s west coast to watch the Irish Open golf tournament.

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Friday en route to Dublin, Ireland. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump on board Marine One before boarding Air Force One en route to Dublin, Ireland. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump waves after delivering remarks to US embassy personnel and business leaders at Deerfield Residence, the residence of the US Ambassador to Ireland, in Dublin, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump set to visit Ireland where a mixed reception awaits

US president scheduled for a two-day trip this weekend including a Dublin stop and Irish Open attendance in Doonbeg.

Britain

Cyberattack ruled out as UK air travel chaos deepens

Nearly 300 flights cancelled a day after an air traffic control problem disrupted travel across Britain.

Britain

UK, France, Canada block imports from Israeli West Bank settlements

Foreign Minister Ed Miliband says Britain refuses to be ‘bystanders to further suffering and to the destruction of the two-state solution’.

Israeli settlers with their animals in the Palestinian village of Duma, near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in February. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Ireland must prepare for Northern Ireland unity vote, foreign minister says

Helen McEntee urges preparation for an eventual border poll as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham insists reunification is ‘off the table’.

Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee speaks to the media ahead of a meeting of EU defence ministers in County Wicklow, Ireland, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Food and Drinks

Exclusive: The Boar brings British pub vibes to Hong Kong’s Elgin Street

British pubs, once common across the city, have dwindled in the past decade, but there’s a new opening hoping to revive the tradition.

Chinese culture

Being Chinese | A Chinese-American bride says yes to a lucky red dress

The cheongsam I wore to my wedding tea ceremony wasn’t just another outfit. It was my way of celebrating my father and my heritage.

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China exports

From air conditioners to taps, Europe’s climate extremes boost China sales

Chinese makers of low-flow taps, garden gear and insulated drinkware are seeing European orders surge as heatwaves and drought reshape demand.

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Europe’s heatwaves and deepening drought are reshaping daily water use – and creating demand for Chinese-made water-saving products. Photo: EPA
India

Why South Asian students are rethinking Western university education

Rising costs, visa restrictions and better regional choices drive a shift towards domestic undergraduate study before going abroad.

Students throw their graduation hats in the air at a university in Amritsar, India, in 2022. Photo: Nanu/AFP
China-Latin America relations

Brazil fines TikTok record US$30 million for profiting from children’s data

ByteDance penalised for allegedly collecting data from 1 in 5 Brazilian children and failing to block minors from using TikTok.

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Britain

UK police arrest 12 after deadly wrong-way crash that killed 7

Police have denied the collision on Saturday was linked to filming for the TikTok online platform.

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The Netherlands

Netherlands withdraws from ‘no longer’ neutral Eurovision

Its Dutch broadcaster says the contest, which has been hit by a wave of boycotts over Israel’s participation, has ‘become a platform for division’.

A Eurovision flag flies at the port of Burgas, on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, which will host the 71st Eurovision Song Contest in 2027. Photo: AP
Britain

UK PM Andy Burnham to visit Kyiv as Ukraine marks independence anniversary

On his first international visit as UK leader, Burnham will co-chair his first Coalition of the Willing meeting of countries supporting Kyiv.

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Britain

7 dead in UK after vehicle travelling in wrong direction hits police car

Following recent head-on crashes in Ireland, police have warned that some young people are driving the wrong way ‘for social media ‌likes’.

United States

As I see it | The US is telling its trading partners – do as I say, not as I do

While Washington says it is monitoring certain countries, including Japan, for foreign exchange interventions, it also coordinated with Tokyo to prop up the yen.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he walks to the West Wing following an interview at the White House in Washington on August 20. Photo: EPA
European Union

5 dead, 4 seriously injured in head-on motorway collision in Ireland

Describing the crash as ‘horrific’, police said that ‘in some cases’ cars are being driven on the wrong side of roads for social media likes.

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Emergency responders at the scene in County Kildare, Ireland on Sunday, where a number of people have died and others have been seriously injured after a head-on collision between two cars. Photo: PA Wire / dpa
Crime

Alleged Irish crime boss charged in Dublin after extradition from Dubai

Daniel Kinahan remanded in custody over charges of directing an international crime group following handover by UAE authorities.

Artificial intelligence

Outside In | Why Asia need not match West’s fear over data centre buildout

The spread of data centres in Asia does not seem to have sparked the kind of protests it has in the West, but good policies are needed to ensure that remains the case.

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Britain

As I see it | How ‘evil’ was the British Empire? Centuries of theft and destruction

From Indian colonisation to the opium trade, an empire of avarice and brutality was powered by the East India Company.

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A lithograph by James Henry Lynch, originally drawn by Michael Angelo Hayes, depicts the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, at the storming of the forts of Amoy on August 26, 1841, during the First Opium War. Image: Getty Images
Nordic nations

European heatwaves drive summer tourists to cooler north

The concept of ‘coolcations’ – holidays in a cooler clime – has been gathering pace in recent years and appears to have exploded in 2026.

A tourist takes photos of Mount Nuolja, overlooking Abisko in northern Sweden, on August 26, 2021. Photo: AFP
Middle East

EU countries push for trade ban with Israeli settlements

EU foreign policy chief insists measures target West Bank settlements rather than Israel itself.

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Hungary

Man jailed for killing US tourist in Hungary during ‘intimate encounter’

After his arrest in 2024, the man claimed Michalski’s death had been an accident. But police said he had attempted to cover up his crime.

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