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Kevin Sharkey BBC News NI Dublin reporter Getty Images Irish police are investigating after damage was caused to the course in Doonbeg, County Clare A golf course owned by US President Donald Trump in the Republic of Ireland has been damaged by vandals. Gardaí (Irish police) are investigating after what is described as “criminal damage” … Read more
Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday that the latest version of its least expensive sedan would be available first as an all-electric car and then as a hybrid. And the company will no longer sell a gasoline-only version of the car. That’s a big break from how Mercedes and other established carmakers have typically operated. Until recently, … Read more
Raymona Crozier and Jessica Lawrence BBC News NI Getty Images The US is by far the biggest export market for Irish whiskey US tariffs on alcohol from the European Union have the “potential to be devastating”, the Irish Whiskey Association has warned. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on all alcohol … Read more
Reuters The commission of inquiry alleges that Israeli forces intentionally attacked the al-Basma IVF clinic in Gaza City UN experts have accused Israel of increasingly using sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians and carrying out “genocidal acts” through the systematic destruction of maternal and reproductive healthcare facilities. A report commissioned by the UN Human Rights … Read more
Bodycam footage shows the moment a police officer was recruited to deliver a pizza while he was responding to reports of an 8ft (2.4m) alligator in a Florida neighbourhood. A frightened delivery driver asked for help when the reptile crawled dangerously close to her drop-off address. According to police, Florida Fish and Wildlife trappers managed … Read more
Vladimir Putin has said he agrees the fighting in Ukraine must end, but added any ceasefire plan must lead to an “enduring peace”. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in Moscow, the Russian president thanked US President Donald Trump for his intervention in the conflict. He said while we was open to the US … Read more
Germany’s centrist politicians are losing votes to the far right and the far left. They are losing faith in America, their longtime friend and protector. And they are rapidly losing what could be their best chance to address both those problems at once. The German government in waiting, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich … Read more
Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent, BBC News Reporting fromEastern Ukraine BBC Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield say they don’t expect to see the war end any time soon While Moscow considers a temporary ceasefire, its military machine continues to press its advantage on the front line. Diplomatic negotiations can be slow and difficult. But on the … Read more
Reuters Abercrombie & Fitch signed an agreement in 2014 covering any criminal or civil claims against ex-CEO Mike Jeffries Abercrombie & Fitch must pay for the legal fees of former CEO Mike Jeffries as he defends criminal charges of sex trafficking, a US court has ruled. The fashion brand, which has previously said it was … Read more
Reuters The rise is attributed to increasing scepticism about immunisation The number of measles cases in the European region doubled last year to reach the highest level in 25 years, health officials say. A joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN children’s fund, Unicef, said children under the age of five … Read more