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Donald Trump says US and Iran have agreed deal irishtimes.com/world/middle-… via @IrishTimesWorld

Donald Trump says US and Iran have agreed deal

US president says Strait of Hormuz will reopen and US blockade will end

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Roy Hattersley, a ‘giant of the Labour movement’ in the UK, dies aged 93 irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Roy Hattersley, a ‘giant of the Labour movement’ in the UK, dies aged 93

Keir Starmer led the tributes to party’s former deputy leader

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Nigel Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Nigel Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing

Reform UK leader hardens anti-immigration rhetoric before crucial byelection involving Labour’s Andy Burnham

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Israeli says military attacks Hizbullah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs irishtimes.com/world/middle-… via @IrishTimesWorld

Israeli says military attacks Hizbullah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs

Lebanese militant group says it fired missiles and drones towards ‌Israeli troops

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Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10m, projections say irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10m, projections say

Right-wing and anti-immigration groups claim the country’s rapidly rising population is causing overcrowding and straining resources

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Maureen Dowd: Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House irishtimes.com/world/us/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Maureen Dowd: Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House

No matter how much the US president wishes him away, Epstein is persisting as a national obsession

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UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel

Vessel will ⁠be ​held and monitored ​off the south coast of England as investigations ‌continue

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‘Nothing works’: Russians react as intelligence services shut down the internet irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

‘Nothing works’: Russians react as intelligence services shut down the internet

Interruptions have made one of the most online-savvy nations in the world resort to cash, paper maps and pet cams

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Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center irishtimes.com/world/us/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center

Move comes hours after a court-ordered deadline to remove president’s name from performing arts venue in Washington

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Woman in critical condition after shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach irishtimes.com/world/austral… via @IrishTimesWorld

Woman in critical condition after shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach

Multiple ambulance crews treated the woman on the beach for arm and leg injuries

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Military action flares as potential Iran peace deal looms irishtimes.com/world/middle-… via @IrishTimesWorld

Military action flares as potential Iran peace deal looms

Proposed deal calls for reopening of Strait of Hormuz and lifting of US blockade

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Swiss voters to decide whether to cap population at 10m irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

Swiss voters to decide whether to cap population at 10m

Framed as a ‘sustainability initiative’, supporters say a population cap will ease pressure on housing and healthcare. Critics warn it will undermine the economy

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Inside Iran’s underground ‘missile cities’ – battered but still firing irishtimes.com/world/middle-… via @IrishTimesWorld

Inside Iran’s underground ‘missile cities’ – battered but still firing

Weeks of bombardment appear to have only temporarily suppressed Tehran’s firepower hidden underground

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How Pope Leo won over Spain’s young – and drew more fans than Bad Bunny irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

How Pope Leo won over Spain’s young – and drew more fans than Bad Bunny

Pontiff calls for ‘truth, justice and reparation’ for sexual abuse victims

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Keir Starmer insists he will not walk away after defence resignations irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Keir Starmer insists he will not walk away after defence resignations

British prime minister admits he has ‘got to turn things around’

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Lebanon’s displaced people: War, poverty and rising tensions on Beirut’s Corniche irishtimes.com/world/middle-… via @IrishTimesWorld

Lebanon’s displaced people: War, poverty and rising tensions on Beirut’s Corniche

An elderly poet is among thousands enduring displacement and hardship as conflict in southern Lebanon drags on with no end in sight

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Los Angeles, the city created by an Irish vagabond visionary, licks its wounds in 2026 irishtimes.com/world/us/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Los Angeles, the city created by an Irish vagabond visionary, licks its wounds in 2026

With Hollywood’s star at risk of losing its lustre, and homelessness spreading, a huge city strives to get its story straight

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Thailand’s princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47 after years in a coma irishtimes.com/world/asia-pa… via @IrishTimesWorld

Thailand’s princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47 after years in a coma

Eldest child of Thailand’s king was considered by many analysts to be a well-suited heir to the throne

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Lights, camera, cage match: White House lawn’s ‘claw’ is ready for Trump’s 80th birthday irishtimes.com/world/us/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Lights, camera, cage match: White House lawn’s ‘claw’ is ready for Trump’s 80th birthday

The towering claw will be the site of an Ultimate Fighting Championship cage match on Sunday, which is President Trump’s 80th birthday

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Iran says no final decision yet on deal Trump claims will end war irishtimes.com/world/middle-… via @IrishTimesWorld

Iran says no final decision yet on deal Trump claims will end war

US president says agreement close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger

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