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Clintons finalise agreement to testify in Epstein probe
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (489+ words) Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton have finalised an agreement with House Republicans to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against…...
Stormont leaders ‘prioritising division over delivery’ two years in
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (385+ words) Concern has been expressed that Northern Ireland's leaders are "prioritising division over delivery" on the second anniversary of the restoration of devolved government. Opposition leader Matthew O'Toole also contended that the Stormont Executive has failed to deliver on its own…...
Nato ‘feels stronger than ever’, says British commanding officer
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (395+ words) A British commanding officer has said Nato feels "stronger than ever" as soldiers gather for a training exercise in Estonia. Lieutenant Colonel Mark Luson, commanding officer of the Royal Tank Regiment, said the exercise at the Tapa military base, involving…...
Documentary about Glasgow immigration protest wins Sundance Film Festival award
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (378+ words) A documentary about a community resisting a Home Office immigration raid has won an award at a major film festival. Everybody To Kenmure Street was recognised with the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance at the Sundance…...
'Death by quango' - council leaders angry at lack of support to save county's coast
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (476+ words) A plea has been made for help for people whose lives are being destroyed by the rapid erosion of Norfolk's coastline, as councillors warned of "death by quango". The plight of people in Hemsby, which recently lost 10 metres of cliff…...
Immigration crackdown chief to leave Minneapolis
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (703+ words) US Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday. The Trump administration is reshuffling the leadership of its immigration enforcement operation and scaling back the federal presence after a second fatal shooting by Immigration and Customs…...
Government pulls Hillsborough Law spy amendment after backlash
2+ week, 2+ day ago (594+ words) The Government has pulled an amendment to its Hillsborough Law amid concerns that intelligence agencies could use it to avoid being bound by the proposed duty of candour. It also withdrew the legislation from Monday's parliamentary agenda entirely after initially…...
‘Sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark cannot be violated’ – Irish premier
2+ week, 2+ day ago (653+ words) The sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark cannot be violated, the Irish premier has said. Taoiseach Micheal Martin also warned that any trade war would be "very damaging to everybody in the world. US president Donald Trump said the UK will…...
Syrian government announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led Democratic Forces
2+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the north east for more than a decade. The agreement comes as tensions between…...
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister brands US tariffs plan ‘completely unacceptable’
2+ week, 2+ day ago (333+ words) Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister has slammed a tariffs threat by US President Donald Trump amid talks over the future of Greenland as "completely unacceptable. The US president said the UK will be charged a 10% tariff "on any and all goods…...