11 h. ago Romanians vote in presidential redo following voided election

Like many countries in the EU, anti-establishment sentiment is running high in Romania.

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15 h. ago Change to legislation on commission of investigation may be required – Lawless

Commissions of investigation are independent statutory inquiries, empowered to investigate matters of significant public concern.

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16 h. ago Letterkenny Chamber “disappointed and frustrated” with communication over protest plans

Main Pic: Letterkenny Chamber President Jimmy Stafford. A group representing businesses in Letterkenny say that they are “disappointed and frustrated”… The post Letterkenny Chamber “disappointed and frustrated” with communication over protest plans appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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16 h. ago Donald Trump says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

The US president was non-committal about the Fifth Amendment of the US constitution.

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21 h. ago Vladimir Putin ‘hopes nuclear weapons will not be required’ in Ukraine

The president was responding to a question about Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory.

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24 h. ago ‘Tariffs’ is about to become the excuse for absolutely everything we don’t like

My vote for the next pet peeve to be thrown into the semantic black hole of ‘tariff’ would be the hidden fees we pay on everything in the app economy

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28 h. ago Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll at a glance: Housing tsars, government blues, Kneecap – and our next president

Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll at a glance: Housing tsars, government blues, Kneecap – and our next president  The Irish Independent

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34 h. ago Trump draws ire of US bishops with AI image of himself as pope ahead of papal conclave

‘There is nothing funny or clever about this, Mr President. Do not mock us,’ say Catholic leaders

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36 h. ago Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as pope ahead of papal conclave

A group representing Catholic bishops in the US said: ‘There is nothing funny or clever about this, Mr President. Do not mock us.’

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40 h. ago Australia election results: Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party secures majority in federal vote

Opposition leader Peter Dutton concedes defeat, accepting ‘full responsibility’ for unconvincing election campaign

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42 h. ago Australian Labor Party secures majority in federal election, says PM Albanese

Early vote counting in general election suggested government was very likely to be returned for second term

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43 h. ago MEP Warns that deal on new tariffs and import restrictions on fertilisers from Russia offers no protection to Irish farmers

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A compromise deal endorsed by the European Parliament on new tariffs and import restrictions on fertilisers from Russia has been rejected by Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly. The agreement, reached between major political groups in the Parliament will see tariffs phased in from July beginning at […] The post MEP Warns that deal on new tariffs and import restrictions on fertilisers from Russia offers no protection to Irish farmers appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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44 h. ago Donald Trump claim of top US role in second World War ‘pretentious nonsense’

US president posted on Truth Social that ‘nobody was close to’ US in strength, bravery, or ‘military brilliance’ in both world wars

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47 h. ago Israeli strikes target sites in Syria, killing one and injuring four

Israel on Friday bombed area near presidential palace in Damascus in warning to Islamist-led authorities of readiness to ramp up military action

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48 h. ago Donald Trump should kill off the myth of the first 100 days for good

Start of Trump's second presidency has been a dark parody of Roosevelt’s. And it remains far too early to guess at what the long-term institutional consequences will be

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48 h. ago Romania braces for contentious presidential election rerun, but what went wrong the first time?

The result of the first vote was thrown out due to claims of influence by Moscow.

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48 h. ago Strong US jobs data likely to mean further Trump pressure on Fed to cut rates

Latest data shows few signs of tariffs' impact as of yet

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49 h. ago Mark Carney, Canada’s cosmopolitan man of steel, has given liberals a new playbook

Now Canada election campaign is over, how does Carney – a brilliant economic mind – negotiate from here?

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49 h. ago Trump has managed to create something world has never seen: virulent Canadian nationalism

Now Canada election campaign is over, how does Carney – a brilliant economic mind – negotiate from here?

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50 h. ago Across the great divide: Trump rides the Crimson Tide in Alabama as Kamala emerges to split opinion again

One speech of condemnation and another full of braggadocio underscore where US is at after president’s first 100 days

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