4 h. ago Irish Foreign Affairs Minister brands US tariffs plan ‘completely unacceptable’

Helen McEntee said they are ‘coordinating closely with our EU and wider European partners in response to this announcement’.

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer brands Donald Trump 'completely wrong' to threaten UK and allies with tariffs over opposition to US plan to takeover Greenland

The PM condemned Donald Trump tonight after the President vowed to implement increasing tariffs on the UK and European allies until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland from Denmark.

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18 h. ago Donald Trump tariffs branded 'completely wrong' as Keir Starmer hits back at US president

The Prime Minister and First Minister have made their positions clear

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3 d. ago Germany to send troops to Greenland as talks between US and Denmark over island end in 'fundamental disagreement'

Minister of Foreign Affairs for Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said the US and Denmark's positions on the future of Greenland differ

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5 d. ago Controversial former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform ‘after begging Tories for peerage’

Former MP and minister sacked as Tory Party chairman in 2023 after he breached ministerial code over his tax affairs

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6 d. ago Controversial former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform ‘after having Tory peerage turned down’

Former MP and minister sacked as Tory Party chairman in 2023 after he breached ministerial code over his tax affairs

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1 week ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer completely scraps management return plan after Man Utd twist

Manchester United are in talks to bring Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back to the club for another spell as interim manager, having sacked Ruben Amorim earlier this week

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1 week ago Major changes to Troubles laws would need UK and Irish approval, says minister

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs minister was commenting after Sir Keir Starmer suggested new veterans’ protections may be added to draft legislation.

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2 w. ago Israeli ban on aid agencies in Gaza will have ‘catastrophic’ consequences, experts say

Thirty-seven NGOs told they have to cease operations, putting Palestinian lives ‘at imminent risk’Israel’s new ban on dozens of aid organisations working in Gaza will have “catastrophic” consequences for the delivery of vital services in the devastated territory and will put Palestinian lives “at imminent risk”, diplomats, humanitarian workers and experts say.Thirty-seven NGOs active in Gaza were told by Israel’s ministry of diaspora affairs on Tuesday that they would have to cease all operations in the territory within 60 days unless they fulfilled stringent new regulations, which include the disclosure of personal details of their staff. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago British man’s Australian visa cancelled after being charged with displaying Nazi symbols

Home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said the government had ‘no time for hatred when it came to cancelling visas’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has cancelled the visa of a British man charged with displaying prohibited Nazi symbols, after police seized swords bearing “swastika symbology” from his Queensland home last month.Federal police announced earlier this month that a 43-year-old United Kingdom citizen living in Queensland had been charged with three counts of allegedly displaying prohibited Nazi symbols, and one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence. Continue reading...

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