98 m. ago US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast, escalating pressure from Trump on Maduro

Official says US conducted ‘judicial enforcement action on a stateless vessel’ that was last docked in country

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2 h. ago Trump says US has seized 'very large' tanker near Venezuela and that 'other things are happening'

Trump did not immediately give further details on the incident.

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6 h. ago 'Outrageous': Trump plans to screen US visitors based on five

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is adding social media as a mandatory data element for an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) application.

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7 h. ago Parts still without power day after Storm Bram battered Northern Ireland with gale force winds, flooding roads

Parts still without power day after Storm Bram battered Northern Ireland with gale force winds, flooding roads  Belfast News Letter

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11 h. ago Dáil hears Letterkenny students forced to learn in ‘appalling’ overcrowding conditions

Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has called for urgency in the plan to construct new school buildings at… The post Dáil hears Letterkenny students forced to learn in ‘appalling’ overcrowding conditions appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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16 h. ago Trump’s return to the rally stage delivers strange performance caught between past and future

US president relives old battles and old glories on low-wattage return to the road in Pennsylvania

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16 h. ago Donegal GAA at demographic crossroads despite population rise

Donegal is among the counties facing significant demographic pressure, even as its population continues to grow. That’s according to a… The post Donegal GAA at demographic crossroads despite population rise appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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17 h. ago ‘Significant pressures’ on health services expected due to flu, Cabinet told

Almost 2,000 new influenza cases were reported in the week ending November 29th, double the previous week

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17 h. ago Michael McDowell: Trump isn’t a peace maker, he’s a piece taker

Russia wants a piece of Ukraine. America wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. Israel wants to a piece of Gaza, and so on

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17 h. ago We already had a perfectly good term for ‘rage bait’. It’s hate speech

Look at the tech bros lined up at Donald Trump’s inauguration: their cumulative wealth has increased from $40 billion to $1 trillion in 13 years

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23 h. ago Government braces for 'significant pressure' on hospitals with flu, Covid

The HSE is understood to be seeking to expand the provision of the children’s flu vaccine in schools next year.

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25 h. ago Cancellation of Nobel Peace Prize event raises questions over Maria Corina Machado's whereabouts

Machado was last seen in public at a demonstration in Caracas on 9 January, protesting against Maduro’s inauguration for his third term.

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26 h. ago Reporters Without Borders says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

Israeli forces are ‘the worst enemy of journalists’, RSF said in its report.

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28 h. ago Russia threatens Europe over asset seizure plans, Ireland says

Russia threatens Europe over asset seizure plans, Ireland says  The New Voice of Ukraine

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28 h. ago Zelenskyy says he will send US updated plan to end the Ukraine war tomorrow

It comes as US president Donald Trump has again criticised Europe, calling it “decaying” and “weak”.

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28 h. ago Trump says Europe is ‘destroying itself’ through immigration

New US national security strategy claimed Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’ because of mass migration

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28 h. ago Storm Bram latest: Hundreds without power in Donegal as gale force winds arrive

Storm Bram is beginning to whip up storm force winds across the county. Despite Met Eireann warning the storm would… The post Storm Bram latest: Hundreds without power in Donegal as gale force winds arrive appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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30 h. ago US judge orders release of jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case

Such records are generally kept secret but the judge cited a bill that Trump signed last month requiring the Justice Department to release all records regarding Epstein.

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31 h. ago Stakeknife: Everything you need to know about the British Army's IRA mole

Stakeknife: Everything you need to know about the British Army's IRA mole  Forces News

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35 h. ago Cocaine worth €382k seized at Dublin Airport after being found in baggage

Cocaine worth €382k seized at Dublin Airport after being found in baggage  Dublin Live

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