A rapidly spreading outbreak of measles in Texas has killed one person, health officials said on Wednesday. It marks the first mortality from measles in the US in nearly a…
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USA: What we know about the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife
US investigators are trying to establish how Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, died after the discovery of their bodies at their home in the…
Ireland: PM Micheál Martin delighted by Trump’s White House invite
The taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) has been invited to the White House by US President Donald Trump to celebrate St Patrick’s Day next month. The meeting is scheduled to take…
USA: Trump administration to require undocumented migrants to register
US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will create a national register for undocumented migrants, with those failing to sign up possibly facing criminal prosecution. The Department of Homeland…
USA: Seven key takeaways from Trump’s talks with Starmer
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has met US President Donald Trump during his first visit to the White House. Here are some of the key moments as the pair…
Bosnian-Serb: Leader Milorad Dodik sentenced to jail in landmark trial
A one-year prison sentence and a six-year ban on holding public office might seem like a heavy penalty for a politician. But the Bosnian-Serb leader Milorad Dodik made light of…
Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky, The comedian, politician and a wartime leader
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky was a comedian with no political experience when he announced that he would be running in Ukraine’s 2019 presidential election. Six years later, he is an embattled…
Northern Ireland: Taoiseach ‘committed’ to helping Ukraine financially
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin has told the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky that Ireland is committed to helping his country financially. They met at Shannon Airport in…
Ukraine: Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on sharing his country’s mineral resources, Trump has said. Zelensky has described…
Ukraine: North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South’s spy agency says
North Korea has sent more soldiers to Russia and re-deployed others to the frontline in the western Kursk region, according to South Korea’s intelligence agency. It said the exact number…