Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans following the landmark ruling overturning the nationwide right for women to access the procedure, a new study…
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USA: Trump tariff VAT threat raises fears of hit to UK
Concerns are growing the UK could be hit with higher US trade taxes after President Donald Trump announced he would target VAT in his latest move. Trump has instructed his…
USA: Politicians furious at UK demand for encrypted Apple data
Two US lawmakers have strongly condemned what they call the UK’s “dangerous” and “shortsighted” request to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud…
Ireland: €5m worth of cocaine seized in Kildare
Two men have been arrested following a seizure of €5m (£4m) worth of cocaine in County Kildare. On Wednesday, gardaí (Irish police) stopped and searched a vehicle and a residential…
Ireland: Cigarettes, cash and vehicles worth €911K seized in Donegal
Illegal cigarettes, tobacco, cash and two vehicles worth about €911,000 (£758,000) in total have been seized in an operation targeting criminality in Burnfoot, County Donegal. The Irish Revenue Service said…
USA: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores
TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google, after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban of the Chinese-owned social media platform until 5…
USA: Modi hails US-India ‘mega partnership’ in Trump meeting
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed a “mega partnership” between the US and India, as he and US leader Donald Trump wrapped up a meeting in which they announced…
UK: Government signals it will seek US steel tariff exemption
The UK government has given its strongest signal yet that it will seek exemptions from tariffs being threatened on British steel entering the US. US President Donald Trump has announced…
Belgium: Hegseth sets out hard line on European defence and Nato
European nations must provide the “overwhelming” share of funding for Ukraine, the new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said, as he signalled a drastic shift in Washington’s position on…
Germany: Leaders set for key security meeting as ‘old’ world order at risk of crumbling
The US Vice President, JD Vance, Ukraine’s President Zelensky and up to 60 other world leaders and decision-makers are due to convene in Munich over the next three days for…