New Zealand: High Court throws out Volcano owners’ conviction over deadly eruption

The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, have had their conviction over the disaster thrown out by the country’s High Court. Whakaari Management…

USA: Washington-London trade deal could mean tariffs ‘not necessary’- Trump

A trade deal between the US and UK could happen “very quickly”, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking during the prime minister’s…

USA: Measles outbreak kills child for first time in a decade

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…

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…

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…

Austria: Centrists agree government deal sidelining far right

Five months after the far-right Freedom Party won Austria’s general election, a three-way coalition looks set to exclude it from power. The conservative People’s Party (ÖVP), the Social Democrats (SPÖ),…

USA: Trump administration unveils bird flu plan as egg prices soar

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a $1bn (£792m) plan to help US farmers combat a raging bird flu epidemic that has required them to kill millions of…