Mark Carney, an economist and political newcomer, will be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, just days after being elected leader of the governing Liberal Party. In…
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Taiwan: Lai Ching-te calls China ‘foreign hostile force’ and vows tough measures
In some of his strongest rhetoric yet amid worsening cross-strait ties, Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te has labelled China a “foreign hostile force”. He said Taiwan had “no choice but to…
USA: Protesters disrupt St Patrick’s event in Washington DC
A St Patrick’s Day event involving the Taoiseach (Irish PM) has been disrupted by members of a high-profile evangelical Christian family from the Republic of Ireland. Relatives of Enoch Burke…
USA: Trump has vowed to end birthright citizenship
In one of his first acts as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending automatic citizenship rights for nearly anyone born…
LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks
Eleven injured in Russian missile attack on Zelensky’s hometown, regional head says Ukraine says a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih – President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown – has injured 11…
LIVE UPDATES: Mark Carney sworn in as Canada’s prime minister
Canada’s identity ‘much broader than official languages’ – Carney A French-speaking reporter asks Carney about the change of the ministerial portfolio of Canadian Heritage to Canadian Culture and Identity. The…
LIVE UPDATES: Hamas agrees to free Israeli-American captive to move Gaza truce
Hamas spokesman: We will not renegotiate Gaza ceasefire Hazem Qassem, a senior spokesperson for Hamas, says the group’s decision to release Israeli-American soldier Idan Alexander from captivity was a “positive…
Palestine: UN experts accuse Israel of sexual violence and ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza
UN experts have accused Israel of increasingly using sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians and carrying out “genocidal acts” through the systematic destruction of maternal and reproductive healthcare facilities. A…
Ireland: ‘We engage with Trump’s office, not opinions’: Little-Pengelly
In response to a question about the US President Donald Trump’s admiration for Conor McGregor, the Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has said she engages “with the office of president” rather…
Poland: US nuclear weapons in Poland would be ‘deterrent’ for Russia-Duda
Duda: US nuclear weapons in Poland would be ‘deterrent’ for RussiaThe president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the US to base nuclear weapons on Polish soil.…