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What is in the US-Greenland-Denmark security deal?The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed a security agreement aimed at ending months of tension over the Danish self-governing territory after US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to take control of the vast Arctic island.RTÉ News
AI, peace and multilateralism on UNGA delegates' mindsThe United Nations General Assembly is under way in New York, giving delegates a chance to bring the issues most important to them to the world stage.RTÉ News
Trump's UN takeaways: Threats, diplomacy, and the ICCPresident Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly to defend the US-Israeli campaign against Iran while laying out his foreign policy priorities.RTÉ News
Airlines demand action after fresh traffic-control issueAirlines in the UK have demanded urgent action after another air traffic control issue caused widespread delays, including to 140 Ryanair flights.RTÉ News
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue over White House banCNN, MS NOW and Politico will sue the Trump administration after being denied access to the White House, the news outlets said in a joint statement.RTÉ News
Merz under pressure as two more German states go to pollsGerman voters went to the polls today in two state elections that look likely to heap more pressure on struggling Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose future has been in the balance since the far right's triumph in another regional vote this month.RTÉ News
US military says four killed in Caribbean boat strikeThe US military announced that four people had been killed in a strike on a boat it said was involved in drug smuggling in the Caribbean.RTÉ News
Flames and smoke seen near Riyadh airport after warningsA large plume of smoke was visible near Riyadh's main airport after booms were heard and Saudi Arabia sent alerts overnight amid an escalation in attacks by Yemen's Houthi group.RTÉ News
EU-Canada: Marriage of convenience or red rag to Trump?Ursula von der Leyen's startling offer for Canada to become "the first associate member" of the EU during Wednesday's State of the Union speech took many by surprise, not least the member states whose approval would be required for such an outcome.RTÉ News
Google confirms first Gemini AI model hacking incidentsGoogle's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities.RTÉ News
US, Denmark reach Greenland security agreement - TrumpThe United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement that will see the US develop a significant military presence on the island, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases there, Donald Trump has said.RTÉ News
Trump says CNN, MS NOW, Politico banned from White HouseUS President Donald Trump said he was banning news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them without specifics of reporting "fiction and lies".RTÉ News
Shark kills swimmer off beach in Western AustraliaA shark killed a man as he swam off a popular beach near Perth in Western Australia, police said.RTÉ News
Von der Leyen promotes EU resilience despite great perilsUrsula von der Leyen made a bold pitch for European resilience and independence in her longer-than-usual State of the Union speech in Strasbourg.RTÉ News
Andrews responds to Trump's united Ireland commentsA Fianna Fáil MEP has responded to US President Donald Trump's intervention in the united Ireland debate by saying: "Mr Trump has decided to get involved, what could possibly go wrong".RTÉ News
Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tourUS rapper Macklemore has been dropped from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran's US tour following controversy over comments he made in support of Palestine during a concert in New Jersey.RTÉ News
Iran-Gulf talks delayed as oil supply concerns deepenMiddle East diplomacy appeared to falter today with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Gulf powers, while attacks around the region's two most important oil transit routes deepened concern over global energy supplies.RTÉ News
'Everyone's been bugging me' – Trump on whiskey tariffsUS President Donald Trump has used his speech at the prize giving ceremony for Shane Lowry in Doonbeg, Co Clare to announce he is to remove tariffs from Irish whiskey.RTÉ News
US politicians push AI growth amid industry warningsThe speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson has warned that slowing AI development could cost the United States the tech race to China.RTÉ News
Maguire and Europe win Solheim CupLeona Maguire was unable to preserve her 100% singles record in the Solheim Cup at Bernadus Golf Course in the Netherlands but it mattered little as Europe won 15-12 against the United States.RTÉ News
UK government brush off Trump's unification commentsUK Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has brushed off Donald Trump's backing for a united Ireland, saying the Government remains committed to the Good Friday Agreement.RTÉ News
5 key moments from day one of Trump in IrelandDonald Trump's first day in Ireland saw courtesy calls with the President and Taoiseach, followed by a flight to Clare to watch the Irish Open.RTÉ News
Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome delayed to October - USThe next round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome have been delayed until October, a US official said.RTÉ News
Eric Trump talks politics and protests in Clare interviewEric Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump, has said he hoped his father's meeting with President Catherine Connolly tomorrow goes exceptionally well.RTÉ News
Legalisation of assisted dying in England, Wales rejectedAn attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has been rejected by MPs.RTÉ News
Houthi forces seize Red Sea island in key shipping laneYemen's Houthis took over a Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, completing their push to control the area, a local government official and eyewitnesses said.RTÉ News
Russian strikes kill five people across UkraineRussian drones struck the industrial city of Pavlohrad in southeastern Ukraine, killing five people, as well as hitting a petrol station in Kyiv and an international agribusiness facility in Dnipro as Russia continues attacks on logistics and economic targets.RTÉ News
Anthropic says China, Iran used its AI to aid spyingAnthropic said it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents.RTÉ News
Trump's Iran campaign echoes the post-9/11 'forever wars'Donald Trump returned to the White House promising to be a 'president of peace,' pledging to avoid the prolonged conflicts that defined America's post-9/11 foreign policy. Yet with his war with Iran, the US finds itself facing many of the same challenges that plagued wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.RTÉ News
New York marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacksNew York commemorates the 25th anniversary of the devastating 11 September 2001 attacks with a ceremony marked by US President Donald Trump's absence and right-wing outrage at the attendance of the city's first Muslim mayor.RTÉ News
Canada agrees air defence package for Ukraine - ZelenskyCanada will give Ukraine a "very important package of air defence" as well as support for the energy industry, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said, ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.RTÉ News
Taoiseach to face key EU budget talks in BratislavaTaoiseach Micheál Martin will meet the leaders of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary in Bratislava later this morning as part of his continuing engagements as the Irish presidency of the EU enters a critical phase.RTÉ News
Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing coast guardAt least five people were killed and 87 remain unaccounted for after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said.RTÉ News
US hits Iranian tankers as Tehran attacks American basesThe Middle East war intensified with Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launching strikes on several Saudi cities, further embroiling a US ally in the conflict, while US forces hit multiple Iranian oil tankers and Iran targeted a US base in Jordan.RTÉ News
Garda probe into reports of large drone off Wicklow coastA garda investigation is under way into reports of a large unidentified drone flying off the east coast, just days before the visit of US President Donald Trump to Ireland.RTÉ News
White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' gameThe White House has pulled a Tetris-style game called "Build the Wall" from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game maker that it takes copyright infringement seriously.RTÉ News
Canada's counter tariffs take effect on various US goodsCanada's retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars in US products have taken effect, as a trade war between the North American neighbors heats up.RTÉ News
Iran says it fired advanced missile at US warshipsIran has threatened the United States with "economic warfare" and said it had fired an advanced missile at US warships, underscoring the risks of further escalation in the war only days after both sides traded blows again.RTÉ News
Argentina targets energy firm over Falklands operationArgentina's government has said it will file criminal charges against energy company Navitas Petroleum and its executives for operating in the Falkland Islands.RTÉ News
Presidential talks wedged within Trump's golf appearanceUnlike US presidents who came before him, Donald Trump's visit to Ireland this week is about the fairways rather than searching for roots.RTÉ News