Girl and woman in critical condition after incident at Co Clare house
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The child suffered serious injuries at a property in Clarecastle, gardaí said.

Budget 2023: Significant funding allocated to reduce childcare and college fees
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Measures to reduce childcare fees are expected to save families, on average, €1,200 per child annually

Budget 2023: The main points and what it means for you
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Budget 2023 has been dubbed the 'cost-of-living budget'

Budget 2023: Government unveils €11bn package to stem rising cost of living
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Measures include a cut to childcare costs, hike in welfare payments, supports for renters and energy credits for households.

Türkiye responds to ‘vulgar’ comments by German politician
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Germany’s ambassador to Ankara was handed note of protest after a senior official called President Erdogan a “sewer rat”

Türkiye has expressed outrage over derogatory remarks made by German Bundestag Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Berlin’s ambassador to Ankara was summoned on Tuesday to be handed a note of “strong” protest over the statements, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.



Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgic condemned Kubicki’s “insulting statements” made during his election campaign in Lower Saxony, claiming they were...

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US speaks out on claims of ‘sabotage’ on Russia’s Nord Stream
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says initial reports point to sabotage or attack on the gas pipelines

Commenting on reports that the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines have been disabled by sabotage or deliberate attacks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said such an attack is “in no one’s interest.” He added, however, that the current situation represents an opportunity for Europe.

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Sweden probes possible plot behind Russian pipeline leaks
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Authorities suspect ‘gross sabotage’ as US reportedly offers ‘support’ to European investigations

Police in Sweden have launched a preliminary investigation into a possible sabotage attack on Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines 1 and 2, after several major leaks were reported following sudden losses of pressure on three of the network’s lines on Monday.

“We have established a report and the crime classification is gross sabotage,” a national police spokesperson said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

Earlier on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “no option can be ruled out” when it comes to...

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Poll reveals attitude of Germans towards Scholz
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Scholz’ approval rating and overall trust in the country’s government remain low, a new survey shows

The approval rating of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz remains low, with only 38% of Germans believing he’s fit for his job, a survey conducted by Germany’s INSA research institute shows. Nearly 50% of Germans see Scholz as unfit for the post, according to the study published by Bild on Tuesday.

While his approval rating remains low, Scholz performed better in September than in August. The previous INSA survey showed that only 25% of the public was satisfied, with the rating becoming the lowest since Scholz took office in December.

The sur...

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US must end ‘blind engagement’ with China – Pompeo
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The former secretary of state says Washington must work to prevent a “Chinese century”

The US must abandon the “old paradigm of blind engagement” in its relations with Beijing if it wants to prevent Xi Jinping’s dream of a “Chinese century,” former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo warned during a four-day visit to the self-governing island of Taiwan.

Speaking at the first Global Business Forum in Kaohsiung on Tuesday, Pompeo criticized the Biden administration’s “muddled and confusing” comments on how it would respond to a Chinese attack on Taiwan, the South China Morning Post reported....

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Ukraine can use Western weapons against ‘territories seized by Russia’ – US
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US Secretary of State Blinken says Washington won’t recognize “annexed” regions as Russian

Washington has no objections to Kiev using Western-supplied weapons to target territories that may decide to join Russia, as the US considers the vote to do so illegitimate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. 

The US and its allies have supplied Ukraine with a variety of weapons, including tube and rocket artillery. At a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Washington, Blinken was asked if the US had any objections to Ukraine using thos...

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DRC de­clares end to lat­est Ebo­la virus out­break
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The coun­try’s 15th out­break comes to an end as neigh­bour­ing Ugan­da races to tack­le virus out­break of its own.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

‘They aren’t watch­ing’: Jan­u­ary 6 pan­el fails to sway GOP vot­ers
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As Capi­tol riot hear­ings set to re­sume, ex­perts say com­mit­tee has not loos­ened Don­ald Trump’s grip on Re­pub­li­can Par­ty.
Published On 27 Sep 2022

Tal­iban of­fi­cial calls for schools to be re­opened for girls
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Se­nior mem­ber of Afghanistan’s Tal­iban-run gov­ern­ment urges rulers to re­open sec­ondary schools for girls.
Published On 27 Sep 2022