Admins While in Ireland attending a golf tournament at the golf course he owns in Doonbeg in County Clare, US President Donald Trump said the US will repeal a 10 percent tariff on Irish whisky, a duty that currently falls under those imposed on all European Union wine and spirit exports to the United States. “Everybody’s … Read moreUS will scrap Irish whisky tariff, Trump says
Alexander Zverev has crushed the dreams of the USA’s Ben Shelton and a partisan American crowd by winning the US Open men’s singles title in New York. The German won his second major championship and kept American men without a Grand Slam title since 2003, with a 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 triumph on Sunday. … Read moreZverev defeats Shelton in four sets to win his first US Open title
Getty Images/Anadolu Magdalena Andersson is narrowly ahead of Ulf Kristersson as favourite to be Sweden’s prime minister Sweden’s left- and right wing political blocs are in a tight race in Sunday’s general election, with current conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson promising cabinet jobs for hard-right allies if he remains at the helm. Latest polls show … Read moreClose race in Sweden as hard right eyes role in government
Meta’s decision to settle the case on Wednesday came as a surprise. I was expecting weeks of courtroom drama as 29 states – almost two-thirds of North America – took on one US tech giant. Technically, the trial was about children’s online privacy. It was based on a US law called the Children’s Online Privacy … Read moreMeta’s $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
European football body UEFA is set to formally withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances that FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup selloff plan will not be revived. UEFA’s member federations are meeting Thursday in Monaco ahead of the Champions League draw, where they are expected to end the boycott threat, … Read moreUEFA set to end FIFA boycott threat over Infantino’s $20bn investor plan
The United States has imposed sanctions on the British activist group Palestine Action and the pro-Palestine international movement Masar Badil as the administration of President Donald Trump intensifies a global crackdown on critics of Israel. The US Department of the Treasury also imposed financial penalties on Wednesday against Autistici Inventati, an Italy-based group that provides … Read moreUS imposes sanctions on Palestine Action and other left-wing groups
Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and their two children have landed in the United Kingdom, according to British media. The couple – who quit their royal duties six years ago and moved to California – arrived at Birmingham Airport on Wednesday as private citizens. Their return to Britain follows the surprise news last week that … Read morePrince Harry and Meghan Markle return to UK after royal rift
Italian police have recovered three paintings worth more than $10 million that were stolen several months ago. The chief of police in Parma, Andrea Pagliaro, told the AFP news agency on Friday that nine Moldovans were being investigated in connection with the theft, and that five of them were believed to have carried out the … Read moreItalian police recover stolen paintings worth over $10m
France’s Constitutional Council has upheld a law passed by parliament to legalise assisted dying in specific circumstances, while striking down a separate bill that sought to ban under-15s from using social media. The council, France’s highest constitutional authority, issued its rulings on Friday. The decisions mark both a victory and a setback for President Emmanuel … Read moreTop French court upholds assisted dying law, rejects teen social media ban
One week on from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye signing their joint defence agreement, the Turkish defence ministry revealed more details about the alliance on Thursday. They include plans to hold joint military exercises and to deepen cooperation between their defence industries. The bid to deepen security cooperation between three of the biggest economies among … Read moreMutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pact