Friday 16 October 2026Lunchtime (Europe/Dublin)
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Zelenskyy defends himself after Trump's claim he is more difficult to deal with than Putin, saying Starlink speeds are not fully restored and Kyiv is working with France on other options.
Trump calls Ukraine's resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries a problem, describing Zelenskyy as more difficult to deal with than Putin after the energy ceasefire collapsed.
Defence secretary Streeting urges the US to back Ukraine on a Washington visit, saying he has been reassured directly by Pete Hegseth that Starlink has been restored.
Ukraine briefing: Starlink access has been restored, Streeting says after Hegseth's assurance; what we know on day 1,696.
Seven sailors are missing after drones struck tankers near Romania's coast; a Nato source says the drones came from Russia, and Romania's president calls attacks on commercial ships unacceptable.
Saudi Arabia is to execute a man for attending protests and funerals as a teenager; rights groups say Youssef al-Manasif was tortured and first met a lawyer five years after arrest.
Yemen's prime minister says the future of western security is at stake in the civil war, calling the Houthis' drone use a new era of radical terrorism.
Houthi missiles struck Yemen's presidential palace in Aden, killing five, in the first attack on the Al-Maashiq palace in the latest fighting.
French police are accused of causing war-like injuries to teenagers in school protests, with four children allegedly mutilated by explosive weapons.
Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia tells the Guardian it is unknown how much she'll develop in the role, after a widely panned first briefing and a whirlwind appointment.
US politics live: Trump attacks fellow Republicans for hurting Texas, lambasting senator John Cornyn and strategist Karl Rove over the Paxton race.
Indonesia's neighbours are fed up with the acrid haze from its wildfires: clean air is not a favour, as schools close and respiratory illnesses soar.
A museum has released historical photos of Nikumaroro, the island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed, from a 1938 New Zealand aerial survey offering new clues.
Elon Musk revealed what he called the world's first flying car at a Tesla event, with the Roadster 2 using SpaceX rocket thrusters to fly, flip and land.
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Europe should consider all options to plug Ukraine's budget shortfall, as Zelenskiy holds talks with EU leaders in Brussels over the latest fracture with Trump.
Drug-related intimidation in Ireland, often petrol bombings like the fatal Waterford arson attack, is getting worse: when people lose their house or get shot.
'All those years wasted': gardai investigating George Gibney were given another abuser's name in 1998 but did not act, Carolyn Brown says.
Germany is losing patience with Friedrich Merz, with economic reforms stalled and industry under pressure, as doubts mount about reversing the country's decline.
Court users face increased disruption as criminal defence solicitors escalate their withdrawal of services from Monday.
A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s have been arrested over the Waterford petrol bombing that killed four members of the English family in Birchwood.
Balloons were released as a final farewell to the Waterford children, with the parish priest appealing to those behind the fire to stand up and face the consequences.
AIB has cut its four-year fixed mortgage rate for borrowers, following two ECB interest rate hikes in the past six months.
A former flatmate tells the Russell Brand trial the egotistical actor was preoccupied by sex; Brand denies rape and sexual assault allegations involving six women.
The CSO, MyHome or Daft: who is right on house prices? Sometimes they say the same thing, at other times they differ.
Will Sally Rooney's books now be removed from shops across the UK? Normal People has sold one million copies there.
Sally Rooney's books will no longer be available in the UK over her support for Palestine Action, with Faber blaming UK antiterrorism legislation for stopping distribution.
The Waterford murders provoke blood-boiling exchanges on Liveline, with Kieran Cuddihy calling out cocaine-use hypocrisy after the fatal arson attack.
Funny, irreverent, cocky: can Abdul El-Sayed win a vital Senate seat in Flint, where voters wrestling with healthcare costs and decline may decide control of the Senate.
A retrial is sought for Julie Ann McIlwaine (35), who killed her abusive partner as he slept, after her 2022 murder conviction was quashed this month.
More than 3 million euro of illegal vapes and cannabis products were seized in a national operation, with expensive vehicles and 235,000 euro cash also removed.
Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia faces mounting questions over her legal credentials after a rocky debut.
A judge tells a Cavan man caught driving at 184km/h he would have made mincemeat of anyone he hit, banning him for two years.
What is the point of Ifac if the Coalition just ignores its warnings? Without its critiques there would probably be higher spending and more tax cuts.
Feed-the-World Phil Hogan has his eye on a 225,000 euro job; it is time now for multi-options Phil to feed the world.
Look inside: Carrick on Dodder Park Road, a large and luxurious six-bed home extending to 5,543sq ft with a passenger lift and games room.
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A 19-month-old baby escaped injury in a north Belfast pipe bomb attack, which the victims believe was a case of mistaken identity.
Inside the courtroom: Jeffrey Donaldson's victims watched on as the disgraced former DUP leader was given a 15-year sentence.
Omagh bomb campaigner Michael Gallagher, whose 21-year-old son Aiden died in the 1998 attack, has suffered a stroke while watching the inquiry.
Chris Donnelly: the big drum was beaten at Drumcree but unionists remain stuck; key takeaways from the revival of the Garvaghy Road stand-off.
An Irish-English language street sign was ripped out of its tarmac base; Pol Deeds rejects attempts to associate dual signage with political events.
Wingstop has secured planning permission to open its first Belfast city centre restaurant, a two-floor venue on Castle Place replacing Costa.
A PSNI officer has been charged with assault after Tyrone teenager Shea Somerville was kicked in the head in a 2024 incident.
It is highly probable the last baby will be born in Daisy Hill by November, with most births transferring to Craigavon and Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda explored.
Stephanie Chase: young people have looked on in disbelief at Drumcree; the march the Orangemen are really concerned about is the one the north is taking forward without them.
John Manley: Donaldson's disgraceful demise continues to cast a long shadow; the DUP has lost around a third of its support since his arrest.
Jeffrey Donaldson will be released in seven years despite his 15-year sentence, because his offences predate the 2008 Criminal Justice Act and attract automatic half remission.
Nuacht as Gaeilge: tionscadal taighde nua ar bun fá choinne uirlisí ceoil do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas a bhfuil lámh amháin acu.
David Roy casts his ears over Dopamine Chamber, the new album from Dublin's Fontaines DC: give me something to hope for and then I'll write that album.
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Firefighters are battling a huge oil lorry blaze in Lurgan, with emergency services at the scene.
Exclusive: Jeffrey Donaldson's MoD role in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis, with luxury trips, fees and soft power influence revealed in a Belfast Telegraph investigation.
The Divorce Diaries: a woman in her 50s with several children on a marriage where she felt he almost despised me.
A father should never have gone to court over the death of his son in Cyprus, a review finds.
Restaurant review: Yugo, a modern Asian landmark on Wellington Street, Belfast, delivers big.
Alarm over the growing influence of a Presbyterian group, with female congregation members saying its teachings could encourage women in abusive relationships to stay quiet.
Veteran UDA boss Jackie McDonald is to quit the loyalist terror leadership after decades in charge, with 'Mad Dog' Adair sneering at the retirement.
Jeffrey Donaldson's victims speak out for the first time: the two women reveal how they overheard strangers discussing their abuse in hairdressers and coffee shops.
Inside the courtroom as Donaldson's catastrophic fall played out: a paedophile who once had the ear of prime ministers and presidents.
All you need to know as Donaldson is to walk free from prison in seven-and-a-half years, the Lady Chief Justice's office confirms.
Court report: the judge brands the Donaldson case disturbing, noting the absence of apology, shame or regret to provide some crumb of comfort to victims.
From lonely student to proud dog mum: comedian Emer Maguire on Alby, Dougal and her furry friends.
Another 38 jobs at BBC NI face the axe as part of a plan to make savings, after the corporation announced 50 job losses earlier this year.
Funeral details have been announced for father-of-three Brian McPolin (67), who died on Wednesday after the choking incident at the Posh Pig in Warrenpoint.
Out of the blue: how a single remark led to a Co Down colour analysis business, with Briege Smyth guiding others to find their season.
DUP MP Carla Lockhart has written to the Chief Constable demanding answers on whether the Provisional IRA was involved in a protest on the Garvaghy Road.
How MLAs traded insults during a three-hour debate before the no-confidence votes, none of which received cross-community support.
Live coverage of the Drumcree dispute as a DUP delegation meets the PSNI chief and the party demands full transparency.
The DUP could be the biggest losers from Drumcree as a new political climate emerges, with the parading row heading back to court.
Chris Bryant rejects claims he bowed to mob rule over the Drumcree parade decision.
Aaron McCusker, forty years after his mother dragged a reluctant seven-year-old to his first audition in Portadown, on pulling pints as the Rovers Return's new barman and Bond talk.
An Omagh bomb victim's father says the stress of the inquiry contributed to his stroke.
An award-winning Northern Irish chef speaks of his delight at cooking for Barack Obama at his Belfast restaurant this week.
Opinion: the only person in the world to publicly support Jeffrey Donaldson; he and Jonathan Aitken have plenty in common after decades in Westminster's corridors of power.
NI airport ground staff used an internal system for underhand practice, with Swissport saying it took all appropriate action during its investigation.
A Belfast family searches for answers after their mother, who had dementia, was allegedly assaulted inside a care home; a doctor said it significantly contributed to her declining health before her death.
How Eddie Coll became Northern Ireland's longest-serving prisoner under the two strikes law, and now speaks from prison.
Apple season: what to cook when you have a wheelbarrow full of them.
Opinion: from a Derry field to vanishing over the Pacific - the life of Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator, is a story that takes over your imagination.
'He deserves every day': NI political parties react to Donaldson's 15-year sentence, half to be spent behind bars and half on licence.
The OpenAI chief from Co Tyrone on why Northern Ireland matters, saying she would like to see the company open an office there.
Three children and a teacher were killed in a US school shooting in Bend, Oregon, before a bystander shot the teenage gunman dead.
Sean Murray's Lost City, featuring Stephen Rea and Blue Lights star Martin McCann, is a new crime movie with a dark love story colliding Irish underworld with post-Troubles Belfast.
Burgundy is not Coca-Cola: some of the world's most revered wines come from a smaller, rustic region, and we are not made for mass production.
Travel review: a restaurant critic's West Cork road trip, with fab food, friendly folk and stunning land and seascapes.