GuardianTrump says US will end military aid to Israel by the end of this year
Trump makes a surprise election-day announcement that the US will end its $4bn annual military aid to Israel by the end of the year, saying the country does not need it.
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Trump makes a surprise election-day announcement that the US will end its $4bn annual military aid to Israel by the end of the year, saying the country does not need it.
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Canada joins a growing group of countries refusing to play Russia in ice hockey after a sports court lifted its ban.
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At the Commonwealth summit the king stops short of backing reparations but says he is committed to addressing past wrongs, as campaigners press for a slavery apology.
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Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton warns AI may be close to triggering a major incident such as a power or banking shutdown.
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Cat Brogan, living near the Border, will give birth in Dublin so her wife can be recognised as a parent; she began care in Derry.
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Galway residents give mixed views on the ring road after the final legal challenge ended on Monday.
Jim O'Callaghan returns to legal aid talks after a High Court judge finds his changes exceeded his powers.
A writer reflects on what an old Leaving Cert poetry book taught her about thinking for yourself.
Sean Moncrieff on trust, suspicion and incompetence, after discovering he needed eye surgery, not glasses.
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A Fine Gael renewal commission finds many people are unsure what the party stands for.
A bus driver's trial begins over the crash that killed two Waterford teenagers on an e-scooter.
The Dail hears an Irish honeybee is threatened by non-native species crossing the Border; the Taoiseach pledges to work with Roderic O'Gorman.
Opinion: Ireland should buy cheap drones instead of expensive French tanks, and avoid fighting the last war.
Kathy Sheridan asks whether anyone cares as Peadar Toibin says he is 'bursting the woke bubble'.
Micheal Martin courts the unions as the Opposition sharpens its attacks on the Taoiseach.
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The Music Quiz: which Japanese dish does Rosalia favour, and which Central American spot suits Kacey Musgraves' honey?
Nutrition experts on what to know about fibre and how to get enough, which they say need not be a big challenge.
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PSNI chief Jon Boutcher says dissident republicans could use drones to deliver 'payload' bombs and have used them before.
Former Superintendent Gerry Murray, ex-chair of the PSNI Catholic Guild, urges a 'collective solution' to falling Catholic recruitment.
A Co Armagh man says he suffered two decades of 'shame' after an assault and felt like a criminal after reporting it to the PSNI.
Brian Feeney argues the end of Stormont is not the thing to fear; more of the same is.
A new appeal over the 1985 car bomb at Newry Courthouse that killed RUC reservist Michael Kay.
A charity says almost 200,000 people in Northern Ireland are at risk of needing food banks, with families skipping meals.
A new documentary revisits how Star of the Sea FC brought Catholic and Protestant boys together in 1969.
Alex Kane fears Stormont is finished and asks what replaces it, noting some unionists would accept direct rule.
The Irish News view: Catholic recruitment gains in policing must not be allowed to go into reverse.
A catchy trad song with an unlikely chorus is raising awareness of haemochromatosis, the 'Celtic Curse'.
Professor Brian Cox on what fascinates him most about the universe, ahead of his Belfast show.
The family of Carrie Mullane Noonan, a Limerick mother of four feared murdered, appeal for her to be found as the PSNI open a murder investigation.
Portaferry says its final farewell to Ciara Mageean, with local colours, the Tricolour and the Olympic flag flying.
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Mark 'Billy' Billingham recounts the farm raid that captured a prolific South Armagh IRA sniper.
Amnesty voices concern as the PSNI confirms a link between a large weapons haul on the Shankill Road and far-right extremism.
Gavin Robinson avoids a mass DUP exodus but his problems pile up after the Drumcree dispute.
Drivers are urged to find another route after a collision on the Westlink in Belfast.
Rebel Wilson is prosecuted over an insurance lapse while awaiting the birth of her child.
Draft UK-EU deal on food and plant products is likely to have a significant impact on Northern Ireland businesses and customers.
Israel's election commission says it found no fraud in last week's vote.
Upper Bann voters say Carla Lockhart's personal profile means 'she'll do well whatever she does'.
Senior civil servants are told Northern Ireland is underprepared for future public disorder after June's rioting in north Belfast.
Belfast residents have mixed views as the city's first Ulster-Scots street sign in over 25 years is approved.
A Co Antrim amateur drama group is delighted after Liam Neeson endorses its play.
James McClean's book sparks a war of words with his uncle John 'Popa' Kelly, who had terrorist charges dropped two years ago.
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An Irish-medium primary school principal joins Gerry Kelly and Caral Ni Chuilin on Sinn Fein's North Belfast ticket.
Carla Lockhart's resignation is not just about Drumcree but about years of DUP hierarchy taking its greatest vote-winner for granted, leaving three quarters of its MPs men in their 70s.
A writer says she suffers sectarian abuse from her own Catholic community, calling republican trolling a threat to free speech and a pressure to conform.
Cash woes threaten the future of Orange Order-owned Brownlow House, on the verge of closure after a raft of resignations left an ex-UVF gunman as sole director.
DUP mutiny: the looming Lockhart exit is fuelling a leadership plot, with a "Lisburn Mafia" of Givan, Poots and Buckley said to favour Givan replacing Gavin Robinson as the party faces a 25-year low in MPs.
Restaurant review: La Bottega on the Lisburn Road is a paradise for pasta lovers.
A Belfast firm will make 457 numbered watches to commemorate the UK soldiers who died in Afghanistan.
Carla Lockhart says leaving the DUP was painful and that she holds no animosity towards Gavin Robinson.
Column: your son does not need another lecture on what it means to be a man.
Tianna Patterson rescued a 17-year-old who was knocked out by a punch and fell into a Halloween bonfire in Strabane.
"The reason they fell in love is why everything fell apart": Belfast's Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner on love, lies and the billion-dollar crypto collapse at the heart of The Altruists.
Meet the Tyrone father-of-three opening up on divorce, loneliness and mental health through an online community: "I got some slagging but the same people then told me I had helped them."
A chief executive recalls leaving a corporate career to start a GBP1.6m Belfast company, admitting he "felt sick" before handing in his notice.
A jury is sworn in as Brandon Rainey faces Belfast Crown Court over the alleged murder of Chloe Mitchell.
A councillor seeks answers over suspected pollution at Cregagh Glen, probing Mount Ober works, planning breaches and damage to the east Belfast beauty spot.
Corrie star Charlie Lawson reveals a past clash with Liam Gallagher over NI politics and suggests a drink in Manchester.
Politicians demand a plan for the return of inpatient maternity at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry after births are moved to Craigavon.
A veteran DUP councillor of 30 years resigns from the party, following Carla Lockhart out.