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EU warns Georgia over impact of ‘foreign agent’ law

The European Union has warned Georgia that the adoption of its ‘foreign agent’ law would negatively impact progress on the path to membership of the bloc. “This is a very concerning development and the final adoption of this legislation would negatively impact Georgia’s progress on its EU path,” the EU’s …

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EU questions TikTok over new ‘Lite’ app in France, Spain

The EU gave TikTok 24 hours to provide a risk assessment on its new ‘Lite’ app launched in France and Spain over concerns of its potential impact on children and users’ mental health, the European Commission has said. The new rewards app ‘TikTok Lite’ arrived in the two countries this …

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Taoiseach defends decision to join EU’s migration pact

Taoiseach Simon Harris has defended the Government’s decision to join the EU’s migration pact which sets new regulations to deal with asylum seekers. In the Dáil, he said that Ireland would “disproportionately benefit” because most people coming to Ireland come from “second countries” in the European Union. He told Aontú …

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800 chemotherapy appts for children cancelled, Dáil told

A quarter of a million hospital appointments were cancelled last year, including 800 chemotherapy appointments for children, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the cancellation of children’s chemotherapy appointments must be “unimaginable” for worried parents. She told the Dáil there was a lack of beds …

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Remains of 500 horses found on Australian property

The remains of more than 500 horses have been found at a property in rural Australia, officials said today, prompting a wide-ranging investigation by police, environmental protection and health authorities. The gruesome discovery was made near the town of Wagga Wagga, five hours’ drive west of Sydney, and was triggered …

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Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza truce ‘stalling’

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to secure a truce in Gaza and a release of hostages have stalled, Qatar’s prime minister has said. “We are going through a sensitive stage with some stalling, and we are trying as much as possible to address this stalling,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani …

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Hugh Grant settles court claim against Sun publisher

Hugh Grant has settled a UK High Court claim against the publisher of The Sun newspaper over allegations of unlawful information gathering, a judge has been told. The actor brought legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN) in relation to The Sun only, alleging he was targeted by journalists and …

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France appoints magistrates in Zakrzewski death probe

France has appointed investigating magistrates to run a war crimes probe into the death of French-Irish Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski who was killed covering the war in Ukraine, a judicial source has said. The move marks a new stage in the investigation which had previously been run by anti-terror …

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Property price growth speeds up to 6.1% in February

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices grew at the fastest annual pace in just over a year in February. Property prices increased by 6.1% in February compared to growth of 5.4% a month earlier, the CSO said. Year-on-year price growth had cooled from a …

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Stardust jury ‘still needs time’ to consider its verdicts

The jury at the Stardust fire inquests has said it still needs time to consider its verdicts. This morning, the 12 jurors began its 11th day of deliberations. Briefly addressing the coroner at the start of today’s proceedings the foreman said the jury still have “some issues” that need to …

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