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Millions of Taiwanese headed to the polls for a presidential election in the face of threats from China that choosing the wrong leader could set the stage for war on the self-ruled island. Beijing slammed frontrunner Lai Ching-te, the current vice president, as a dangerous “separatist” in the days leading …

Italy’s junior culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi, an art critic and outspoken TV personality whose brief includes protecting the country’s cultural heritage, is under investigation over a 17th century painting in his possession that police said had been stolen. The painting disappeared from a castle near the northern Italian city of …

A bid is under way to have the Stormont Assembly recalled next week. Sinn Féin is attempting to bring the recall on Wednesday – the day before trade unions are planning one of the largest public sector strikes Northern Ireland has seen in recent history. Thursday is also the deadline …

The Ombudsman for Children has written to the Minister for Justice asking that his office be removed from the new strategy combatting domestic and gender based violence because funding it was promised to fulfil the role has not been delivered. Dr Niall Muldoon “reluctantly” wrote to Minister Helen McEntee last …

Seán O’Sullivan from Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co Limerick, has been announced as the winner of the 60th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. His entry is entitled ‘VerifyMe: A new approach to authorship attribution in the post-ChatGPT era’. The project explores the development of a new artificial intelligence (AI) detection …

The Taoiseach has said that a pay agreement with public sector unions can still be made, and indicated that the Government could show “flexibility”. Leo Varadkar said he was “very disappointed” that talks between the Government and unions broke down. Following the breakdown of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission, …

A bid is under way to have the Stormont Assembly recalled next week. Sinn Féin is attempting to bring the recall on Wednesday – the day before trade unions are planning one of the largest public sector strikes Northern Ireland has seen in recent history. Thursday is also the deadline …

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met with the leaders of North Macedonia in the country’s capital Skopje this afternoon, concluding a two-day tour of three Western Balkans countries. The Taoiseach’s discussions over the past two days with the leaders of Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia have focused on their applications to join …

Two brothers have appeared in court charged with firearms offences following the seizure of guns and ammunition in Finglas in Dublin two years ago. Glen Ward, 30, has been charged with two firearms offences, while his younger brother Eric O’ Driscoll, 22, faces six firearms charges. Both men were remanded …

Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the enigmatic leader of Yemen’s Houthi fighters whose attacks on Red Sea shipping have drawn fire from the US and UK militaries, created the defiant force challenging world powers from a ragtag militia in sandals. Multiple shipping lines have suspended operations or taken the longer route around …