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Trump weighs diesel export ban as US fuel crisis deepens www.​irishtimes.​com/world/europe/2026/09/30/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-us-fuel-crisis-deepens/ via @IrishTimesWorld
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Was Burnham’s Labour Party conference speech a turning point on Brexit? www.​irishtimes.​com/world/2026/09/30/was-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-a-turning-point-on-brexit/ via @IrishTimesWorld
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‘We thought this was over’: Drumcree’s return confuses Labour’s faithful in Liverpool www.​irishtimes.​com/world/uk/2026/09/30/we-thought-this-was-over-drumcrees-return-rattles-labours-faithful-in-liverpool/ via @IrishTimesWorld
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Who is poisoning Kenya’s elephants? www.​irishtimes.​com/world/africa/2026/09/30/who-is-poisoning-kenyas-elephants/ via @IrishTimesWorld
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UK prime minister raises prospect of UK rejoining EU after next election www.​irishtimes.​com/world/uk/2026/09/29/uk-prime-minister-raises-prospect-of-uk-rejoining-eu-after-next-election/ via @IrishTimesWorld
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Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith tells US Senate he will not be silenced irishtimes.com/world/us/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith tells US Senate he will not be silenced

Special counsel brought criminal cases over alleged attempts to overturn 2020 US presidential election

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UK prime minister Andy Burnham rises to his big moment with emotional conference speech irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

UK prime minister Andy Burnham rises to his big moment with emotional conference speech

Labour Party leader opens the door to potential EU return for Britain

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Marine Le Pen ally Jordan Bardella takes legal action over anti-Semitism allegations irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

Marine Le Pen ally Jordan Bardella takes legal action over anti-Semitism allegations

National Rally party leader denies claims by French news site that he wrote anti-Israel messages as a teenager

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Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and prevent Palestinian family returning home irishtimes.com/world/middle-… via @IrishTimesWorld

Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and prevent Palestinian family returning home

Israeli troops attempted to escort the Tubasi family back to their homes, weeks after their two houses were seized by settlers

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Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in Romania irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in Romania

Kimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall

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A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake irishtimes.com/world/us/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake

Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda

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Rubio says airbase incident involved ‘foreign actor’ irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

No explosive devices found in vans searched near UK airbase

Counter-terrorism police defend decision to bail five British nationals in connection with incident at Fairford

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EU budget: ‘Frugal’ states demand hundreds of billions be cut from spending irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

EU budget: ‘Frugal’ states demand hundreds of billions be cut from spending

Germany and five other countries say the bloc’s proposed €1.9 trillion budget must be reduced to secure their backing

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Spanish government says it has agreed measures to address housing crisis irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

Spanish government proposes eviction ban as woman (87) agrees to return home

Eviction of Maricarmen Abascal triggered protests in Madrid, with calls for a rent freeze growing

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In-laws (70s) arrested after New York Times engineer shot dead in California irishtimes.com/world/us/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

In-laws (70s) arrested after New York Times engineer shot dead in California

Witnesses claim couple wore masks and each took a turn shooting their-son-in law in Dublin, California

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Greenland deal a reward for US bullying irishtimes.com/world/2026/09… via @IrishTimesWorld

Greenland deal a reward for US bullying

Document compromises Danish sovereignty over Greenland and gives Washington a bigger role in deciding what happens on the island

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How an elderly Madrid woman’s eviction became a new flashpoint in Spain’s housing ​crisis irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

How an elderly Madrid woman’s eviction became a new flashpoint in Spain’s housing ​crisis

Prime minister Pedro Sánchez seeking solutions as protesters demand action on soaring rental prices

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Pope Leo says concerns about AI’s threat to humanity are not ‘fake news’ irishtimes.com/world/europe/… via @IrishTimesWorld

Pope Leo says concerns about AI’s threat to humanity are not ‘fake news’

Pontiff’s remarks are in stark contrast to US president Donald Trump, who says fears about AI’s dangers are a ‘hoax’

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Base jumper killed following wingsuit failure in 213m descent irishtimes.com/world/us/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Base jumper killed following wingsuit failure in 213m descent

Gabe Reilly, a US firefighter, was with a group of eight to 10 people in a mountainous part of Utah

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Safety warning issued over Tesla battery system ‘which presents a risk of fire’ irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026… via @IrishTimesWorld

Safety warning issued over Tesla battery system ‘which presents a risk of fire’

US carmaker has launched a replacement programme for affected units of its Powerwall 2 batteries, which are used mainly in homes

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