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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Cancels $5.1B IT Contracts
Pentagon to end contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled several technology service contracts worth US$5.1 billion. These...

Trump proposes legal path for undocumented farmworkers
Trump suggests farmers could keep workers without legal status

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that farmers might be allowed to ask the government to keep some farmworkers...

Xi Jinping shifts focus to Southeast Asia amid US tensions
China's Xi in Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens

BEIJING, China: As tensions with Washington deepen, Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning his focus to Southeast Asia, with a diplomatic...

LA County offers free lead tests near wildfire burn zones
Californians in wildfire areas urged to test for lead poisoning

PASADENA, California: Because many people are worried about dangerous chemicals in smoke, ash, and debris from recent wildfires, Los...

Trump lifts shower pressure limits to protect 'beautiful hair'
Trump to lift water curbs to 'make America's showers great again'

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump, who had often complained about weak water pressure in showers, has signed an order to remove...

Apple airlifts iPhones from India to dodge new US tariffs
Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India 'to beat' Trump tariffs

NEW DELHI, India: Apple has ramped up shipments of iPhones from India to the United States, chartering aircraft to move hundreds of...

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Ireland’s asylum applications drop over 40% in early 2025
40% drop in people seeking international protection in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland: New figures show that just over 3,000 applications were made between January and March this year — a drop of more...

China, EU talks could pave the way for price resolution
EU, China to look into setting minimum prices on electric vehicles, EU says

BERLIN, Germany: Talks between the EU and China could pave the way for a shift from tariffs to minimum price agreements on Chinese...

Xi Jinping shifts focus to Southeast Asia amid US tensions
China's Xi in Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens

BEIJING, China: As tensions with Washington deepen, Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning his focus to Southeast Asia, with a diplomatic...

Ireland Deputy PM: Trump tariffs will force us to look for new markets
Search for new markets for Ireland's goods 'must go on', says Tánaiste

DUBLIN, Ireland: Tanaiste Simon Harris has urged continued efforts to expand global markets for Irish goods, saying the temporary pause...

Ireland’s firms feel strain as US tariffs take hold
Business orders to Ireland from US already slowing or drying up

DUBLIN, Ireland: With tariffs from the United States beginning to bite, Irish businesses are already feeling the pressure, prompting...

Ireland faces growing calls for a vote on military neutrality
Government told to hold vote on Ireland's neutrality, triple lock

DUBLIN, Ireland: Debate over Ireland's military neutrality is intensifying as the government faces growing pressure to put the issue...

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