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NY tour helicopter firm shuts down after deadly crash
Company whose chopper crashed, killing 6, ceasing operations

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The helicopter tour company involved in a recent crash that killed a pilot and a visiting family from Spain...

Education Department moves to cut off Maine's federal education funding
Trump administration moves to pull Maine's school funding over transgender athletes

WASHINGTON D. C.: President Donald Trump's administration announced late last week that it would stop all federal education funding...

Indonesia plans US visit to avert tariffs with bold offer
Indonesia to offer to increase U.S. imports to help trade talks

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia is preparing a high-level visit to Washington with an ambitious offer to avert steep U.S. tariffs on...

Trump admin ends race-based admissions at military academies
US military academies end race consideration in admissions

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer use race when deciding who gets in. For many...

Hong Kong’s last major opposition party moves to dissolve
Hong Kong's last major opposition party moves towards disbanding

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's last major opposition party has begun the process of dissolving, a symbolic end to decades of pro-democracy...

Justice Department blocks staff from attending ABA events
US Justice Department bars attorneys from participating in ABA events

WASHINGTON, D.C: The U.S. Department of Justice has told its lawyers they can no longer attend or speak at events hosted by the American...

Europe

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Ireland sees 75% drop in home burglaries over decade
Residential burglaries dropped in Ireland by 75% over past decade

DUBLIN, Ireland: Residential burglaries have dropped by 75 per cent in Ireland over the past decade, according to new Garda figures,...

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...

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