?US president Donald Trump has said he will soon announce a 25pc tariff on imports from the EU, which could have disastrous consequences for European economies including Ireland.

Power was restored to most of Chile's 19 million people after the country's most disruptive blackout in 15 years, the government said.

A California governor has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether Lyle and Erik Menendez pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents, lawyers for the brothers have said.

Hamas was set to hand over the bodies of four hostages late Wednesday night in exchange for Israel's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, just days before the first phase of the ceasefire between the warring parties was to expire.