Irish troops safe after UN commander in Lebanon injured by protesters

The outgoing deputy commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was injured on Friday when protesters attacked a convoy taking peacekeepers to the Beirut airport.

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Up to 10,000 US federal workers fired this week as Trump and Musk intensify assault on government agencies

US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk's campaign to radically cut back US federal agencies spread on Friday, with thousands of workers who handle everything from securing the nation's nuclear weapons to caring for military veterans losing their jobs.

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Pope Francis in ‘fair condition& in hospital with mild fever, says Vatican

Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened and is receiving drug therapy, the Vatican said.

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Suspect in Munich car-ramming attack had Islamic extremist motive, police say, as 30 people injured

The suspect in the car-ramming attack in Munich that left more than 30 people injured appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive & but there is no evidence that he was involved with any radical network, authorities said.

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Zelensky says he will only meet Putin after common plan with Trump negotiated

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will only agree to meet in-person with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a common plan is negotiated with US President Donald Trump.

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Analysis: Trump brings Putin in from cold, but freezes out EU, and Ukraine

President Donald Trump is proving good to his word. He&s moving fast to halt Russia&s invasion of Ukraine, and the signs of the last few days suggest that he&s also going in hard — on Kyiv, though, not Moscow.

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