The world’s richest man has been granted broad latitude by Donald Trump to reduce the size of the federal government.

Wall Street swung between sharp and more modest losses on Monday as stock markets worldwide sank on concerns that Donald Trump’s tariffs could ignite a punishing trade war. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% ...

Red Cross personnel load bodies of victims of the fighting between Congolese government forces and M23 rebels in a truck in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, as the U.N. health ...

A footballer is in a coma after he was hit by a car on the hard shoulder of the M27 while investigating a flat tyre, his club has said.

The last elected were independent candidate Eileen Flynn, Sinn Fein’s Nicole Ryan and Fianna Fail’s Fiona O’Loughlin and Diarmuid Wilson.

The president suggested he has received word from the Ukrainian government that it would be willing to make a deal.

Elon Musk, who is leading a civilian review of the US federal government, said the department was ‘beyond repair’.

The UN health agency said at least 900 people had died in last week’s fighting between the M23 rebels and Congolese forces in Goma.

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will “stay resolute” in its commitment to working with both the US and the EU as he insisted that Britain is “not choosing between” them.

The US and Mexico have said planned tariffs are on hold for a month to give time for further negotiations, and Mexico said it plans to deploy 10,000 members of its national guard to address drug ...

Junior minister Pam Cameron said there is no timeline at this stage for the delivery of redress for victims and survivors.