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KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19: A rescuer walks past wreckage of cars near damaged residential building after Russian drone attack on November 19, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. 32 People were wounded, including children. Six of the wounded were hospitalized.

US hails 'significant step forward' in Ukraine talks

The White House said that talks in Switzerland on a proposal to end the Ukraine war marked a "significant step forward," and reaffirmed that any eventual deal would "fully uphold" Ukraine's sovereignty.

World • 4 hrs

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, speaks to members of the media as she arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Republican Representative Anna Paulin

Greene to resign from US Congress following Trump feud

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced that she is resigning from the House of Representatives in the wake of a dramatic falling out with President Donald Trump.

US • 22 Nov

Man jailed for manslaughter of Irish woman in New York

A man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the manslaughter of Irish woman Sarah McNally at a bar in Queens in New York last year.

US • 21 Nov

US President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on 21 November 2025

Trump says he had a 'productive meeting' with Mamdani

US President Donald Trump said that he had a "very productive meeting" with New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

World • 21 Nov

General view of the plenary on the second day of the G20 Leaders' Summit

G20 summit wraps up with agreement on debt burden

The G20 Summit in Johannesburg has wrapped up with agreement among world leaders to tackle the debt burden on developing countries, strengthen climate-related disaster response and increase financing for the green energy transition.

World • 10 hrs

Kim Kardashian is pictured at the "All's Fair" premiere at Leicester Square in London

Girlbossing it: Kim Kardashian's billion dollar empire

Kim Kardashian may still be the butt of many jokes, but she's built an incredible business empire in spite – or maybe because – of that, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 11 hrs

France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg

Ukraine allies to hold Tuesday video call: Macron

The 30 countries in the "coalition of the willing" supporting Kyiv will hold a video call on Tuesday following talks in Geneva on the US plan for Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

World • 22 Nov

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is pictured in London in September

US legislators accuse Andrew of hiding from Epstein probe

US legislators have criticised Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for what they describe as "silence" amid their probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

UK • 22 Nov

Singer Pras Michel performs onstage with The Fugees at Crypto.com Arena on 4 November 2023 in Los Angeles, California

Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison

A US court has sentenced rapper Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel to 14 years in prison for involvement in a billion-dollar Malaysia scam that funnelled money into American politics, his lawyer confirmed.

World • 21 Nov

Photo is a composite showing Irish body builders Conor McCarthy and Dylan Nolan as they compete

Irish bodybuilders prepare for World Championships in LA

Fifteen of Ireland's top natural bodybuilders are preparing to take centre stage in Los Angeles this weekend for the World Natural Bodybuilding Championships.

US • 21 Nov

US President Donald Trump speaks during in the Oval Office of the White House

Trump threatens death penalty over Democrats video

US President Donald Trump has assailed Democratic politicians who told members of the US military they must refuse any illegal orders, calling them traitors who could face execution.

US • 20 Nov

McNally family hoping for closure following sentencing

The wheels of justice grind slowly - but sometimes they go really fast. The sentencing of Marcin Pieciak in New York today was an example of the latter.

Analysis and Comment • 21 Nov

A combination of pictures of Zohran Mamdani and US President Donald Trump

Mamdani to meet President Trump in Washington

US President Donald Trump said he will host New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a meeting tomorrow, after strongly criticising the 34-year-old self-described Democratic Socialist during his recent campaign.

US • 20 Nov

Donald Trump pictured with Jeffrey Epstein

Trump signs bill to release Epstein files

US President Donald Trump has signed legislation ordering the Justice Department to release documents from its long-running investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

US • 20 Nov

People take photos with national flagsin Taipei, Taiwan

US boosts defence capabilities of Taiwan with weapon sale

The US has confirmed the sale to Taiwan of an advanced missile system worth almost $700 million, its second weapons package in a week.

Asia • 19 Nov

rescuers work at the site of a destroyed high rise apartment building in Ukraine

25 killed in Russian strike on western Ukraine city

The number of people killed in a Russian missile and drone strike on the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil has risen to 25, including three children, the country's interior ministry said.

Ukraine • 19 Nov

US President pointing at reporter Mary Bruce aboard Air Force 1.

'Piggy' - Trump hits out at reporter over Epstein files

US President Donald Trump ripped into a reporter from the US network ABC News, just days after calling another woman journalist "piggy" after she asked a question related to the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.

World • 19 Nov

Donald Trump standing in front of an American flag

Trump set to sign bill forcing release of Epstein files

A bill requiring the release of US government records on Jeffrey Epstein heads to Donald Trump for his signature this evening, spurring a showdown over whether the US president will allow full disclosure - or return to trying to bury the case.

US • 19 Nov

Donald Trump takes the hand of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia

Trump defends Saudi prince over Khashoggi murder

US President Donald Trump has fiercely defended Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, insisting the Saudi crown prince did not know about the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, effectively contradicting an assessment by US intelligence agencies.

US • 18 Nov

A man holds a sign at a demonstration calling the release of the Epstein files

US Senate approves bill to release Epstein files

The US Senate has approved a House-passed bill ordering the release of federal files on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier whose extensive alleged sex trafficking network fuelled one of the country's most incendiary scandals.

US • 18 Nov

Undated handout photo issued by US Department of Justice of Jeffrey Epstein

What are the Epstein files?

The 'Epstein files', sealed for years and the object of frenzied speculation, are one step closer to being released to the public.

US • 19 Nov

Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein (left) and real estate developer Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1997. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)

Trump calls for House vote to release Epstein files

US President Donald Trump has urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier resistance to such a move.

US • 17 Nov

BBC 'determined to fight' any Trump case, staff told

The BBC is "determined to fight" any legal action filed by US President Donald Trump, saying there was no basis for a defamation case over its editing of one of his speeches.

World • 17 Nov

Donald Trump stands with his finger pointed

Trump signals possible US talks with Venezuela's Maduro

US President Donald Trump has suggested that future talks with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro could be on the table, as a regional US military build-up has increased tensions between the two countries.

World • 17 Nov

Howard Dean talks with Jackie Fox and Aisling Kenny on Behind the Story

Podcast: The Kennedy political dynasty lives on

The grandson of John F Kennedy should be considered a "serious contender" in next year's US Congressional elections, former chair of the US Democratic National Committee Howard Dean has told Behind the Story.

Behind the Story • 17 Nov