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Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war, but Zelenskiy says deal is ‘news to me’

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,
If President Trump negotiated it with Putin — please tell us when the ceasefire begins. We are ready and we will accept it,
Oleksandr Merezhkoukrainian lawyer and jurist
Putin’s plan is to decapitate Zelenskiy and remove him as a wartime leader. Trump is siding with Putin,
It is possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not want to do so,
Russia should agree to an immediate energy ceasefire, ending its brutal strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and its attacks on shipping in the Black Sea,
Oleksandr Merezhkoukrainian lawyer and jurist
We are moving to a new Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and to a world of strongmen and spheres of influence.”
It felt like a trap,
This would be an act of complicity with Putin’s genocide. It would mean more dead civilians and dead children,

Irishman among 300 injured as 12 die in attack at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia

Donald Trumppresident
We may. We’re going to look at it.”
I was on gate 403,
Mohammed Saeed Al-Jabersaudi diplomat and politician
Blessed Friday and victory for every Yemeni and Arab. Bab al-Mandab has been cleared of the remnants of the Houthi terrorist militia.”

Pope Leo says he will undergo surgery for small growth on lung

During some check-ups, doctors discovered a localized nodule on my lung,
I would like to express to the Holy Father my personal support, and that of the Italian government, as he faces this challenge in the coming days.”
The serenity and composure with which he spoke about it [today] …are reassuring,

Man dies after entering tiger enclosure at Yorkshire wildlife park

Videos circulating online appear to show a man being pawed at and grappled by a tiger in an enclosure at the park

Trump and Hegseth’s road to barbarism is a threat to America’s standing

Revulsion at the media frenzy and carnival-style atmosphere led to a US ban on public executions that has stuck for 90 years

Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
People need to understand that there are serious consequences for these type of things,
Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
Our department is, you might say, putting on the full armour of God, because while we wage physical war, we all know the real battle is spiritual,

Ireland may not have the death penalty, but we have no reason for complacency

Born to an alcoholic mother, Pike has foetal alcohol syndrome, was neglected and brutally beaten in childhood, sexually abused from the age of two and subjected separately to at least three rapes by the age of 17

Christa Pike, who survived US execution attempt, is discharged from hospital

What's been described to me is that physically there's quite a bit going on, that her arms are very injured and she's not able to use them very much,
I think it’s kind of good and bad. Good that she is fairly with it, but she’s also somewhat foggy. She can lose her train of thought really easily and forgets where she’s going.”

Houthis show military reach with deadly missile strikes on Riyadh

The latest attack on Saturday, the third on the airport in a week, killed 12 people and wounded more than 300, part of a tit-for-tat military escalation by the Houthis against the beleaguered Saudis, who support Yemen’s internationally recognised government

The recent successes that we’ve seen in the last four weeks or so have less to do with having great military equipment and more to do with the weakness of the other side,
Control of this island is potentially quite important,
Mohammad Al-Bashapalestinian association football player
They didn’t start from scratch, they had a foundation,
Farea Al-Muslimiyemeni writer
Everyone continues to underestimate the Houthis’ military power,
They’re not just guys in flip-flops, they’re actually geeks,

Engineer Robert Pether heading home to Ireland after being detained in Iraq for five years

Pether, who had been living in Ireland for a number of years, had been working as a mechanical engineer on rebuilding the Iraqi Central Bank when he was arrested with a colleague from CME Consulting, the Dubai-based company they were working for

The Australian government welcomes the decision by the Iraqi government to allow Mr Pether to leave,
We were aware for some time that minister Wong was keen to be the first to break this fantastic news,
Mr Pether was detained in a [2x2 metre] cell with the lights permanently on,

Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher unmoved by ‘devastated’ Micah Richards on Sky Sports

Jamie Carragherenglish associiation football player and sportcaster
They are so powerful, so rich, they’ve never been told no before in their lives,
Jamie Carragherenglish associiation football player and sportcaster
There’s all these lovely stories, ‘I came through the youth team’, lovely, it’s lovely,
Roy Keaneirish football manager (born 1971)
Let’s hope they get beaten,
THEY HAD ALL THE BEST PLAYERS — THEY HAD THE TWO BEST PLAYERS IN EVERY POSITION!”

The Irish Times view on the EU and China: a fragile peace on trade

The European Union and China have averted a trade war with an agreement that saw Beijing agree to limit exports of hybrid cars, facilitate the supply of rare earths and cut tariffs on a range of European products

Meath’s Nichola Sheridan finishes third in Melbourne Marathon

Her breakthrough came in winning the Dublin City Half Marathon in March 2025, representing Bohermeen AC

Liverpool v Manchester City is no longer simply a football match

This club with two league titles — 1937 and 1968 — in their 104 years before being acquired by Abu Dhabi, won eight more between 2012 and 2024

Taiwan fears for US support as Trump and Xi prepare for fresh talks

In brilliant sunshine and scorching heat, Taiwan on Saturday celebrated its annual October 10 holiday with an event outside the presidential palace in Taipei featuring lion dances and other traditional arts as well as a military parade

The US attitude towards Taiwan has always been US does not support Taiwan independence and China wanted to push for the US to oppose Taiwan’s independence. I think probably for Donald Trump, there’s no big difference but in the diplomatic world, there’s a huge difference,
Fang-Yu Chentaiwanese political scientist
The most difficult part is that we don’t have a choice. We have to rely on the US,
If the KMT does well in these elections, that will be momentum for their 2028 presidential ticket. And that will probably also determine who will be on the ticket,
I’m not looking to have somebody go independent. And, you know, we’re supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war. I’m not looking for that. I want them to cool down. I want China to cool down,
We have to offer a unification formula which sounds really nice, but Beijing cannot accept,
We always talk about Taiwan being a value ally of the US: democracy, freedom, human rights — about which Donald Trump doesn’t give a s**t,
I think in Taiwan, we have to come up with something to avoid a military confrontation. And then somehow saving some money for defence, that would benefit us, right?”
I think US arms sales always carries two senses for us. One is symbolically. It is a symbol of whether the US supports Taiwan or especially Taiwan’s defence. So I think no matter the amount of the sales, we really want the US to continue to sell arms to Taiwan,

France seeks another de Gaulle. The far-right thinks it’s Jordan Bardella

President Franklin D Roosevelt looked down on him as an arrogant fantasist, and barely tolerated his place in the anti-Hitler alliance

Agnès Poirierfrench anglophile journalist
Like all successful historical films, La Bataille de Gaulle tells us less about the past than about the needs of the present.”
Charles de Gaullegeneral
One day, the United States will try to be the moral authority of the entire world.”

Solanke strikes late as 10-man Spurs salvage point at Manchester United

An incensed Shaw, surely reminded of his horrific double-leg break sustained 11 years ago at PSV, hared after Bentancur and shoved him over