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Feb 22, 2026 - World

Promise comes as minister admits to ‘uncertainty’ about new 15% levy on imports from around the world Graeme Wearden: Trump’s trade war risks undermining his hopes of hefty US interest rate cutsThe US will not back out of tariff deals it has already sealed with countries around the world, including the UK, the EU, Japan, Switzerland and others, Donald Trump’s trade representative Jamieson Greer said on Sunday.The US supreme court ruled on Friday that many of the tariffs imposed by the US president were illegal, leading Trump to announce a new 15% global tariff on all imports the next day. But Greer told CBS’s Face the Nation that the new levy was separate from agreements struck in the last nine months with about 20 countries around the world. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

Two men aged 31 and 48 and woman, 23, pronounced dead at scene of crash involving three vehicles near MoyThree people died and four others have been injured in a multi-car collision in County Armagh.Emergency services dispatched three rapid response paramedics, seven emergency crews and one hazardous area response team after the crash was reported on the Armagh Road near the village of Moy on Saturday night. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

Authorities say agents confronted a white male, who has not been identified, carrying shotgun and gasoline canThe US Secret Service shot and killed an armed intruder who breached the perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s Florida residence and private club in Palm Beach, early on Sunday.Although the US president often spends weekends at the oceanfront resort, he was at the White House in Washington during this incident, as was first lady Melania Trump. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

In total, Karen and her husband spent 45 days in detention before being abruptly released, receiving little explanation for the prolonged confinement.

Feb 22, 2026 - World

Country wins most golds (18) in Winter Games historyUSA, GB and Australia also set team recordsNorwegians put emphasis on participation Norway has once again topped the Winter Olympics medal table, surpassing countries with far larger populations.The Scandinavian country won more gold medals (18) and more total medals (41) than the US, who came second in both categories (12 golds and 33 total medals). Norway’s 18 golds were the most by a country in Winter Olympics history, while their cross-country skiing hero Johannes Høsflot Klæbo accounted for six golds on his own, more than the all but seven other countries at this year’s Games. Continue reading...