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A united Ireland would be 'fantastic' says Trump during Irish visit
Trump is holding meetings in Dublin before attending the Irish Open golf tournament in Doonbeg, County Clare.
Iran-backed Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island: Can they hold it?
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Trump says he would ‘love’ to see unified Ireland and ‘it may as well happen now’ as he visits Dublin – live
US president say on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’ • Trump’s visit to Ireland – live updates Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”. The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders. Continue reading...

Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland
US president say on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’ • Trump’s visit to Ireland – live updates Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”. The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders. Continue reading...

‘Divine triumph’: Iran celebrates Houthis’ capture of Yemen’s Red Sea coast
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.

'People are still afraid of those three letters': Fighting the stigma of HIV
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.