Donald Trump has indicated that he wants to reach an agreement with Ukraine to gain access to the country’s rare earth materials as a condition for continuing US support for its war against Russia.

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

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.

Mr Trump’s tariffs against Canada and China are still scheduled to come into effect on Tuesday. Uncertainty remains about the durability of any deals and whether the tariffs are a harbinger of a ...

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.