Northern Ireland
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Sudanese asylum seeker, beheading attempt, anti-immigration protests: What triggered stir in Belfast
World | Jun 10, 2026, 08:25 AM ISTA Sudanese asylum seeker has been arrested for allegedly trying to kill a man in his 40s with a knife on a street in public view in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The incident has triggered anger and protests in the city, with locals demanding a crackdown on immigrants.
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UK PM Keir Starmer Visits Nuclear Submarine In Northern Ireland
News | Mar 20, 2025, 07:07 PM ISTUK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited the crew of HMS Vanguard after the submarine returned to UK waters after months of undersea service. The nuclear-armed submarine had been patrolling for more than 200 days, marking one of the longest deployments in British Royal Navy history.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak to meet US President Joe Biden in Northern Ireland next week
World | Apr 09, 2023, 08:19 AM ISTUS President Joe Biden will have a formal meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday.
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'Deal is done': Sunak, von der Leyen struck deal to fix European Union trade spat
World | Feb 27, 2023, 08:47 PM ISTAccording to the sources of BBC, the finalisation came after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's meeting with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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FIFA WC qualifiers: Italy miss direct World Cup qualification with goalless draw vs Northern Ireland
Football | Nov 16, 2021, 02:04 PM ISTFollowing the draw, Italy will need to get through two one-leg matchups to advance in a newly devised playoff system.
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FIFA WC qualifiers: Italy's injury crisis deepens ahead of final group game vs Northern Ireland
Football | Nov 14, 2021, 11:29 AM ISTItaly lose further three players as Alessandro Bastoni and Davide Calabria are both injured while fellow defender Cristiano Biraghi has returned home because of personal reasons.
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Britain warns of suspending Northern Ireland autonomy
World | Jun 29, 2017, 08:23 AM ISTNorther Ireland has time till Thursday to conclude negotiations and form a power-sharing government, but talks have stalled and been delayed, leading many to think that the deadline will not be met.
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Theresa May strikes tentative deal with Northern Ireland party to form minority govt
World | Jun 11, 2017, 09:53 AM ISTBritish Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal in principle with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party on Saturday to form the Conservative government.
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Indian family targeted in arson attack in Northern Ireland, police suspect racial hate crime
World | Nov 28, 2015, 06:50 PM ISTLondon: A house and car belonging to an Indian family were set on fire in a small town in Northern Ireland in an attack the local police are treating as a racial hate crime.Subi Philip,
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4 Chelsea fans given football bans up to 5 years
Football | Jul 22, 2015, 09:38 PM ISTLondon: Four Chelsea supporters involved in a racist incident in the Paris subway have been given banning orders of up to five years. Richard Barklie, a former police officer in Northern Ireland who now works as
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Northern Ireland fields first-ever Sikh candidate for UK polls
World | Apr 09, 2015, 11:04 PM ISTLondon: A 31-year-old Sikh politician will be the first Indian-origin candidate to contest in the UK General Elections from Northern Ireland on May 7. Amandeep Singh Bhogal, who was born in Jalandhar, is already making
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Barack Obama praises Northern Ireland power-sharing deal
World | Dec 24, 2014, 07:39 AM ISTHonolulu: President Barack Obama is praising a power-sharing deal reached by leaders in Northern Ireland and says it will help the country deal with issues that have plagued its past.Northern Ireland leaders reached a deal
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Northern Ireland peace will be tested: Obama
World | Jun 17, 2013, 03:55 PM ISTBelfast, June 17: President Barack Obama declared peace in Northern Ireland a “blueprint” for those living amid conflict around the world, while acknowledging that the calm between Catholics and Protestants will face further tests. Summoning
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Northern Ireland police seize van with mortars
World | Mar 04, 2013, 05:28 PM ISTLondonderry, Mar 4: Northern Ireland police say they have seized a van containing four mortars and arrested three men in a security operation that stopped an attack on a police station in the city of
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Queen begins N.Ireland trip, to meet ex-IRA chief
World | Jun 26, 2012, 04:20 PM ISTNorthern Ireland, Jun 26: Queen Elizabeth II has begun a two-day trip to Northern Ireland celebrating the British territory's hard-won peace in a town that suffered one of the IRA's worst massacres.The monarch's planned meeting
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Ireland to wear black armbands against Italy
Football | Jun 18, 2012, 04:39 PM ISTPoland, Jun 18: Ireland will wear black armbands in Monday's match against Italy at the European Championship to commemorate the 18th anniversary of shootings in Northern Ireland that killed six people.The match falls on the
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Olympic flame crosses Irish border, tours Dublin
Other Sports | Jun 06, 2012, 09:13 PM ISTDublin, June 6 : The Olympic flame went on a cross-border peace mission Wednesday to Dublin to celebrate Northern Ireland reconciliation and strong British-Irish ties.A convoy sped the symbol of the London Games to the
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Olympic torch starts 5-day Northern Ireland tour
Other Sports | Jun 03, 2012, 07:00 PM ISTNorthern Ireland, June 3: The Olympic torch began its five-day tour of Northern Ireland with plenty of excitement and no signs of trouble Sunday as the territory's Protestants and Catholics vowed to show the world
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Netherlands thrashes Northern Ireland 6-0
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 10:03 AM ISTAmsterdam, June 3: The Netherlands thrashed Northern Ireland 6-0 in a morale boosting friendly on Saturday before heading to the European Championship.The mismatch pitted the fourth-ranked Netherlands against No. 100 in FIFA's world rankings, but
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Daisy The Cow Becomes An Internet Hit
World | Jun 18, 2011, 11:41 AM ISTLondon, Jun 18 : Daisy the cow has become an internet sensation after she was filmed opening the bolts on her stable gate - with her tongue.Daisy lives on Tom Grant's farm, in South Armagh,