Huge protests overshadow Trump’s golfing trip to Ireland: ‘We don’t want him here’
The Independentby James C. Reynolds·12 Sept 2026
Nine months before Donald Trump was voted in as US president for the first time in 2016, he was asked at a campaign rally about a large golf course he purchased on a picturesque sliver of Ireland’s...
Iraq confirms attacks on Saudi pipeline originated from Iraqi territory and other Mideast news
The Independentby The Associated Press·12 Sept 2026
Attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline were launched from Iraqi territory, said Iraq's government Saturday, pledging to probe further.
Bodies from charred Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire that killed at least 35
The Independentby Aaron Favila,Joeal Calupitan and Teresa Cerojano·12 Sept 2026
Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after a ship fire killed at least 35 people and left more than...
North Korea responds to ‘provocative’ US-South Korea-Japan drills with missile tests
The Independentby Hyung-Jin Kim·12 Sept 2026
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea on Saturday, its neighbours said, a day after the US, South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military exercise that Pyongyang...
I’m 69. Please stop saying that I’m in midlife or middle-aged
The Independentby Denise Taylor·12 Sept 2026
Last week I turned 69. And I don’t think I’m middle-aged. I understand why people use the term. We are living longer, many of us are healthier for longer, and people in their sixties and seventies...
Philippines ferry fire death toll rises to 35 as search continues for missing
The Independentby Aaron Favila,Joeal Calupitan and Teresa Cerojano·12 Sept 2026
At least 35 people died after a fast-spreading fire destroyed a passenger ferry in the Philippines, with a survivor describing how panicked crowds trampled him as he attempted to secure a life...
Satellite images show China advancing into contested India border territory
The Independentby Shweta Sharma·12 Sept 2026
Panic has gripped the remote frontier villages of India’s border with China, where tribal communities say they are being pushed back from their ancestral yak-grazing and hunting landsdue to a...
BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc
The Independentby Sheikh Saaliq and Aijaz Hussain·12 Sept 2026
Leaders of the BRICS nations were meeting in New Delhi on Saturday for a summit focused on trade, investment and global conflicts, as the bloc seeks a bigger role in shaping the global agenda for...
Venice Film Festival ends with Golden Lion at stake after 'NAZA' draws record ovation
The Independentby Lindsey Bahr·12 Sept 2026
The 83rd Venice Film Festival ends Saturday with the presentation of jury awards including the Golden Lion for best film.
Ben Shelton carries American hopes in US Open final after beating Frances Tiafoe
The Independentby Andy Sims·12 Sept 2026
Ben Shelton stands one win from achieving the American dream after booking his place in Sunday’s US Open final against Alexander Zverev.
Rapper Lil Durk acquitted of murder-for-hire at Los Angeles trial
The Independentby Andrew Dalton·12 Sept 2026
A federal jury on Friday found rapper Lil Durk not guilty of the attempted killing for hire of rival rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of...
SF judge says she was fired 48 hours after questioning ICE treatment of asylum seeker
The Independentby Josh Marcus·12 Sept 2026
A San Francisco-based federal immigration judge was fired after she questioned Trump administration legal tactics and resisted a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fast-track the...
Judge rejects bid to release Arizona sheriff’s office from supervision in racial profiling case
The Independentby Jacques Billeaud·12 Sept 2026
A judge who ruled 13 years ago that Hispanics were racially profiled in then-Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns has rejected a bid to end the court’s supervision of the sheriff’s...
Union leader behind California billionaires' tax proposal accused of threatening, harassing women
The Independentby Sophie Austin·11 Sept 2026
The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who work for an affiliated union.
Boy rescued off Alaska days after boat capsized and his brother and cousin died
The Independentby Rachel Dobkin·11 Sept 2026
A 15-year-old boy has been rescued after his fishing boat capsized in the frigid Bering Sea off Alaska’s coast. His older brother and cousin, who were on the trip, did not survive.
Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area
The Independentby Jamie Stengle·11 Sept 2026
Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area when something that didn't look like the rocks she'd been studying caught her eye.
Trump set for Ireland visit amid protests and meeting with long-standing critic
The Independentby Rebecca Black·11 Sept 2026
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to touch down in Ireland on Saturday morning, arriving amid what has been described as one of the largest security operations ever implemented by the Irish...
Boy with extremely rare mix of blood types saved by nationwide transfusion hunt
The Independentby Storm Newton·11 Sept 2026
Every compatible unit of blood available nationwide was required to treat a nine-year-old boy with a rare mix of blood types, helping save him from a disorder that can prove life-threatening if...
Family sues daycare over alleged toddler ‘fight club’ at the facility
The Independentby Jasmine Fernández·11 Sept 2026
A family from Fort Worth, Texas, has filed a lawsuit against a local daycare facility following an incident in which surveillance footage allegedly captured an adult employee instigating a fight...
Almost a fifth of drivers say overgrown plants have caused them to speed
The Independentby Rosie Shead·11 Sept 2026
Nearly a fifth of motorists (19 per cent) have unintentionally exceeded the speed limit because overgrown greenery obscured a road sign, according to a survey.
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