Irish premier Micheal Martin has welcomed the pausing of EU trade countermeasures, after US President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on a swathe of new US tariffs. The Taoiseach said ...

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Adejuwon Oyekan, who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.

Cheers and applause erupted before legislators and the public sang a waiata – a traditional Maori song – after the result was announced.

It comes after the US president’s surprise announcement of a 90-day pause to hefty tariffs imposed on some countries.