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Two men have been arrested in connection with a gas station explosion that killed 10 people and shattered a village in northwestern Ireland in 2022

White House took a lighthearted turn when President Trump became distracted by JD Vance.

Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. It was a light-hearted moment at the Oval Office when Trump ribbed Vance about the green-and-white shamrock socks he wore during a meeting with Ireland Prime Minister Michael Martin. Trump couldn't help but laugh as he was momentarily distracted by Vance's crazy-patterned socks.

Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas even as some member governments signalled reservations about the idea. Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, said he backed a call by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a break in the conflict to allow much more humanitarian aid to reach Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip. EU officials also drafted a statement in support of the proposal for an EU summit later this week, although they cautioned the text could still change in the coming days. The moves reflected increasing alarm about the fate of Palestinian civilians after two weeks of Israel bombarding and blockading Gaza in response to the Oct.

Sinead O’Connor, who stirred controversy by tearing a picture of Pope Paul John Paul II, has passed away at the age of 56. She is survived by her three children. Confirming her death, her family requested privacy at this difficult time. Paying his tribute, Prime Minister Taoiseach Leo Varadkar expressed his sorrow at the death of the singer and said that her music was loved around the world and her talent was unmatched and beyond compare. Foreign Minister Tánaiste Micheál Martin said that she was one of the greatest musical icons and the people of Ireland loved her deeply. Sinead O’Connor released ten studio albums and the Billboard Music Awards named her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ as the number-one world single in 1990. Her version of the ballads fetched her three Grammy nominations and topped the charts across the world. Rolling Stone magazine named her the Artist of the Year in 1991. Earlier this year, she was bestowed with the inaugural award for Classic Irish Album at the RTÉ Choice Music Awards. Sinead O’Connor created controversy in 1992 when participating in a television show she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II in protest against sexual abuses in Roman Catholic Church. Later she refused to apologize and said that she was not sorry for what she did as it was brilliant. She also said that she was traumatized as she ‘was treated like a crazy bitch’. O’Connor raked up further controversy by refusing to play up the U.S. national anthem before her concerts. She told Oprah Winfrey that she was suffering from bipolar disorder and she thought of committing suicide. She supported Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus when the performers faced intense public scrutiny.

At least seven people have been killed following an explosion at a petrol station in northwest Ireland, police said on Saturday.