Germany's Ursula von der Leyen made her pitch to European lawmakers yesterday to be the next head of the EU executive.
Conservative MPs have rounded on Boris Johnson after it emerged that the US ambassador had decided to resign in the wake of the senior Tory's lack of support.
Gunmen have massacred as many as 18 people including women and children in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, apparently the latest victims of a tribal feud, and Prime Minister James Marape vowed yesterday to hunt down the killers.
Up to 2,500 farmers marched on Leinster House to protest against the EU's Mercosur trade deal amid fears it will devastate the beef industry.
James Dyson, the billionaire and British tech entrepreneur, has bought the most expensive "super penthouse" in Singapore.
Joe Biden has reported earning $15.6m (€13.8m) in family income over the past two years, making him the highest earner among the top competitors for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Angela Merkel has blamed a psychosomatic trigger for her third shaking bout in as many weeks, as she insisted that she is fit to work.
