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- Trump orders new pharma tariff, reshapes metal duties April 2, 2026US President Donald Trump has ordered new tariffs on certain medicines, alongside an overhaul of metal duties, doubling down on his trade agenda, a year after unleashing trade wars on virtually all partners.
- Judge dismisses most of Lively's claims against Baldoni April 2, 2026A federal judge in the US has dismissed most of actress Blake Lively's claims in her lawsuit accusing director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment in connection with the filming of their 2024 romantic drama It Ends with Us.
- Artemis astronauts await green light for lunar orbit April 2, 2026The four Artemis astronauts circling Earth are awaiting the green light from NASA to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
- Medical misadventure verdict over Mayo teen's death April 2, 2026A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded at an inquest in the death of a Mayo teenager who suffered fatal brain injuries after surgery to relieve a build-up of fluid on her brain during a time when a pressure monitor provided "falsely reassuring" readings.
- 'Boom' - Woods describes crash in bodycam footage April 2, 2026Tiger Woods has described looking down at his phone before feeling a "boom" as he crashed his car, in bodycam footage which has been released by Florida police.
- Man arrested over Belfast murder of Robbie Lawlor April 2, 2026A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Robbie Lawlor, the gangland criminal shot dead in Belfast.
- Luas, DART services partially suspended over Easter April 2, 2026There will be a number of changes to Luas and Iarnród Éireann services this Easter Bank holiday weekend, with passengers advised to allow extra time for their journeys.
- Trump replaces Bondi with former personal lawyer April 2, 2026US President Donald Trump has fired his attorney general Pam Bondi and designated his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as her acting replacement at the head of the Justice Department.
- Russia made no gains in Ukraine in March - analysis April 2, 2026Russia's army recorded no territorial gains on the front line in Ukraine in March for the first time in two-and-a- half years, AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) showed.
