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Biggest Northern Ireland unionist party endorses new leader

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LONDON — Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party formally endorsed Jeffrey Donaldson as its new leader on Saturday, a position that will likely see him...

Veteran lawmaker to lead N. Ireland’s DUP after turmoil

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LONDON — Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party on Tuesday named veteran lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson as its new leader, weeks after he narrowly lost the...

Paul Givan to become Northern Ireland’s new leader

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LONDON — Lawmaker Paul Givan is to become the new first minister of Northern Ireland, replacing Arlene Foster, who had been in post since...

UK apologizes for 1971 Belfast deaths; families want more

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LONDON — A U.K. government minister stood before lawmakers Thursday and formally apologized for the killing of 10 civilians during unrest in Belfast half...

UK apologizes for deaths of 10 civilians during ‘Troubles’

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LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized Wednesday for the deaths of 10 civilians during military operations half a century ago in west...

Coroner rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent

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LONDON — A coroner in Northern Ireland has ruled that 10 people killed during a military operation in west Belfast 50 years ago were...

Former Ireland midfielder Alan McLoughlin dies aged 54

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DUBLIN — Alan McLoughlin, who famously scored a goal to send Ireland to the 1994 World Cup in the United States, has died. He...

Ex-soldiers acquitted of 1972 murder of Official IRA leader

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LONDON — Two former British paratroopers accused of the 1972 murder of an Official IRA leader in Belfast were formally acquitted Tuesday after the...

N Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting

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LONDON — Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in the fourth night of violence in...

Northern Ireland police appeal for calm after violent unrest

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LONDON — Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for calm after officers were attacked and cars were set on fire during a second night...