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US President Donald Trump said he would lift tariffs on Irish whiskey during a speech at a prize-giving ceremony for golfer Shane Lowry in Doonbeg, County Clare. The announcement marks a shift in the administration's trade stance toward Ireland.Tom Tiffany and his pilot lost power in their aircraft while approaching Wausau Downtown Airport and made an emergency water landing on Lake Wausau in central Wisconsin. Both swam to safety as the plane submerged and were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Tiffany is the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor.Europe defeated the United States 15½-12½ in the Solheim Cup at Bernardus Golf Club in the Netherlands on Sunday. Charley Hull won her opening singles match as Europe's top players delivered in the final day.U.S. President Donald Trump on September 13 called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt attacks on Russia's diesel fuel infrastructure, saying the strikes were contributing to a global diesel shortage. Trump's own war against Iran has knocked out more than 20% of Middle Eastern refining capacity and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, which previously carried roughly a fifth of global oil supplies.A ferry carrying more than 240 people sank off Indonesia's coast on Sunday during rough seas and poor weather. Rescue crews recovered more than 100 passengers, but at least six people died and approximately 130 remain missing.Voting is under way in Sweden in an election that could lead to the far-right Sweden Democrats entering government for the first time. Polls suggest an extremely tight race, with one showing just 0.3 percentage points between the left and right blocs.Ryan Garcia defeated Briton Conor Benn with a second-round stoppage in Las Vegas, retaining his WBC welterweight crown. Garcia dominated from the opening bell as Benn charged forward with an increasingly desperate approach.A Russian drone hit a passenger train between Kyiv and Warsaw at two kilometres from the Polish border, while another struck near a border crossing with Poland. Ukrainian officials said the attacks represent Russian terror directed at NATO and the European Union, as multiple border crossings through which military and humanitarian aid flows came under fire.An inter-island ferry sank in bad weather off the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, leaving one dead and more than 30 missing. Rescue operations were continuing as an investigation began into negligence by the vessel's operator.The Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked a military base in southern Saudi Arabia, targeting weapons storage and command facilities. Yemen government forces said they shot down five Houthi drones in separate operations, as accounts emerged of severe staffing shortages in Yemeni battalions that faced a Houthi takeover in the port city of Mocha on Thursday.US President Donald Trump said he would lift tariffs on Irish whiskey during a speech at a prize-giving ceremony for golfer Shane Lowry in Doonbeg, County Clare. The announcement marks a shift in the administration's trade stance toward Ireland.Tom Tiffany and his pilot lost power in their aircraft while approaching Wausau Downtown Airport and made an emergency water landing on Lake Wausau in central Wisconsin. Both swam to safety as the plane submerged and were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Tiffany is the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor.Europe defeated the United States 15½-12½ in the Solheim Cup at Bernardus Golf Club in the Netherlands on Sunday. Charley Hull won her opening singles match as Europe's top players delivered in the final day.U.S. President Donald Trump on September 13 called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt attacks on Russia's diesel fuel infrastructure, saying the strikes were contributing to a global diesel shortage. Trump's own war against Iran has knocked out more than 20% of Middle Eastern refining capacity and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, which previously carried roughly a fifth of global oil supplies.A ferry carrying more than 240 people sank off Indonesia's coast on Sunday during rough seas and poor weather. Rescue crews recovered more than 100 passengers, but at least six people died and approximately 130 remain missing.Voting is under way in Sweden in an election that could lead to the far-right Sweden Democrats entering government for the first time. Polls suggest an extremely tight race, with one showing just 0.3 percentage points between the left and right blocs.Ryan Garcia defeated Briton Conor Benn with a second-round stoppage in Las Vegas, retaining his WBC welterweight crown. Garcia dominated from the opening bell as Benn charged forward with an increasingly desperate approach.A Russian drone hit a passenger train between Kyiv and Warsaw at two kilometres from the Polish border, while another struck near a border crossing with Poland. Ukrainian officials said the attacks represent Russian terror directed at NATO and the European Union, as multiple border crossings through which military and humanitarian aid flows came under fire.An inter-island ferry sank in bad weather off the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, leaving one dead and more than 30 missing. Rescue operations were continuing as an investigation began into negligence by the vessel's operator.The Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked a military base in southern Saudi Arabia, targeting weapons storage and command facilities. Yemen government forces said they shot down five Houthi drones in separate operations, as accounts emerged of severe staffing shortages in Yemeni battalions that faced a Houthi takeover in the port city of Mocha on Thursday.
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