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"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." Oscar Wilde’s line is a reminder that setbacks can sharpen judgment as much as successes do. People test an idea, assess the outcome and, ideally, use what they learned to navigate the next challenge with greater care. For the most part, that has defined how Democrats have responded during the second Trump administration. Until this week, that approach included a notable hesitation to embrace demands to force Mr Trump from office. That caution may have reflected worries…

Eamonn Holmes is “doing okay given the circumstances” after suffering a stroke, with his eldest son Declan saying the family is still coming to terms with the sudden medical emergency. Declan Holmes said his father's health scare “came as a real shock” and thanked well-wishers for their support, adding: “It means a lot to us as a family.” GB News said on Saturday that Holmes, 66, had suffered a stroke last week and was recovering in hospital. In a statement issued on Sunday, his son said: “What happened came as a real shock,…

A marathon round of high-stakes diplomacy in Islamabad ended without a breakthrough, as US Vice President JD Vance said the American negotiating team was leaving Pakistan after 21 hours of talks without securing a deal with Iran. Vance blamed the impasse on what he described as gaps in the negotiations, saying Tehran had declined to accept US conditions, including a commitment not to build nuclear weapons. "The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad…

Veteran broadcaster Eamonn Holmes is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke, GB News has confirmed. "Eamonn was taken ill last week and it was later confirmed he had suffered a stroke," a GB News spokesperson said. "He is currently responding well to treatment. "Eamonn has asked for privacy as he focuses on getting better. The 66-year-old presenter, who was born in Belfast, fronts GB News Breakfast alongside co-host Ellie Costello. GB News said Alex Armstrong will present the programme this week while Holmes…

Coachella roared to life in the California desert on Friday, drawing thousands of festivalgoers as pop star Sabrina Carpenter stepped into the headliner spotlight for one of the year’s most closely watched music events. The packed bill - also featuring headliners Justin Bieber and Colombia's Karol G - takes over Indio across two consecutive weekends, launching the US music festival season for 2026 in blockbuster fashion. Coachella 2026 - A stacked roster of artists is set to take the stage in Indio over two straight…

Rory McIlroy surged into uncharted territory at Augusta on Friday, turning a commanding position into a record-setting one and insisting he will stay locked on his own game as he chases back-to-back Masters titles. A dazzling 65, fueled by six birdies across his final seven holes, lifted the defending champion to 12 under par and gave him a six-shot lead at the halfway stage — the largest 36-hole advantage in Masters history. McIlroy still carries the memory, however faint now, of surrendering a four-shot lead on the final…

With oil markets rattled and the Strait of Hormuz still at the center of the crisis, US and Iranian negotiators met in Pakistan for their most senior talks in half a century, seeking a way to end a war that has already redrawn the region’s fault lines. At the same time, US President Donald Trump said American forces had sunk Tehran's mine-layers and begun reopening the strategic waterway. "We're now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favour to Countries all over the World," Mr Trump posted, saying…

Haiti Couleurs stands on the brink of a rare slice of racing history, with Rebecca Curtis’s runner carrying Welsh hopes of ending a 121-year wait for a home-trained winner of the Randox Grand National. No horse prepared in Wales has won at Aintree since Kirkland in 1905, and Curtis believes the nine-year-old has a genuine chance to change that. He also has the opportunity to become the first horse to add the Merseyside showpiece to victories in both the Irish and Welsh Grand Nationals. "He seems really well in himself. I've…

In a region where almost every election is billed as a defining post-1989 moment, Hungary’s parliamentary vote appears to stand apart. That phrase — the "most important election since '89" — is often overused in Central and Eastern Europe, only to be recycled at the next trip to the ballot box. But Hungary’s vote tomorrow makes a strong case for the title. The outcome could shape not only the country’s political course, but also its standing inside the European Union. Tisza leader Péter Magyar, a 44-year-old lawyer and…

After nearly 10 days in space, the Artemis II capsule carrying a four-astronaut crew tore back through Earth's atmosphere and splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, bringing to a close humanity's first journey to the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years. NASA's gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, named Integrity, drifted under parachutes into waters off the Southern California coast shortly after 5pm PT (1am Irish time), ending a mission that carried its crew farther into space than any humans had travelled before. The…