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President Trump, during his visit to Ireland, said he would like to see the Republic of Ireland reunify with Northern Ireland, a statement that touches on the Good Friday Agreement's provision for referendums. He made the comments alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and they have drawn responses from Downing Street and political figures in Northern Ireland, with nationalists and unionists expressing differing views on the matter.

Reform UK has received two donations totalling £72 million from two British crypto billionaires, believed to be the largest ever to a British political party. Nigel Farage said the party is now on an election footing. One donor, Ben D'Lo, was previously pardoned by Trump, while the other, Christopher Harbourn, has donated before. Labour and Lib Dem have called for a cap on political donations.

The SDLP leader, Claire Hannah, told her party's annual conference that the Northern Ireland executive is too focused on the past and is delaying major decisions. Separately, global oil supplies are under pressure: Saudi Arabia closed a critical east-west pipeline after a drone attack, and a Houthi advance in Yemen has put them in a position to disrupt the Bab al-Mandab Strait. These developments have pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel.