Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
The Stormont Executive's programme for government, titled Doing What Matters Most, was presented to the Northern Ireland Assembly following agreement by the Executive the previous week.
A 70-year-old Arab Israeli man is killed and three others are injured in a mass stabbing at a bus station in Haifa, Israel. The perpetrator, an Israeli-Druze from Shfar'am, is killed by civilians present at the attack.
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses all U.S. military aid to Ukraine with immediate effect.
The first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire expires with no agreement on the second phase, which aims to end the war. Negotiations remain unresolved despite ongoing mediation.
U.S. president Donald Trump, vice president JD Vance and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended their White House meeting early following a heated exchange. The discussion focused on the Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement and security assurances.
The U.S. State Department terminates U.S. support for Ukraine's energy grid restoration during an ongoing energy crisis, withdrawing major aid and reducing personnel presence.
As part of the first stage of the ceasefire deal, Hamas releases the bodies of four Israeli hostages in return for the Israeli government releasing 617 Palestinian prisoners. The second phase of the ceasefire has not been negotiated.
Danish retailer Salling Group will mark European-made products with a black star on price tags, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed acquisition of Greenland. The move aims to support consumer preference for European brands over American ones.
