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- Robertson will leave Liverpool at end of season April 9, 2026Andy Robertson will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the Premier League champions have announced.
- International development aid fell by a quarter in 2025 April 9, 2026Development aid suffered a "historic decline" of 23.1% in real terms last year according to the OECD , blaming a massive withdrawal of US support against a backdrop of budgetary and geopolitical tensions.
- Russia returns bodies of 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine April 9, 2026Moscow has handed over the remains of 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine, a source in Russia's negotiating delegation told reporters, with Kyiv returning the bodies of 41 dead Russian troops.
- US Masters: Day 1 updates April 9, 2026Rory McIlroy bids to defend his Masters crown as the opening day of the tournament gets underway at Augusta. Follow our updates.
- Netanyahu seeks Lebanon talks as ceasefire strains April 9, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is seeking direct talks with Beirut, a day after the worst bombardment of the war killed more than 300 people in Lebanon.
- Home heating oil jumps 67%, as March inflation hits 3.6% April 9, 2026The average price of home heating oil rocketed by 67.5% between February and March of this year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.
- UK 'tracked' three Russian submarines for a month April 9, 2026The UK and allies tracked a Russian attack submarine and two spy submarines in the North Atlantic for a month before they retreated, Britain's defence minister John Healey has said.
- Irish man arrested in Spain to contest extradition April 9, 2026A 37-year-old Irish man the Spanish authorities have described as "one of the leaders" of the Hutch Organised Crime Group is to contest his extradition to Ireland.
- Recent fuel price hikes not price gouging - CCPC report April 9, 2026Recent spikes in fuel prices are a result of "significant increases in international wholesale costs" and not price gouging, according to an analysis from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).
