Air traffic control recordings reveal a tense exchange moments before an Air Canada plane collided with a firefighting vehicle at LaGuardia Airport Sunday evening.The aircraft had just arrived from Montreal with 72 passengers and four crew on board.Officials say the jet touched down safely but was struck by the ground vehicle while taxiing, a crash that killed two pilots. Emergency services...

Michael Lyster, one of RTÉ Sport’s most familiar presenters, has died aged 71.Lyster began his journalism career at The Tuam Herald in County Galway before moving to RTÉ around 1980.In his first year with the broadcaster he covered the Moscow Olympic Games and soon became a regular voice across its sports output. He took over presenting duties on The Sunday Game in 1984 and remained closely...

LaGuardia Airport suspended operations late Sunday after an Air Canada regional jet collided with a Port Authority firefighting vehicle on the tarmac.The Federal Aviation Administration put a ground stop in place and warned the halt could remain in effect for an extended period.The aircraft, a CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation on behalf of Air Canada, had arrived from Montreal and was slowing on...

Michael Lyster, one of the most recognisable voices in Irish sports broadcasting, has died at the age of 71.He was best known as the presenter of The Sunday Game, a role he held for more than three decades.Lyster began his journalism career at The Tuam Herald in County Galway before moving to RTÉ around 1979–1980. In his first year with the broadcaster he was part of the team covering the...

A military helicopter crashed into Qatari waters during a training flight on Sunday, killing everyone aboard, Qatari authorities say.All seven victims were recovered from the wreckage, officials added.The Qatari interior ministry extended condolences to the families of the deceased. Those on board included four Qatari service members, one Turkish soldier and two technicians employed by Turkish...

France heads to second-round municipal votes on Sunday in contests seen as an early barometer for the 2027 presidential campaign.Attention is focused on major cities where control could shift political momentum — notably Paris and Nice.In the capital, Socialists are scrambling to hang on after a quarter-century of centre-left leadership. Rachida Dati, the right-wing challenger, has closed the...

A small French town has found itself in the social media glare after an unusual name clash in its local election.Incumbent mayor Charles Hittler is contesting a runoff against Antoine Renault-Zielinski, a coincidence that has sent the internet into a frenzy.Arcis-sur-Aube, a community of about 2,785 people roughly 160km southeast of Paris, heads to the polls in a municipal run-off this...

A small commune in north-central France has unexpectedly become an online talking point because its incumbent mayor shares a striking surname with history's most notorious dictator.Charles Hittler, the mayor of Arcis-sur-Aube (population about 2,785), is seeking re-election in Sunday's municipal run-off and narrowly led after the first round.The retired laboratory chief says the surge of social...

Leaders from Europe, Canada and Japan have urged further work on a US-drafted 28-point plan intended to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, expressing serious reservations about several of its provisions. At the G20 summit in Johannesburg, officials from Canada, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, Germany and Norway — together with two senior EU...