Rescues, Tensions, and History: Ireland's Latest

0:00It's April 18th. You're listening to Europe News today, AI-powered coverage from across the continent. I'm Cory with the story. Four folks got pulled from the water I've done loud there after their boat went up in flames today. Meanwhile, former Tallahcee I, Leo Veradkar, pushed back on this idea of floating around rural Ireland that they're the only real workers footing all the bills. He says, Urban areas actually carry that load. President Catherine Connolly dropped some heavy truth in her first big speech abroad at a summit in Barcelona, warning the world sliding into A. Might makes right vibe in global dealings. In marking a century, the first census from the Irish Free State in 1926 just got officially released, all digitized, and online. Tensions spiked internationally with Iran, announcing it'll tighten control over the strait of Hormuz again, backing off earlier talks with Washington, to reopen the key shipping lane. In Kiev, five people lost their lives when a gunman hit a supermarket, took hostages, and got taken down during a police raid. Over

1:05in southern Lebanon, a French peacekeeper died in an attack on the UN force there. These stories remind us how fast things shift from local rescues to global flashpoints, and that first census drop lets anyone die into Ireland's past. Right now, online, stay sharp out there.