Trump Says He Will Remove 15% Tariff on Irish Whiskey

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would remove the 15% tariff on Irish whiskey during a prize-giving ceremony at his Doonbeg resort after attending the Amgen Irish Open. He said Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, tournament winner Shane Lowry and others had urged him to lift the levy; the announcement follows his earlier exemption for U.K. whiskey, including Scotch and spirits made in Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin representatives joined protests in Doonbeg criticizing the Trump administration’s foreign policy, particularly its positions on conflicts involving Palestine and Iran, while acknowledging the golf tournament’s economic benefits for the area. Separately, Poland has shelters for only about 4% of its population and is accelerating efforts to expand capacity amid concerns over hybrid threats from Russia.