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Anti-immigrant violence erupts in Northern Ireland, US and Iran trade strikes, Democrats select scandal-laden candidate in Maine

A bus being set on fire by protestors holding a garbage bin on fire in east Belfast

A Glider bus, set fire by protesters, on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast, as disorder flared during an anti-immigration demonstration organised in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city.

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Zac reports on global affairs, covering everything from elections and international relations, to conflicts in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. With the Trump administration keen to alter the world order, though, there’s a heavy emphasis right now on US politics – an area with which he is intimately familiar. He also reports on the cross-section between sports and geopolitics. Prior to joining GZERO, Zac was a senior national politics correspondent at National Journal, where he covered the 2024 presidential election from its inception to the dramatic finish, as well as major congressional actions during the Biden administration. Prior to journalism, Zac worked as an economic analyst for Oxford Economics, calculating the impact of various tax policies, as well as the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Born in London, he currently resides in New York City, where you can find him playing football (the original version) or watching it on television while attempting to cook up a storm.

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Will Fitzpatrick is a multimedia reporter and producer at GZERO, where he does a little bit of everything: writing for the GZERO Daily, creating social videos, producing GZERO World, and whatever else the news cycle throws his way.

Before GZERO, Will worked in documentary film on both the production and post-production sides, including on Everest: The Other Side and on The First Wave. He has also directed and produced two short documentaries of his own. Outside the film world, Will has worked as a freelance journalist, with reporting that has taken him from the dhow workshops of Oman to the mountains of Patagonia, with plenty of stops in between. He’s especially interested in the niche, hard-to-reach, and underreported stories that reveal something bigger about how the world works.

Will studied economics and world politics at Hamilton College and received his Master’s in journalism from New York University. When he's not reporting, you can likely find Will tending to his oyster farm, on a bike, or somewhere outdoors.

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Anti-immigration protests hit Northern Ireland

Violent demonstrations swept through Belfast last night following the stabbing of a local man on Monday, allegedly by a Sudanese asylum seeker. Protesters torched cars, targeted and raided immigrant‑owned businesses, and chanted “foreigners out” as they marched across the city. Authorities confirmed on Tuesday that the suspect had been granted permission to reside in the United Kingdom in 2023, but the announcement did little to calm tensions. The unrest was spurred on by several anti‑immigration figures, including far‑right Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Northern Ireland is the least ethnically diverse region of the UK, with only 3.4% of residents belonging to minority communities, but migration has ticked up modestly in recent years. Last night’s violence marks the latest flashpoint in a growing wave of anti‑immigration sentiment within the UK, following recent protests in Southampton after the stabbing of a college student.

US-Iran ceasefire wobbles

The US and Iran traded strikes again on Tuesday and into early Wednesday, undermining President Donald Trump’s claims that the two sides are “close” to a deal. It started with Tehran downing a US Apache helicopter on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz. Washington responded by striking Iranian air defense systems and radar sites. In turn, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched strikes at US bases in Jordan and Bahrain. Kuwait’s army also intercepted an attack. For now, each side is refraining from a return to larger hostilities, but the strikes — as well as Israel’s continued strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon — don’t bode well for reaching a deal to end the conflict soon.

Democrats take a risky bet in Maine

Of all the US Senate races this fall, Maine is perhaps the most ripe for a Democratic flip. After all, it’s the only GOP-held Senate seat in a state that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. At yesterday’s primary, Democrats selected oyster farmer Graham Platner as their nominee to face Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking a sixth term, in November. But Democrats are taking a gamble with Platner. For one thing, it emerged last October that he once had a tattoo that looked like a Nazi symbol. That same month, someone found dismissive comments he made online about rape from 2013 – he has since apologized for those. Then in May, the New York Times reported that he had been exchanging sexual messages with multiple women who weren’t his wife, and last week reported “disturbing” accounts of his behavior toward former girlfriends. Could these controversies cost Democrats a crucial seat?
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