Former president Mary Robinson has accused Donald Trump’s US administration of “flooding the atmosphere with lies”. “We have an administration in the United States which is flooding the atmosphere with lies, not to be believed, but to confuse, to confuse that there is no truth,” Robinson said. “All of this needs the strength in solidarity.”Sobout called for democracy in Iran, which she said is coming “under bombardment”. “Violence against women affects everyone we know, our mothers, our grandmothers, our sisters, our friends and our girlfriends,” she said. “The north of Ireland is the most dangerous place in Europe to be a woman, but no more, it’s time to stand up united.

Source: The Irish Times March 07, 2026 17:31 UTC