The US seizure of a Venezuelan-linked tanker, shadowed by Russian submarines and pursued for over two weeks across the Atlantic is the Irish Times’s splash today.

The Irish Examiner leads with the vote on Mercosur, and how there is “every chance” Michael Healy-Rae could walk away from Government over the deal.

There are calls to fast-track a bill that would ban “nudification” apps, in wake of Grok’s sexualised deepfakes.

On the front page of The Echo is a story about Dolores Hart, a woman with additional needs.

She was left for hours on icy ground after she slipped and fell because there was no ambulance available.

The Irish Independent also leads with the AI ‘nudification’ story, and how Niamh Smyth, Minister for AI, has written to X about the impact of its Grok tool..

Weight-loss jabs are the Irish Daily Mail’s lead, which reports that once you start using them you need to be on them for life as weight “piles” back on.

Guido Nasi, an Italian student who was left paraplegic after an attack, has died after 26 years, the Irish Daily Star reports.

The family of Chloe Mitchell, who have waited nearly three years for a trial for the murder of the 21-year-old due to disagreements over legal fees

Ottoline Spearman

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