Republicans threaten government shutdown to undermine vaccine mandates
US senators urged to block funding Bill unless Democrats meet demands
IRA ‘were no criminals’, former Sinn Féin TD tells commemoration
Last IRA member killed during Troubles ‘continues to inspire us’, Martin Ferris says
Harris and Pence clash on coronavirus but civility breaks out in US vice-presidential debate
White House has presided over the ‘greatest failure in history’, says Harris
Trump’s four-year reign has been gutting for science, US scientists say
Dismantling of protections ‘is making it harder for future administrations to use science’
Singapore man admits being a Chinese spy in the US
Jun Wei Yeo charged with using political consultancy as a front to collect information
‘Young people enjoyed the violence. I’m sorry I have to say that’
Eyewitness to 1969: Eamon Melaugh operated Radio Free Derry during the Battle of the Bogside
Ex-media mogul Conrad Black pardoned by Trump
Former Daily Telegraph owner says US justice system is ‘frequently and largely evil’
EuroMillions winner ‘may have to pay’ to deposit in wary banks
There is no chance of ‘living off the interest’ when rates are rock-bottom, says expert
Good tidings: Ireland offers a haven from the populist plague
Immigration is blamed for problems it never causes and rarely gets credit for its benefits
The power of a good book in times of chaos
From Hunter S Thompson to Philip Roth, Shirley Jackson and John Connolly, great writing has a way of making readers feel less isolated in a world of anxiety and upheaval
Beware the snake-oil merchants of alternative medicine - your life could depend on it
Market for unproven alternative medicines worth over €30bn worldwide
Amazon suitors in US should learn from Ireland’s seduction moves
We have turned corporate and political courtship into an art form
Russia maintains support for Assad after Tillerson meeting
Moscow calls for investigation into Syrian gas attack which UN believes president ordered
US warns it is prepared to take further action on Syria
Russia denounces US military air strikes and pledges to bolster Syrian army defences
‘Complete review’ of US pre-clearance at Dublin, Shannon
One person refused clearance at Dublin Airport in wake of Trump travel ban
Barack Obama departs with fragile legacy at risk from Trump
New US president could take wrecking ball to the first black president’s accomplishments
Panama Papers: Customers include suspected financiers of terrorism and gunrunners
Firm has worked with at least 33 individuals or companies on US blacklist
Owner of $10m Flowing Hair coin open to offers at RDS
World’s most expensive coin, part of first batch of US dollars, goes on display in Dublin
Last British resident released from Guantanamo Bay
Shaker Aamer freed after 13 years detention at the controversial facility in Cuba
Obama must strike delicate balance at Arab summit
As Gulf leaders decline to travel, US president must juggle competing interests in region
US envoy Gary Hart dismayed at Northern Ireland violence
Former senator says American diplomats are monitoring for any emerging pattern
Burton calls on banks to agree deals with borrowers
On US visit, Tánaiste urges financial institutions to stop ‘extending and pretending’
Twitter reports a surge in government data requests
Requests by governments for Twitter to hand over data on specific users rose by 40 per cent and came from more than 50 countries
US-Cuba to ‘cut loose the shackles of the past’
Obama calls time on five-decade policy of isolation and for a new approach to Havana
Parents of murdered journalist release email from Islamic State
Message sent to Foley family included demand for €100m ransom and denounced Obama
Beheading of journalist ‘shocked conscience of world’, says Obama
Video of James Foley ‘authentic’ US says; Britain hunts for man with British accent in footage
Snowden says NSA ‘set fire to future of internet’
National Security Agency whistleblower tells conference he had no regrets over leaking details of mass electronic eavesdropping
US will bring Asia more prosperity and greater peace, Biden pledges
US vice-president ends high-profile Asian tour assuring allies of support
US vice-president Biden says relations with China must be based on trust
No mention of China’s air defence zone after talks with President Xi Jinping
Q&A: So what’s the big deal?
Simon Carswell on last night’s US Senate deal approving short-term government funding
Beijing concerns grow over US debt woes
Chinese news agency accuses Washington of abusing superpower status
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