Barack Obama

Director has written a book celebrating notable theatre first nights

Maureen Dowd: Pelosi attack comes as US is haunted by violence

Trump argues discovery of classified documents among presidential records should not have been cause for alarm

Former governor of Alaska arguably did more than anyone to set stage for Trump’s raucous, racist demagoguery that took him all the way to White House in 2016. Both candidates elevated celebrity and charisma above knowledge or expertise

Cameras start rolling in west Cork next week on Bodkin, the power producers’ latest Netflix show

Some creeds favour green fields, others a citadel, while more expect a vast city

US president willing to meet North Korea’s leader if he is ‘sincere’ about dismantling his nuclear and ballistic missile programmes

Putin pretends to be fighting Nazis when his troops are murdering and raping Ukrainians

Pair placed on administrative leave following off-duty incident, says spokesman

A court decision this summer will determine whether the landmark ruling is struck down

Ms Harris has not been in close contact with president Joe Biden due to travel schedules

USA Rugby bidding to host men’s event in 2031 and women’s tournament in 2033

Cantillon: Random selection a curious aspect of warmly received scheme

America Letter: Healthcare is divisive in the US, but Obamacare has grown in popularity

Sufyian Barhoumi was captured in Pakistan and taken to US base in Cuba in 2002

Putin’s actions in Ukraine have put nuclear war back on the geopolitical agenda

Elsewhere, we were doing time on Bernard’s watch, and saw some political engagement

How I love the motorway service stations of Ireland. Let me count the ways

US Politics: Notable resolution of Republicans on unifying issue one that is underrated

Attendees at a recent conference in London had one question: what should I wear?

To be a ‘great’ world leader, you have to be less than human. Killing people is part of your job

Beijing’s economy deeply exposed to market turmoil and sanctions unleashed by war in Ukraine

Politics: Central to the appeal of populism is the idea of the effective strongman. Recent events are showing us the fumbling strongman

Soon the West will have to consider how the Russian president can be offered an off-ramp

China’s reluctance to criticise Moscow’s aggression stands in stark contrast to global condemnation and isolation of the Kremlin

Tokyo Letter: Former leader Shinzo Abe warns against treating discussion as ‘taboo’

Proceedings lodged in the High Court last week against Paddy Cosgrave

Co-ordinated action looks to turn Putin’s regime into a ‘global economic and financial pariah’

Biden fulfills campaign promise in ‘historic’ nomination to country’s highest court

Three party stalwarts speak with startling candour about the impending Repubocalypse

Keith Duggan: star quarterback is a good news story and the idol The Plains area needs

America Letter: Former vice-presidential candidate suing New York Times over editorial

US Politics: Judges and overreaching progressives have helped achieve a small recovery

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau moved to undisclosed location – reports

If appointed, she would be first black woman to sit on country’s most powerful bench

Laura Slattery: The top television ratings a decade apart show how much has changed

US president was elected to be Not Trump ... he has overpromised and underdelivered

Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy over Washington attack last January

Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars

Move marks end of an era for pre-iPhone device