A fascinating account informed by scores of interviews

An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan

CIA, however, says intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear programme severely damaged

A recent CIA assessment has again fuelled the Wuhan lab-leak conspiracy theory. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence – and it simply isn’t there

JFK files: Papers cover not just JFK’s assassination but also the 1968 killings of his brother Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King jnr

Donald Trump expressed surprise at the very high number of recipients having roots in Ireland – and it seems he may be on to something

It remains the case that it is not illegal to ship DNA fragments that could be strung together to recreate an entire virus

Palestinian official says mediators have narrowed gaps on most of agreement’s clauses and deal could be signed in coming days

US surveillance company at centre of Eoin Hayes row has links with Israel Defense Forces and CIA

The Trump White House imposed travel sanctions on court staff, while his successor Joe Biden adopted a policy of ‘selective co-operation’

Wall Street Journal reporter accused of gathering secrets on the orders of CIA about company manufacturing tanks used Ukraine war

Majid Khan, a former al-Qaeda courier who was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay for two decades, has had an eventful year since his release

With many of the characteristics of her famous brothers, if not their politics, Juanita had a good nose for business

Ilya Ponomarev, a Kyiv-based Russian opposition figure, advocates the violent overthrow of Vladimir Putin by Russian exiles in Ukraine

CIA file from 1964 says no indication of links between Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald, who shot president in Dallas

State department tells court that as a de facto head of state, Saudi prince has legal immunity

Film review: The Russo Bros return with Netflix’s biggest-budget movie to date, and it will make you pine for the relative complexity of Fast & Furious

Report pinpoints expensive rents as chief reason for high cost of living in Irish capital

US president says Russian leader believed he could break up Nato and EU

G7 leaders to hold call with Zelenskiy in show of unity before Victory Day events in Moscow