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Donald Trump
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No free lunch for Burnham if he is at the table for UK-EU reset talks
Europe letter: Starmer’s departure offers UK government a chance to ‘reset the reset’ in autumn EU deal
Rubio seeks backing from US Gulf allies for Iran deal
Tehran contradicts claim by UN nuclear watchdog that inspections will take place in Iran soon
Trump’s claims outpace reality in Iran negotiation
US president Trump appears to be describing his preferences as fully negotiated deals. Could a succession of disputes sink the whole venture?
Euro sinks to one-year low as falling oil prices ease pressure on ECB
Traders back away from bets on further interest rate rises as economy slows
US Senate votes to halt Iran war in latest rebuke of Trump
It was the first time both chambers of Congress passed a resolution directing a president to remove US armed forces from hostilities
Making predictions about the world a year from now is a risky game, so here are mine
US midterms and geopolitics spell trouble for Donald Trump, while Northern Ireland powersharing faces fresh upheaval
Volodymyr Zelenskiy increasingly looks to hold the West’s future in his hands
Amid a world of right-wing strongmen, the Ukrainian president makes the case for liberal democracy without apology
‘If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD’: Vance faces political peril as Trump undercuts Iran talks
US vice-president’s bid to secure a rapid peace deal with Iran is being complicated by Donald Trump’s combative rhetoric
UN begins efforts to evacuate ships from Gulf
Washington agrees to waive sanctions on Iran for 60 days
Cuba makes sweeping changes to its socialism model but are they enough for Trump?
US president mused last week that invading Cuba would be an easier military operation than his war against Iran
Ireland enjoys benefits of Nato without downsides, says US envoy to military alliance
Europe is ‘Washington’s fourth priority’, behind the US itself, the western hemisphere and the Pacific
‘Thank you, dear Keir’: European leaders pay tribute to Starmer as EU-UK summit postponed
Outgoing British PM helped boost security for Continent, says Ursula von der Leyen
Iran agrees to UN nuclear inspectors’ return as part of deal on sanctions with US
Progress comes after talks nearly broke down on Sunday after stream of violent threats from Donald Trump
Binyamin Netanyahu’s Iran gamble leaves Israel isolated as Trump turns to diplomacy
After a war meant to weaken Iran, a US-led deal exposes Netanyahu to severe political and strategic fallout
Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombian presidential election
Narrow victory over senator Iván Cepeda is challenged by president Gustavo Petro
They’ll say Starmer was a triumph on the world stage. It’s not true
His achievements abroad are outweighed by failures of strategy, judgement and political courage
Oil falls after US-Iran peace talks show signs of progress
Parties have agreed on a roadmap toward reaching a final deal in 60 days, and technical talks will continue for the remainder of week
Donald Trump is channelling the leadership style of the ancients, without even realising it
Unthinkable: When it’s impossible to make sense of the present, the distant past can deliver some leadership insights
Iran peace talks; better North-South rail links; and who is Caelan Robertson?
Plus: Ireland’s waste management system is under fresh scrutiny
Starmer expected to outline timetable for departure outside No 10
Move would clear the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister without formal contest
Iran suspends US talks amid renewed threats by Trump against country and negotiating team
US president made series of aggressive statements on social media and TV despite some progress being made on oil exports
Vance calls for sides to work together as Iran peace talks begin in Switzerland
Tehran’s leadership says it has closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli ‘crimes’ in Lebanon
Donald Trump, the Creature from the Green Lagoon
The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington just holding on for dear life
Three former presidents sat together to listen to Obama on Thursday. Trump was not invited
A speech the former president made at the library opened in his name in Chicago seems the one the US really needs to hear on July 4th
The US at 250 is an edgy, doom-stalked place, not much in the mood to celebrate
The purpose of the commemoration is to present a vision of the founding of the US in line with Maga core principles
Trump looks increasingly bored and tired
It might be wise for the US president to curtail his late-night screen time
‘Fugitive’ businessman Jason Cardiff – wanted in the US, living in €2.9m south Dublin home
Businessman accuses Obama-Biden appointees at US department of justice of bias and hopes charges against him will be dropped
Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck: Knowledgeable treatise on harm done by Brexit
A writer perfectly placed to examine the impact of this ‘act of self-harm’
Trump and Netanyahu at odds as ceasefire pressure mounts
US president says that if it weren’t for him ‘Israel would not exist today’
Israel and Hizbullah agree ceasefire; Oil price falls on hopes agreement will bolster US-Iran deal
US vice-president JD Vance changes travel plans at last minute
Giorgia Meloni says Donald Trump fabricated story that she begged him for photograph
Italian foreign minister cancels US trip over ‘offensive’ comments
The paint is already peeling in Trump’s renovated Washington reflecting pool
The project is part of US president’s broader overhaul of the US capital including a ‘triumphal arch’
Iran peace deal; jury to continue deliberations in Jeffrey Donaldson trial
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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