The Irish Times

US officials hold Venezuela meetings amid hunt for alternative oil supplies

Meetings indicate a policy shift with view to coaxing Maduro away from Moscow’s embrace

Sun Mar 06 2022 - 19:26

‘This is terror against the city’ – Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘barbaric’ rocket attack on Kyiv

Five civilians killed in a rocket attack on a Kyiv TV tower as Zelenskiy urges EU to prove it sides with country in conflict

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 10:22

Janan Ganesh: The incoherence at the heart of anti-westernism

The West can’t stop its rivals reading it wrong, but it can choose not to encourage them

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 18:11

How Ukraine question divides the American right

‘For a party many years into an illiberal drift, Republicans are oddly firm in defence of Ukraine’

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 17:59

Top US general defends calls with China

Gen Mark Milley says he had been aiming to ease tensions with Beijing and not to ‘usurp authority’

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 19:50

US gun violence triggers Biden action to deal with acute problem

Justice department launches ‘strike forces’ to tackle flow of illegal weapons

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 18:36

‘There is no food, money or work’: how shortages fuelled Cuba protests

Demonstrators call for freedom and end to shortages in largest protests in decades

Sun Jul 18 2021 - 15:46

UFOs: Why the United States has been gripped by flying-saucer reports

UFOs are no longer a taboo topic for the US government. An official report is due this month

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 06:00

Conservative Christians jeer ‘traitor’ Pence for refusing to overturn election

Former US vice-president dismisses systemic racism and criticises ‘worst border crisis’

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 09:57

White House to ‘develop options’ to hold Belarus to account after flight diversion

Biden condemns arrest of journalist Raman Protasevich in ‘strongest possible terms’

Tue May 25 2021 - 07:23

‘What we need here’s a union’: the fight for better working conditions at Amazon

David v Goliath: Bessemer, Alabama, could become first unionised US Amazon facility

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 15:41

Joe Biden overturns Trump ban on trans people joining US military

House of Representatives is set to formally charge Trump with inciting insurrection

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 17:08

Democrats push for stimulus deal before Trump impeachment trial

Republican senator says deal possible if Democrats drop bid to raise minimum wage

Sun Jan 24 2021 - 19:11

Jennifer O’Connell: Forget the voice of reason, Ivanka has only been the voice of Ivanka

After four years, a medium-sized insurrection must seem like a small price to pay

Sat Jan 09 2021 - 01:00

US elections: Republicans reach 50 Senate seats with Alaska win

Several incumbents successfully defend seats despite strong challenges from Democrats

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 20:34

White House walls close in as Trump unleashes bitter legal fight

Drama and anxiety as America counts carefully amid Republican claims of fraud

Sat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00

Trump suggests 2020 election result can never be accurate

US president continues his attacks on the reliability of postal voting in this year’s race

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 21:34

Merkel demands Kremlin explanation as Navalny poisoning confirmed

Chemical nerve agent Novichok was used to poison Russian opposition leader, Germany says

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 17:38

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new security law

Lai has been a prominent democracy activist and an ardent critic of Beijing

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 06:25

Microsoft to press on with TikTok deal after call with Trump

Purchase of Chinese video app may include operations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 09:30

Microsoft eyes acquisition of TikTok’s US operations

Speculation comes as Trump administration considers US ban for Chinese-owned social media group

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 23:18

Is Donald Trump losing his touch?

America Letter: Core base of white voters over 65 unhappy with his Covid-19 response

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 20:00

More than 300 arrested in Hong Kong amid renewed protests

Thousands take to streets to oppose Beijing-backed laws curtailing city’s freedoms

Wed May 27 2020 - 18:10

Coronavirus may have ended the buyback boom

Controversial practice likely to be out of favour for several years, causing higher volatility

Tue Apr 21 2020 - 05:15

What’s in the historic $2tn US stimulus deal?

Payments to American families from the US Treasury will be worth $1,200 per adult

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 18:14

Trump stance on pharmaceutical production could hit Ireland

US looking at ways to bring manufacturing back to America, president warns

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 18:13

Coronavirus: Seattle’s small businesses try to survive the crisis

City is a US test case on whether shops can keep their doors open despite social distancing

Sun Mar 15 2020 - 13:31

Trump’s hold on senators a measure of how far GOP has fallen

America Letter: Impeachment tool debased as Trump re-election looms as vindication

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 18:00

Senate acquits Trump as Mitt Romney breaks party ranks

Romney only Republican to vote to convict president for ‘appalling abuse of public trust’

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 01:00

Senators bite their tongues as impeachment trial gets serious

Rules and decorum come into play as Senate considers removing Trump from office

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 21:30

China hits back at US sanctions threat over Uighur rights abuses

Beijing considers visa restrictions on US diplomats over ‘odious’ response to Xinjiang issue

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 06:31

The triumph of Nikki Haley over the curse of the Trump White House

America Letter: Former South Carolina governor may be Republicans’ greatest hope

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 01:00

US ‘launches review of China-owned video app Tiktok’

TikTok says it stores US user data in US but company must still supply information to Chinese government

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 10:23

TikTok owner beefs up international operations ahead of IPO

Startup is exploring a share sale abroad, but remains a long-term objective

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 07:10