Putin agrees to resume talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington
Stephen Hubbard (74), a former teacher, freed without any ‘swap’ required, says US president
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Why Trump, Putin and Xi are all courting Central Asia
US, Russia and China compete for influence in region that is geographically important and has huge resources of oil, gas and rare earths
Trump will take up to 60 days to weigh Russia sanctions, Rubio says
‘A lot of you don’t know what my decision is yet,’ US president says of controversial waiver move
The Irish Times view on US midterms: a lame duck Trump is still a danger
Most forecasts now favour Democrats to take both houses of Congress
US ‘monitoring’ suspected case of plague in Russia after lab worker dies
Mystery death at plague research institute in Irkutsk sparks quarantine measures across Siberia
No explosive devices found in vans searched near UK airbase
Counter-terrorism police defend decision to bail five British nationals in connection with incident at Fairford
Nostalgia and lost pride: the fuel that feeds Europe’s far right
Populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, find a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand
Jim O’Callaghan can look to UK to see if making life hard for immigrants helps integration
Same political parties who once let wealthy buy Irish residency now want tighter rules for others who live here
Iran claims to have attacked 10 ships near Strait of Hormuz as oil prices climb
Tehran responds to US attacks that sunk five Iranian tankers
See you in Doonbeg? I’ll be there with my placard to welcome Trump
Trump-welcomers have been direly warning that protests will damage Ireland Inc or, at least, Doonbeg Inc. Nonsense
Death of Ratko Mladic shows value of International Criminal Court
The court shows that justice is possible and acts as a deterrent
Trump administration plans to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylum
Rights groups say crackdown has violated free speech, due process rights
Burnham’s soft launch is ending as hard foreign policy issues loom
New UK prime minister would rather focus on domestic policy over foreign, but that’s what they all say until geopolitics intrudes
As Trump poll ratings slide divisions threaten to fracture Republican Party
World View: The party has always been a fractious coalition, but more recently a split has emerged between the libertarians and a putative ‘national conservative’ tendency
Natalie Harp thinks Donald Trump is amazing... and he agrees
The president’s proclivity for surrounding himself with sycophants – and attractive young blondes – is well known
Europe has no choice but to wish Marco Rubio well, even if it is through gritted teeth
Americans who support reckless wars are sometimes also the most likely to defend democratic Europe
US sanctions International Criminal Court president and Israel prosecutor
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has called the Hague-based ICC a ‘corrupt and fatally politicised supranational court’
Fergie Chambers: The Dublin-based communist millionaire in the Trump administration’s crosshairs
Heir turned ‘professional revolutionary’ left his home in Ireland for a holiday in Spain but was arrested after US extradition order on terror funding charges
Why is the US engaged in a ‘forever war’ with the International Criminal Court?
The ICC is one of the few remaining institutions that can hold individuals to account for so called atrocity crimes
Hong Kong’s revival contrasts with crackdown on last remaining independent bookshops
As the financial hub regains confidence, police action against small booksellers highlights continuing limits on dissent
The Tate brothers, in US custody, watch their political backers go quiet
After Andrew and Tristan Tate, prominent leaders of the so-called manosphere, were arrested in Miami, many of their onetime allies on the American right pulled back support
China, US and Philippines seek to put a stamp on Manila envelopment
US secretary of state and Chinese foreign minister meet to prepare for Xi Jinping’s visit to US in September
Iran vows ‘eye for an eye’ after Trump threatens to destroy bridges and power plants
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis target two Saudi oil tankers in military operation, saying vessels violated naval blockade
Lebanese president and Trump discuss disarming Hizbullah during White House meeting
Israeli forces begin withdrawal from south Lebanon in first test of plans for future relationship between countries
‘It is bewildering’: the US rapprochement with Venezuela’s most feared man
Diosdado Cabello is blamed for decades of repression, imprisonment and torture, yet now enjoys Washington’s favour
‘The lot of you should be arrested’: Anger at earthquake response grows in Venezuela
Widespread rage at what many see as government ineptitude threatens social unrest that could derail Donald Trump’s efforts to control oil-rich country
Marco Rubio starts campaign to dismantle International Criminal Court
Secretary of state claims the global tribunal is interfering with US military and law enforcement operations
Back to square one: Kamala Harris is the Democrats’ leading candidate for election 2028
Lingering presence of Harris and the sudden, disgraced end to Graham Platner’s Senate bid underlines dilemma facing Democratic Party
How three months of war have reshaped the Gulf
Facing a US-Iran deal that leaves them vulnerable, Gulf Arab countries are rethinking their defence strategies, economies and trade routes
Rubio seeks to allay Gulf state fears, but allies have reason to worry about peace deal
Arab states host US military bases and suffered Iranian strikes during war that damaged their image
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?
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
‘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
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