Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day ceasefire extension following ‘highly productive’ talks
Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war
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Xi says China will not provide military equipment to Iran and ‘would like to help’ on issue, Trump says in Beijing
Irish goods exports to US drop by 82% amid tariff turmoil
CSO figures chart dramatic decline in trade volumes with US
CIA director visits to Cuba to demand ‘fundamental changes’ as oil runs dry
Second US official flight to island in 10 years comes after communist nation runs out of diesel amid four-month blockade
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Xi Jinping warns Donald Trump that ‘mishandling’ Taiwan issue could lead to conflict
Chinese president met Trump in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for more than two hours on Thursday
Saudi Arabia and UAE carried out secret attacks in Iran, US officials say
Gulf states have been grappling with how to deter Iran after the war made clear the limits of US security guarantees
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West Cork pair lodge appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála over plans for landing station
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Trump’s most influential cabinet members and titans of industry made the trip on Air Force One
Trump says he does not need China’s help to end Iran war
Israeli air strikes on road south of Beirut kill eight people, including two children
US intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities
Evidence suggests Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile sites it maintains along Strait of Hormuz
Bertram Allen seeks to quash interrogation with US police in drink-driving case as he was ‘impaired’
Attorney for Irish showjumper said his client’s ‘semi-coherent and mumbled affirmation’ was not a proper waiver of right to silence
Trump meets Xi: What both sides want from high-stakes summit
US and China hope to reach an agreement that buys them enough time to build greater resilience against each other
Hormuz deadlock pushes oil prices higher as hopes for peace deal dwindle
Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure
Trump says he will discuss Taiwan arms sales and jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai with Xi
US president repeated his doubt that tension over the island would erupt during his second term
Cost of war in Iran has climbed to $29bn, says Pentagon
US president says while the ceasefire remains in place it is ‘unbelievably weak’
Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’, Trump says
Tehran’s response to Washington’s proposal ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’, says US president
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American conspiracy theorists and figures in the alt-right media ecosystem were paying close attention during the recent fuel protests
Peanut farmer-intellectual Jimmy Carter was just what Americans needed. They still need his ilk
There is a neat symmetry to Carter’s story and to his hometown’s quietly glowing presence in the US
Irish sisters in Miami: Weight-loss drugs have changed our plastic surgery business
Louth woman Sidhbh Gallagher disagrees with the stereotype that plastic surgery is ‘for deeply miserable people’
How Hizbullah fought back against Israel’s northern offensive
The Lebanese militant group was sharply diminished by its 2024 war with Israel – but the latest conflict has shown it is not a spent force
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Iran warns Strait of Hormuz could be closed ‘forever’ to countries who back US resolution
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Further clashes in Strait of Hormuz as US awaits Iran response on proposals to end war
At least five killed by Israel in latest strikes on southern Lebanon with both countries to hold talks in Washington
Washington waits on Iranian response to plan as exchanges continue in Gulf
Tehran still weighing its response, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson says
New data suggests struggle in cockpit before deadly Boeing 737 plane crash
Final moments of China Eastern Flight 5735 have remained shrouded in secrecy, with few clues to a baffling descent
FBI defends Kash Patel after report alleging he gifts custom whiskey bottles
Agency says FBI director ‘followed all applicable ethical guidelines’ in giving out personalised bourbon bottles
Pakistan optimistic over possible US-Iran deal as Israel and Iran set for fresh talks
Latest updates on Middle East crisis as US and Iran close in on deal to end war
Barack Obama on Trump, aliens and Mamdani: Key moments from interview with Stephen Colbert
Former president was critical of Trump, without ever naming him, and urged Democrats to be plain-spoken
Ukraine’s greatest hope? To be able to have a boring life
Worldview: Tragic Ukraine is a borderland for Russia and for the West, historian Yaroslav Hrytsak says
An Irish woman’s life in the town Disney built: ‘It’s like The Truman Show’
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Israel strike hits Beirut’s suburbs for first time since Lebanon ceasefire began last month
US attacks Iranian-flagged ship as France says maritime group ready to escort vessels in Hormuz
Trump continues to make threats as Iran reviews US proposal to end war
US president threatens to renew strikes as Iranian official dismisses proposals as ‘list of American wishes’
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