Dublin man was fatally struck in altercation after racial slur used, Boston court hears
Trial opens of security guard charged with manslaughter of Irish carpenter in Boston on St Patrick’s Day 2023
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Water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay remains an important public-health strategy
Water fluoridation was introduced in the mid-20th century and is now a cornerstone of public-health policy in many countries, including Ireland
France and UK plan air power-backed ‘reassurance force’ in postwar Ukraine
Proposal sees smaller role for land troops to enforce ceasefire, but would require significant US support
Donald Trump loyalist Peter Navarro returns to fight trade wars
China hawk was thwarted in president’s first term but is now putting his vision of US trade protectionism into action
If Robert De Niro no longer feels he is able to speak out, one wonders who in the US does
De Niro’s political thriller Zero Day couldn’t be better timed. The actor, who plays a courageous US president, has been one of Trump’s most outspoken public critics
Ukraine should not have ‘started’ war with Russia, Donald Trump says
President dismisses Kyiv’s concerns about being excluded from US-Russia talks held in Riyadh
Europe needs big defence players to catch up with US, says Belgian minister
Theo Francken says bloc’s fragmentation and high costs push European governments towards US weapons
American Murder: Gabby Petito review - A chilling look at the darker reality behind the smiles on social media
Television: The Netflix story is told from the perspective of Petito, who is given a voice through the participation of her family
Trump’s bid to end Ukraine war takes centre stage
Here in Ireland, the government is expected to propose €50m in non-lethal aid for Ukraine
‘Is this 1935 or 2025?’: US protests held against Trump administration
Demonstrations held in front of state capitol buildings across country in opposition to US president and Musk
European leaders meet over Trump plan for talks to end Ukraine war
US view that Europe should not be part of the negotiations sparks alarm in EU capitals
Ordinary Ukrainians are desperate for peace but they won’t accept a dictated settlement
The war’s end was never likely to affirm justice and international law; this will be an ugly peace
Chinese foreign minister to meet Martin and Harris tomorrow
Wang Yi will travel to Dublin after telling summit European countries must have role in Ukraine talks
Who will stand up to Trump at High Noon?
Trump’s glowering mugshot even hangs outside the Oval, like an Old West 'Wanted: dead or alive' poster
Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump
Marco Rubio expected to push president’s proposal to displace Palestinians in Gaza during first visit to region
Zelenskiy rejects proposal to give US access to Ukraine’s minerals
Ukrainian president said draft deal failed to protect his country’s interests and offered no specific security guarantees
Robert F Kennedy jnr marks an undeniable crossing point in American political life
The Kennedy saga has become so embedded in the American subconscious that it can never end
Europe will not be part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Trump envoy says
Keith Kellogg says previous peace talks failed because too many countries involved in process
European leaders left in stunned silence as JD Vance harangues them over approach to far right
Munich Security Conference had expected to hear Trump’s plans for ending the war in Ukraine
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This and The World after Gaza: holding the West to account
Omar El Akkad sees a future in which western intelligentsias will whitewash their past complaisance, but Pankaj Mishra is in little doubt that attitudes will broadly remain the same
China could show US the way on clean energy tech
Solar PV, wind and nuclear power look set to meet surging demand for energy
Ukrainians question Kremlin’s desire to end war as EU warns against ‘appeasement’
Kyiv says it will reject any Trump-Putin peace deal sealed without its input
Ireland braced for impact from latest round of Trump tariff plans
US president said he will enact import taxes on pharmaceuticals at a later date, eyeing return of industry
Here’s why Ireland is on Donald Trump’s tariffs hit list, as sweeping new measures announced
The US president promises to shake up the international trade system, with potentially big implications for Ireland
US Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy jnr as secretary of health
Kennedy, a vaccine critic, confirmed by 52-48 vote, overcoming resistance from medical establishment
European nations must be involved in Ukraine peace talks, leaders say after Trump calls with Putin and Zelenskiy
Nato head says any peace deal in Ukraine must be enduring, any talks must include Kyiv
Ireland should reimagine its relationship with Africa
An increasing number of ‘middle powers’ are stepping up their engagement in Africa in an effort to bolster their global influence
Jordan has long faced existential peril from pressures to become the ‘Palestinian state’
Jordan absorbed most of the 750,000 Palestinians who fled the Israeli-Arab war in 1948. A fresh influx could destabilise the country
Heavy focus on US as Cabinet set to sign off on St Patrick’s Day travel plans
Emphasis on building trade links to Republican-leaning ‘red states'
Novelist Salman Rushdie takes stand in trial of his accused attacker
Author, who was stabbed about 15 times, shows jury his injured eye
Russia neither confirms nor denies report of Putin and Trump conversation
Donald Trump says he has spoken to Vladimir Putin about ending war in Ukraine
Plastic colonialism: ‘A stream of plastic debris, stretching miles, is heading towards us’
We may have placed it with good intention in our recycling bins, but it is choking villages, rivers and seas on the other side of the world
Why do most Americans still believe the US to be the ‘Greatest Nation on Earth’?
You’d wonder if Donald Trump’s childlike depiction of geopolitics helps ordinary Americans, or infantilises them
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plans to dismantle USAID
2,200 workers were due to be placed on leave as `agency ceases to exist'
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