Irish-America crucial in ‘great cause’ of Irish unity, Leo Varadkar tells US audience
Former taoiseach stresses importance of Irish-American voice in ‘political project of our generation’
US
Wall Street sees frantic selloff as tariffs continue to prompt fears of worldwide recession
Trump policy rapidly undermining confidence in the US economy, keeping markets on edge
Islamic State regains strength in Syria
Recent developments could make it easier for group to show renewed vigour, say experts
Tracy Chapman: ‘I have been labelled as a protest singer, and it’s not a label that I accept’
Chapman looks back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit Fast Car, which has gained a second life as a country song
Tariffs Q&A: How will Irish consumers be affected?
European Commission announced plan to impose counter-tariffs on close to 2,000 categories of US products ahead of Trump pause
Tariff war a major self-inflicted wound for the United States
Warning signs that this was where American was headed have been there since the days of the Tea Party and Glenn Beck
US tariffs: Harris to push for solution to trade war in crunch meeting with Trump’s commerce secretary
Tánaiste in Washington for key meeting with Howard Lutnick, who labelled Irish corporate regime as his ‘favourite’ tax scam
Trump signals possible progress on Iranian nuclear issue
US president says ‘very high level’ talks will take place on Saturday
China tariff response could could help EU plot its course with US
Inconsistent messaging within Trump administration on true purpose of economic policy, expert says
Trump says US and Iran beginning direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme
US president says he prefers a deal over military confrontation
Greenland’s new parliament convenes for first time amid Trump pressure
Jens-Frederik Nielsen took office as the youngest prime minister of the semi-autonomous island
Ukrainian city mourns victims of Russian missile strike
Delegation will travel to Washington for negotiations on minerals deal
Analysts sound alarm over RFK jnr’s impact on US healthcare sector
Vaccine makers Moderna and Novavax both sustained double-digit percentage declines following Peter Marks’s resignation
Before long uncertainty due to Trump’s tariffs will slow the Irish economy
This will be more than a speed bump in Ireland’s economic progress. Let’s not even mention that cosy nugget of the ‘soft landing’
Trump opponents take to US streets with nationwide protests
Nationwide rallies first major opposition protest since US president took office in January
US starts collecting Trump’s new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms
Jaguar Land Rover to pause shipments of its UK-made cars to the US for a month as it considers how to mitigate the cost of Trump’s tariffs
Theodore McCarrick, disgraced cardinal defrocked over sexual abuse, dies at 94
Former Vatican troubleshooter and archbishop of Washington was expelled from priesthood by Pope Francis
The Irish Times view on tariffs fallout: shockwaves around the world
Donald Trump is transforming geopolitics and the global economic order. It would be naïve to think things will ever be the same again
Mike Waltz under increasing pressure as Donald Trump fires national security officials
Maga critics circle around hawkish foreign policy adviser who was at centre of ‘Signalgate’ fiasco
Trump fires National Security Council officials after activist alleges ‘disloyalty’
Sackings come as top adviser Mike Waltz comes under pressure for discussing military strikes in Signal chat
Trump tariffs: On Wednesday, it was liberation. On Thursday, golf
‘Liberation Day’: The fallout from Trump’s scorched earth economic protectionist policy
Trump’s science policies pose long-term risk to innovation, economists warn
Economists argue that investments in scientific research are among the most efficient uses of taxpayer dollars, returning about $5 for every dollar invested
In pictures: Trump signs executive order on global tariffs
The president held what he called a ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event in the Rose Garden
Irrational view of science under Trump not reflected beyond US, says EU research funder
Prof Maria Leptin rejects view ‘this is a big opportunity to snatch back our colleagues’
Glitter microplastics damage shells and skeletons of sea life, Irish scientists find
Notorious pollutant found in sea turtles and chewing gum in wave of new studies
‘That could be catastrophic’: North American market a concern for Irish tourism
Deals will be struck at this year’s Meitheal tourism conference, but unease is in the air
Trump says he will not ‘fire people’ over Signal security leak
Trump expresses confidence in Mike Waltz and Pete Hegseth after shock to US security establishment
Yale, Harvard remove employees and Columbia president quits as Trump adds pressure to schools
The US government is pressurising universities to combat anti-Semitism on campus or lose federal funding
Top vaccine official resigns from US FDA, citing Robert F Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies’
Dr Peter Marks steered the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine program during the coronavirus pandemic
Steve Wall: ‘When Bono was offered the medal, I tweeted: Surely he won’t accept that. I didn’t know he already had’
The Stunning and The Walls musician and actor on honesty, activism and a life in the arts
US inflation gauge rises as consumer gloom deepens
Wall Street stocks slide after data adds to worries that US is heading for stagflation
US ‘demanding all of Ukraine’s natural resources for years’
Putin says Trump’s push to control Greenland is not surprising amid tension over mineral-rich territory
Trump policy decisions to have big impact on overseas aid and global climate agenda
Irish political leaders and officials facing busy 2025 in optimising influence and shaping opinion
Donald Trump says Irish pharma sector among next targets as he announces 25% tariffs on car imports
US president singles out pharma sector critical to Irish economy as a target for similar tariffs in coming weeks
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