Controversial candidate Graham Platner presents the Democrats with a dilemma
A 41-year-old who ‘has had his share of problems’ looks set to win the Democratic nomination to run for the US Senate in Maine, a key battleground in November’s midterms
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Iranian man’s Dublin-based relative says her cousin has been tortured in custody
Peyvand Naimi, a member of the Bahá’í faith, was detained without charge in January
Republican-controlled House deals symbolic blow to Trump over Iran war
Vote blocks president from carrying out more strikes in Middle East without congressional approval
‘Like the Eiffel Tower’: Trump’s cage fight plan sums up his presidency
Roman emperors used bread and circuses to distract people. Trump prefers cages and crypto
Iran insists any US-Israel ceasefire must cover conflict in Lebanon
Donald Trump is demanding an end to Tehran’s nuclear programme
New Danish government to cut corporate tax
Four-party coalition led by Mette Frederiksen will also eliminate income tax bands for highest earners
Trump drops plan for €1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
Money would have compensated political allies for being targeted by justice system under Biden administration
Rural Iowa is facing ‘farmageddon’. Chaotic tariffs mean we ‘lead the nation in farm foreclosures’
On a night when six states held primary elections, Iowa set the stage for a fascinating campaign ahead
Signs of strain surface in Trump-Netanyahu relationship
Many in Washington blame the Israeli leader for dragging the US into a costly war that has failed to achieve any of its aims
‘The country is being strangled’: Ordinary Cubans suffer as Trump administration turns the screw
In the island’s second-biggest city, Santiago de Cuba, gas and electricity are in very short supply in apartment blocks built to showcase the revolution’s promise four decades ago
Behind the posturing, Pete Hegseth’s remarks on China told the real story
Beijing sent no high-level political representation to the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s leading defence and security summit
Washington’s National Mall looks like a dog’s dinner, as Trump prepares for UFC White House spectacle
As the White House prepares for a UFC spectacle, the capital’s grandest vista is swallowed by dust, noise and the president’s restless appetite for building
Irish showjumper Bertram Allen did not understand rights after drink-driving arrest, US court hears
Motion seeks to suppress statements made by Olympian after car crash on January 13th
Commemorating the US Declaration of Independence in Donald Trump’s America proves tricky
Present politics seem to explain the discordant interpretations being placed upon the US brief foundational statement
Iran gains concessions ‘not through talks but missiles’, says top negotiator
An average of 11 children have been killed every 24 hours in Lebanon, according to the UN children’s agency
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad
Rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin exploded during engine-firing test
A Texas showdown: Trump’s midterm endorsement streak now stands at 118-0
Trump-backed candidate Ken Paxton crushes rival in the Republican primary and now targets Democrats’ ‘most extreme radical ever’
‘Hello, fellow prisoners’: Iran’s internet flickers back to life
New posts threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger after 88-day blackout
US and Iran remain divided as Washington rejects Tehran TV report
State television report cites unofficial draft of framework deal between Washington and Tehran
Will new pay transparency rules close the gender pay gap for good?
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‘Zero dollars’: Why does Donald Trump’s Board of Peace fund lie empty?
Despite $17bn in pledges, organisation is stuck in limbo with no money flowing to projects in Gaza
Former US soldier sent forward for trial accused of Michael Gaine’s murder
Book of evidence served on 54-year-old Michael Kelley, who lived and worked on deceased Co Kerry man’s farm
One-minute Trump endorsement powers Republican Maga loyalist to Texas win
Former state attorney general Ken Paxton ends four-decade political career of senator John Cornyn in party run-off vote
Moon base plans revealed as Nasa chief says ‘the grand return is close at hand’
Plans to create a semi-permanent infrastructure for early habitation by 2032
Why is Trump pressing Arab countries to normalise ties with Israel?
US president’s demand was met with silence on a recent conference call with Middle East leaders
Donald Trump’s subdued Memorial Day speech sounded like a denial of reality
The war with Iran and an inflation crisis is turning the ground beneath the US president into quicksand
Russia tells US to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Kyiv
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’
What happens when Trump administration fails?
Will we have to wait until Trump leaves the Oval Office, or will wise minds step in?
Israel sidelined as Trump pushes Iran agreement
Netanyahu faces growing criticism as US advances talks that may sideline Israeli security concerns
What we know about the proposed Iran ceasefire deal
Truce extension would see Strait of Hormuz reopened
US and Iran close in on deal to wind down war and reopen Strait of Hormuz
Emerging details of accord suggest several main points of contention yet to be addressed in negotiations between Tehran and Washington
Trump pushes ahead with politically unpopular ideas, despite a bad week
His grip over Republican lawmakers is beginning to slip after proposing deeply unpopular spending items, prompting unusual revolt from Senate
Suspect shot dead near White House after firing at security checkpoint
Officers returned fire and hit the suspect – named as Nasire Best (21), who later died in hospital
Trump says peace deal with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘largely negotiated’
News agency close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps suggests Strait of Hormuz would remain under Iranian control, a US red line
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