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
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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’
‘They came out of nowhere,’ Irish Gulf residents on living through missile attacks in the UAE
Irish people in UAE reassured by state’s missile defences, with more than 2,800 projectiles launched in US-Iran conflict
What is Senior Assassin – the game Leaving Cert students are obsessed with?
Leaving Cert students in desperate need of diversion have embraced the viral game during their last few weeks of secondary school
Donald Trump’s monuments are about more than ego – they hint at a dynasty
US president’s appetite for self‑memorialisation appears boundless. Yet his true legacy project may not be architectural at all, but familial
US ship is escorted through the Strait of Hormuz. Is this a breakthrough?
Strait has been virtually closed since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran in February
Trump says Pope Leo is ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ in continuing row over Iran war
US president launches fresh verbal attack on pontiff in advance of Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican
‘People have been stranded here for decades’: Limerick priest helps undocumented Irish in New York
Some people have lived in the US for 40 years, own their homes and pay taxes, but these are uncertain times
Fears of a new era of black-voter suppression amid rush to remap US voting districts
A supreme court ruling has raised the prospect of a ‘redistricting arms race’ with significant racial gerrymandering
‘My family and friends said, if you can stay in Europe, stay in Europe’
An old colleague approached Kimberly Osborne, an American then living in Germany, and asked her to help with a Kennedy Summer School in New Ross. She now lives in Blackrock
Keith Duggan’s US road trip: Home of Steel Magnolias retains its slow, distinct rhythm
Natchitoches was already a perfectly preserved slice of historic Southern Americana. Then Hollywood came
‘Sour, ugly, bad, bleak’: Republican mood on midterms darkens as Trump’s popularity slips
The US elections are still six months off, and some within the party say there is still time to right the ship
Greg Abel tells Berkshire shareholders to be patient in post-Buffett era
New CEO ‘not anxious to deploy capital into subpar opportunities’ as he picks up baton from legendary predecessor
Marco Rubio to meet Pope Leo in first contact with US cabinet since Trump attack
Washington relations with Italy are strained following US president’s criticism of prime minister and pontiff
Trump had not seen details of Iran offer despite insisting he was ‘not satisfied’ with it
Tehran has shown a willingness to open Strait of Hormuz, but its nuclear ambitions are more complicated
Elizabeth Strout: ‘It’s a deeply sad time in the US’
The author returns with a new character, a despairing history teacher Artie Dam, in The Things We Never Say, overshadowed by Trump
‘It’s a psychological war’: A family divided by Cuba’s quiet exodus
Inflation, migration barriers and distance weigh on a family divided between Havana and the United States, as Cuba’s slow drain of people continues
Talk of New York-Jersey World Cup trek fuels one of history’s longest-running conflicts
US authorities have warned against soccer fans walking 15km to the MetLife Stadium but train tickets reportedly cost $150
Top Republicans express concern after US orders withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany
Donald Trump reacts to criticism by German chancellor Merz of US war in Iran
Any portent in a storm: Frank McNally on dogfights, doomsday and a tale of two Dundalks
Robert Ross, royal diplomacy and linguistic battles over whiskey
Jewels including Burmese ruby from US industrialist family at Adam’s
Auction house also has Burmese ruby and diamond dress ring for sale
UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz strait; Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Spain and Italy
US says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’; Trump hails ‘incredible’ blockade as oil prices surge
Iran proposal leads to cautious optimism of a deal to end war and open Strait of Hormuz
Israel anticipates further US strikes on Tehran in coming days if talks fail to materialise
Trump plans to hike tariffs on cars from EU
US president says he will increase levy to 25% from next week
How long can Iran survive the US blockade?
If Trump expects Iran to deviate first in a game of economic chicken, he may be waiting a while
New video shows moment gunman tried to storm White House dinner, officials say
Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for Washington, posts video on social media amid questions over whose bullet struck a Secret Service officer
Jeffrey Epstein’s possible suicide note hidden from public view
An inmate said he discovered the note after Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It is now locked in a courthouse
‘We’re taking back what’s ours’: Democrats’ surprise sensation is a fisherman from Maine
Graham Platner is channelling economic frustration and hunger for change to become the party’s nominee in a crucial US Senate race
Oil prices hit wartime high as Iran vows to keep control of Hormuz strait
New supreme leader says Iranians will defend their nuclear capabilities as a ‘national asset’
Iran will play World Cup matches; Hegseth ‘dangerously’ exaggerates US military triumph, says Democrat
Trump to be briefed on new wave of ‘short, powerful’ strikes on Iran; inflation surges in Europe
Trump may pull US troops from Germany over row with Merz, but threat carries less weight
Security relationship is not as one-sided as in the past
Tourist volumes up 16% in March as sector continues recovery
Visitor numbers and expenditure increased in each of the first three months of the year, says CSO
What the royal state dinner guest list says about Trump’s America
Among the guests were at least 10 US billionaires, six Fox News hosts, Silicon Valley tech titans and assorted friends of the president’s
Ireland should learn a lesson from UK’s futile efforts at pleasing Trump
It made sense for Britain to send the king rather than Keir Starmer to Washington, but it won’t make much difference
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