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US and Iran gear up for nuclear talks amid rising tensions
Donald Trump says he will be involved ‘indirectly’ in Iran nuclear talks
Is Seamus Culleton paying for Ireland’s ‘woke’ visa approach?
Ireland missed its chance to follow Australia and get special US visa exemptions for its citizens
Kremlin rejects claim it poisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin
Further Russian strikes on Ukraine likely, says Zelenskiy, as officials meet in Geneva for talks aimed at ending war
Only solution to Trump is deeper EU integration, Letta says
Former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta says Europe must move to one integrated market if it wants to compete with US and China
Poland divided over relations with Trump administration
Marco Rubio praises Trump-friendly leaders of Hungary and Slovakia, while Warsaw wrestles with internal tensions over US ties
‘The city is like a ghost town’: Inside Cuba’s tourism collapse as fuel runs dry
Cuba has received no oil or fuel for a month after US president Donald Trump cut off Venezuelan supplies and pressed Mexico to stop shipments
Sinn Féin will not attend St Patrick’s Day White House events, party confirms
Trump’s backing of Israel in war in Gaza cited by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill as reason for boycott
As US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East, how likely is war with Iran?
US and Iran resume nuclear talks as Israel presses strike option
Avoid non-essential travel to Cuba, Irish citizens told
‘Serious and potentially life-threatening risks’ associated with travelling to Cuba, says Department of Foreign Affairs
Golf stuff for Trump, whiskey for Zelenskiy and maybe a tastier return for the Irish public
Simon Harris says the Government is looking at ways to encourage Irish people to save and invest
‘Right about everything’: Liz Truss meets Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida
Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, Liz Truss, has increasingly adopted positions to the right of the Conservative party she once led
If you want to learn about Putin’s Russia, don’t start with the film starring Jude Law
A more accurate portrayal is to be found in a book published two centuries ago, Letters from Russia
Europe ponders its future: embrace an ally, submit to a bully or go it alone?
The world came to the Munich Security Conference over the weekend for an ideological showdown
Climeaction launches app to track farm emissions
Consultancy expands into software with system aimed at global food business
Era of the disposable leader
Chief executive churnover is less visible than political headrolling but can be just as disruptive
Can Ghislaine Maxwell talk her way out of prison?
Legal veterans say any sort of clemency for Maxwell would be unlikely to provide insight into Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes
Taoiseach gave Trump personalised golf set during last year’s St Patrick’s Day visit
JD Vance presented with silver cufflinks while his wife Usha received Meab Enamels silk scarf
The world is in peril. Don’t worry about it, they say
In a world steeped in violence and menace, the people in charge constantly tell us not to worry
Iran open to compromises to reach nuclear deal with US, foreign minister says
Second round of nuclear talks to take place on Tuesday in Geneva in wake of mass anti-regime protests
McEntee upbeat following ‘conciliatory’ US position on European relations
‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference
Ireland may be about to find itself left outside Europe’s inner club
We can’t afford to be seen as also-rans, but there were worrying signs this week
Pushing baby-making on 29-year-olds is patronising, alarmist and tone deaf
Would the prospect of a passive-aggressive letter from a middle-ranking Department of Health bureaucrat get you in the mood?
Washington’s bulldozer diplomacy has nudged Europe closer to China
EU governments weigh question of pursuing closer ties with Beijing and sticking to their values
‘I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats’: The long, strange trip of Robert Kennedy Jr
From fringe protest candidate to Trump’s health secretary, RFK’s unlikely survival story is pure American surrealism
A small German state’s quiet revolt against Microsoft – and what it means for Europe
How Schleswig-Holstein is challenging big tech dominance and redefining digital sovereignty
‘Buy European’, reforms, trade deals: How EU plans to jump-start bloc’s sluggish economy
EU leaders met this week to talk about reversing a trend that spells trouble for the union
Trump’s US cannot be trusted to lead a critical minerals coalition
A worthy goal of creating rare earths independence from China needs a more reliable anchor
The Triangle of Power by Alexander Stubb: Finnish president’s view of a fractured world
How ‘values-based realism’ shapes Stubb’s vision of international order
German chancellor urges Europe and US to ‘revive and repair’ transatlantic relationship
Postwar order ‘currently being destroyed’, says Merz as Macron says Europe will show ‘strength and tenacity’ to support Ukraine
Trump sends largest US aircraft carrier to Middle East as pressure grows on Iran
USS Gerald R Ford to join 10 other ships in region as White House holds negotiations with senior Iranian officials
Pardon for Netanyahu ‘under review’ after Trump criticism, says Israeli president
Yitzhak Herzog should be ‘ashamed’, railed Trump, for not granting clemency to Israeli PM in criminal trial
Georgia senator Jon Ossoff delivers a line that could be central to Democrats’ fightback against Trump
Ossoff has skilfully walked the tightrope of thriving as a liberal in a conservative state as he seeks Senate re-election
Europe’s wary leaders to meet Trump officials at Munich Security Conference
Despite global disquiet and disorder, there is quiet confidence among some European representatives
Another Trump administration Ice deportation flight refuelled in Shannon Airport this week
Private jet that landed in Co Clare while travelling to Egypt is latest of six aircraft to do so in last year
Trump repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Barack Obama says move will leave Americans ‘less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change’
Dublin woman Gail Slater exits Trump administration less than a year after appointment
Former anti-trust chief departs after months of internal acrimony over light-touch regulation
US plans to reduce forces in Europe, says Pentagon policy chief
Elbridge Colby tells European Nato members they must step up combat capabilities
Trump’s border tsar says immigration crackdown in Minnesota will ‘conclude’
Tom Homan says Trump has backed ‘significant drawdown’ in state where two US citizens were killed
The miracle of Budapest: How Troy Parrott’s heroics may have dented Viktor Orban’s re-election hopes
Republic of Ireland striker’s late goal ended Hungary’s campaign, punctured a government myth and may dent Orban’s re-election hopes
Iran celebrates anniversary of Islamic revolution a month after deadly antiregime protests
Trump’s preference is for negotiations rather than war but Netanyahu’s objective is to use any means to topple Tehran authorities
Netanyahu says Israel has joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Israel’s presence is expected to bring criticism as the board does not include a Palestinian
Seamus Culleton at risk of deportation from US ‘any day now’, lawyer says
Kilkenny man has been detained by Ice since September
Ice agents on the streets, travel bans: Should the US host the World Cup?
In the News podcast: Irish fans flocked to USA 94, the mood in the US is very different now
Irish held by Ice: Has US law changed? What is the legal advice?
Those who entered US on visa waivers but overstayed ‘have fewer rights than people smuggled in’
‘This screams cover-up’: Pam Bondi faces fury over handling of Epstein files
Key committee hears US attorney general accused of ‘incompetence’ and ‘jaded cruelty’ over abuse survivors
Zelenskiy planning elections in Ukraine and vote on peace deal
Trump administration has pressured Ukrainian leader to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing security guarantees
Irishman detained in Texas overstayed 90-day visitor’s visa issued in 2009
Texas court ruled against Seamus Culleton despite his being married to a US citizen and being a green card applicant
Donald Trump’s deportations could devastate Haiti
Armed gangs control almost 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince and violence has spread to other parts of the country
Ben Lynch on Olympic freestyle skiing: ‘It’s a very cool sport when you get into it’
If it wasn’t for an old trampoline, the 23-year-old might well have ended up in rowing
Gabriel Makhlouf sticks to ECB line on rates as US tariffs help keep inflation anchored
Tariff impact coinciding with marked fall-off in inflation
Ireland has a lot of skin in the game of international politics
What might a prime minister Nigel Farage say or do in relation to Northern Ireland?
White House shamrock ceremony now worth about as much as a Melania meme coin
A level of diplomatic engagement can surely be maintained without the studied humiliation of presenting our national emblem to an autocrat
Howard Lutnick says he visited Epstein’s island with his family in 2012
US commerce secretary questioned at Senate hearing over his contacts with late sex offender
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