Donald Trump

Even with a Yes vote, Iceland would need a second referendum, probably in several years’ time, to join

The court shows that justice is possible and acts as a deterrent

Foreign investment in US bond market has been a boon for Americans, but they are vulnerable to a change in sentiment

Interviews with ordinary Ukrainians light up this book’s pages, although it contains a strange fascination with ornithological detail

He ‘chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws’, say officials in US

Wall Street cranks up bets on September increase in borrowing costs following central bank chair’s Jackson Hole address

Russians urged to make a deal before their military and economic situation worsens

Press secretary and Maga true believer had a high-profile and abrasive role in Donald Trump’s administration

US leader’s foolish warmongering directly sparked dramatic increase in costs

The normally doleful RTÉ Radio 1 presenter eventually eases back into his customary demeanour as talk turns to hosepipe bans

Ireland stands uncomfortably close to front line if US’s $40tn indebtedness proves too much

Move comes after trade talks between US and Canada collapsed last week

Deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan says party reacting to ‘whims’ of Donald Trump

Number of US visitors arriving in Ireland also up 7.6% from 2025, says CSO

In the News podcast: A work-hard White House aide or someone more sinister?

It’s doubtul the Fifa president feels himself constrained by anything bigger than his ego

US president expected to make an appearance at his golf resort for the Irish Open, avoiding protests along the way

If Bob Dylan stands as the explicit chronicler of American political and civil change and discord, Parton occupied a more mischievous space

Sister of Lindsey Graham, with Donald Trump’s support, overcomes concern about her lack of legislative experience

Aggressive move set to face legal challenges, protests and an outcry from historic preservation groups

Russia, China and the US all want better relationships with the dictator

Figures from across worlds of entertainment and politics hail ‘true country music great’

US blockade and attacks on refining capacity leave country facing 15 million-litre daily petrol shortfall

Donald Trump is reaching for yet another strategy to grope his way out of a military adventure gone wrong

Trump calls Canadian officials ‘clowns’ and vows to increase levies

Trump steps up insults against Canada as relationship with US neighbour morphs into a full-blown trade war

Rights groups say crackdown has ‌violated free speech, due process rights

The journalist and writer’s new essay collection dissects the concepts of beauty and identity in the present age

Amal Abu Khater (10) was hit by a bullet in her back while inside her family’s tent in ​Khan Younis

Trade deal on table would have cut top-line tariff rate on Canadian cars and light-duty trucks

US cancels another military exercise with South Korea scheduled for ​next month, citing constraints on forces due to the Iran war

New UK prime minister would rather focus on domestic policy over foreign, but that’s what they all say until geopolitics intrudes

Private New York talks take place as Democrats grow increasingly confident of retaking the House in November

World leaders watch for clues as Donald Trump and Mark Carney square up in US-Canada trade row

World View: The party has always been a fractious coalition, but more recently a split has emerged between the libertarians and a putative ‘national conservative’ tendency

Economy already under enormous pressure from international restrictions, while infrastructure bombed repeatedly

The president’s proclivity for surrounding himself with sycophants – and attractive young blondes – is well known

The conservative Christian former Fox News journalist’s involvement in Pete Hegseth’s duties is described as ‘bonkers’ by a former official

Mark Carney says country will match US levies ‘dollar for dollar’ as trade talks collapse between the two neighbours

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invited re-evaluation of the movement’s first iteration – there is no suggestion the entire project is being trashed