Oil holds six-day gains as impasse continues
Traders wait for signs of progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
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Karoline Leavitt: 20 months as one of Donald Trump’s most loyal foot soldiers
Youngest White House press secretary in history faced frequent criticism for amplifying misinformation and curbing press freedom
Inside Intel: how America’s chip champion came back from the brink
The group’s shares have quadrupled, but it has yet to prove itself a serious manufacturing competitor to Taiwan’s TSMC
Women continue to bear the brunt of bad tech decisions
Meta’s smart glasses are just the latest example of technology being used in ways developers should have anticipated
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave role at end of month, says Trump
Leavitt joined US president’s 2024 campaign and will become an outside communications adviser
Nato chief calls for ‘conversation’ on usefulness of Irish neutrality in changing world
Neutrality an ‘important conversation to be had among the Irish people’, says US air force general Alexus Grynkewich
No progress in talks aimed at reviving interim Iran-US deal, says Iranian source
Washington accuses Tehran of failing to honour agreement to reopen vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route
Secretly evacuating Trump from Air Force One left dozens of others as potential targets
It was not the first time US authorities have used sleight of hand to protect presidents, but Trump team’s ruse in Turkey stands out for a couple of reasons
Russia frees ex-US marine Robert Gilman four years after jail sentence
Concerns over 32-year-old’s health had grown sharply in recent weeks
The Irish Times view on the Gaza peace plan: Netanyahu says no
The rejection highlights the inability of the US to exercise leverage over its ally
Pakistan says US and Iran are close to ‘some sort’ of deal
Four killed in suspected Houthi attack on Egyptian vessel in Red Sea
Trump secretly transported out of Turkey in catering container over Iran threat concerns
US president hid in catering container before flight following Nato summit, according to officials
Donald Trump warns of ‘terrible mistake’ if Fifa replaces Gianni Infantino
US president claims World Cup ‘will never be as successful or profitable again’ without Swiss leader at the helm
Taiwan prepares for war, but China has other options
‘Blockade by fire’ could cut off supplies to the island while minimising disruption to others
Oil steadies near one-week highs as US-Iran peace deal hopes dim
US president Donald Trump has demanded compensation for people killed in wars, attacks and protests
Ireland could use EU presidency to push for peace between Ukraine and Russia
Disinterested, neutral brokers are vital on today’s fraught world stage
Fed chief Warsh’s hawkish credentials on the line in advance of inflation data
Biggest clue as to US central bank’s direction to come after emergence of July numbers this week
Of course Hollywood is dying. It’s been dying for nearly 80 years
AI is cited as the latest threat to Hollywood’s survival, yet box office revenues are at record levels
Investors hedge bets in advance of important week of economic data
Jump in oil giants’ share prices after Donald Trump hinted at reopening of vital Strait of Hormuz
Trump says he will demand compensation from Iran
Trump says he will demand Tehran pay compensation for ‘all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded’
How Israel’s elections are impacting latest Gaza peace plans
Washington’s reaction to Netanyahu’s comments has been muted as plans proceed to implement next stages of ceasefire
Do you sit on the fence? It could be your Irish Mind (but I’m not sure)
For philosopher William Desmond, being Irish is bound up with a ‘sense of doubleness’
Irishman in Canada: We no longer cross the river to shop in Michigan because of Trump
We enjoy Canada’s diversity, we had always felt uncomfortable with Northern Ireland’s social restrictions
Gaza peace plan: What is going on with Netanyahu, Trump and Hamas?
US president keen to register foreign policy success in advance of November mid-term elections
Iran says US must meet new conditions before Strait of Hormuz reopens
Tehran wants war compensation from Washington ‘for what it has violated’
Binyamin Netanyahu rejects US’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Israeli prime minister says he will not support 15-point plan backed by Donald Trump
A political outsider with radical ideas is shaking up Wisconsin politics
Backed by young voters and socialist activists, Francesca Hong has been the target of Donald Trump’s verbal barbs
Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general
President’s one-time personal attorney becomes head of country’s top law enforcement department
Conor McGregor, Donald Trump and the political arena of MMA
For MMA, Maga’s sports arm, not even a court finding of liability for rape prevented McGregor from topping the bill. Might his ‘dud’ comeback change attitudes?
US court halts construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroom
‘Unjust decision’ must be overturned by the supreme court ‘in its entirety’, president says on social media
Netanyahu’s career may be coming to a close, but what follows will not be much better
Netanyahu’s fear of losing power and of no longer being able to delay his corruption trial is becoming more urgent, but there may be little he can do
An 18m crater on the Moon is the smallest of our Elon Musk-shaped problems
SpaceX incident felt like a parable for the move-fast-and-break-things leadership style espoused by the Tesla founder
Wars, record heat, rising inflation: Europe watches as crises shape its future
A brutal summer has exposed how leaders are discovering how little control they have over some of the defining forces of the age
Removal of rough sleepers for Belfast Fleadh and demolition of bunker under Hitler’s chancellery
Plus: Residents campaign against Fingal’s proposed Dunsink City Quarter and the €10,000-winner at the Dublin Horse Show
Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship and banning ‘birth tourism’
President’s move comes after US supreme court rejected first attempt to restrict the guarantee of citizenship for those born in country
US senator Mitch McConnell (84) leaves rehab centre to continue recovery from fall at home
Republican’s absence narrows path for Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to be made head of justice department
Trump denies military low on key munitions in war with Iran
US president’s comment come after report he had demanded answers from Pete Hegseth over alleged shortages
Taoiseach defends new Government jet amid reports Israeli-made navigational tool omitted
‘Nothing confirmed’ over possible Trump visit for Irish Open, Micheál Martin says as he attends fleadh in Belfast
Kevin Warsh to stick with lean Fed messaging despite market backlash
US central bank chair remains confident that sweeping reforms will win over key investors
Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract for military base
Deal with Louisiana-based firm Arkel International, which previously worked for US government in Iraq, yet to be finalised
Iran warns Gulf states: tell Trump to desist or we hit you hard
Tehran seeks to deter US strikes by raising prospect of severe economic disruption across region
Oil holds losses as Iran and Oman reach agreement over Hormuz
Proposed shipping route raises prospect of more energy flows through waterway
Europe stepping up back-channel talks with Russia as war in Ukraine gets nastier
Germany, France and Britain have been increasingly active as a formation in the search for a diplomatic resolution of the war
New Mexico sues US government for access to Epstein files
Investigation could have international consequences if it can prosecute figures alleged to have sexually abused girls and women at Epstein’s ranch
Iran says it has reached agreement with Oman on Strait of Hormuz
Islamic republic determined to retain a degree of control over the chokepoint
Markets advance on Middle East hopes despite SpaceX spending shock
Shares in Elon Musk’s firm plummeted after he announced blockbuster spending on AI
Inside the explosive Oval Office showdown between Trump and Jeanine Pirro
Longtime Trump confidante kept her job after tense meeting in which she insisted the US president was misled over damage to Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
‘Strategic humiliation’: Trump trapped between escalation and caving to Iran’s demands
US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender
‘Ugliest election race of the year’: Democrats’ civil war erupts in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed’s rise reflects a party increasingly defined by generational change, economic anger and foreign-policy dissent
Strait of Hormuz deal could give Iran control over ships
Ships would enter the Gulf through an Iranian-held route and exit via a route controlled by Oman
Andrew Tate’s jail journal: the surprise comedy hit of the summer
It’s no Wildean Ballad of Reading Gaol, but in its own way it is a notable ode to a very modern unravelling
Donald Trump is right for once. The EU is soft on slave labour
Surely we are past the point of cutting sweatshops some slack?
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