No sign Irish holidaymakers will have summer holidays cancelled, but prices could surge
Ryanair sees about six weeks of secure jet fuel supplies for the moment
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Time has come for exnovation away from fossil fuels
The fuel shortages caused by the US-Israel war on Iran highlight the need to move towards more peaceful renewable-based futures
One-week ceasefire in Lebanon expected to take effect as US-Iran truce efforts continue
Donald Trump says war, which began after US and Israel attacked Iran in February, is ‘very close to being over’
China courts America’s allies as US-dominated world order recedes
Beijing presents itself as a responsible and reluctant hegemon, as Xi Jinping meets leaders from UAE, Vietnam and Spain
Once a friend of Israel, Keir Starmer now faces open hostility from Jerusalem
UK prime minister’s once-warm relationship with Binyamin Netanyahu turned sour long ago
‘It’s a disaster’: Lebanon’s most vulnerable struggle to cope in overcrowded war shelters
People with disabilities and the elderly in Lebanon are facing shortages of medicine, equipment and basic care
Two children among at least 11 Palestinians killed by Israel in separate Gaza incidents
Israel has escalated attacks on enclave’s Hamas-led police and security forces since beginning of ceasefire last October
The Irish Times view on US-Iran talks: a glimmer of hope
With the truce set to expire next Tuesday, the two sides are weighing up new proposals
Trump turns on Meloni, says he is ‘shocked’ by Italian leader
UN secretary general António Guterres has said 'there is no military solution' to the crisis in the Middle East
Talks on ending Iran war could resume ‘over the next two days’, says Trump
US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues as Israel and Lebanon hold separate peace negotiations in Washington
European shares gain on hopes of potential US-Iran peace talks
US has implemented a blockade of Iranian ports
Oil declines as US, Iran weigh further talks
Traders are tracking progress of a China-linked vessel that may test the new curbs
US blockade of Iran is risky escalation but peace still has a chance
Blockade is primarily an instrument of economic coercion to gain leverage in talks process that remains alive
IT worker secretly recorded bosses after voicing concerns about supplier’s Israeli links
Employee was told he was ‘wasting a lot of executive time’ and engaging in ‘tinfoil hat stuff’, WRC hears
At war with Iran again, some Israelis fear conflict is becoming routine
Most Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems
US blockade of Iranian ports begins as Trump faces backlash over ‘blasphemous’ image
Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ if they come close to blockade, says US president
Trump claims Iran wants to make a deal ‘very badly’
Tehran taunts US over rising petrol price as blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect
Iran threatens to resume rocket attacks as US blockades the Strait of Hormuz
Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors set to begin peace talks while fighting continues between Israel and Tehran-backed Hizbullah
Trump’s naval blockade on Iran amounts to a dramatic comedown
US president’s original war aims included Iran’s unconditional surrender, regime change, elimination of its nuclear potential and ‘obliterating’ Iran’s missiles
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Row over protest at Buchenwald memorial event highlights rising sense of danger in Germany
Crowd warned of growing threats to democracy
Cancellation of Israeli charity fundraiser ‘an act of anti-Semitic censorship’, Shatter says
National Concert Hall accepted, revoked, reinstated and then cancelled booking by Irish branch of Magen David Adom, former minister says
Faced with an untrustworthy US, Europe must make bold diplomatic moves
Worldview: European elites are ill-prepared for this scale of change in their relations with the US
US and Iran peace talks ‘progressing well’, Pakistan reports
Trump claims US has begun clearing mines in strait of Hormuz
Why did Trump choose Vance to negotiate difficult peace talks with Iran?
JD Vance, a vocal opponent of US wars in the Middle East, has gone quiet since the beginning of the current military campaign
An end to the war would suit both Trump and Iranian leadership. But not Netanyahu
There are some grounds for cautious optimism
Nato split over US access to European bases
Deepening rift within Nato fuels fears Trump could use Iran war as pretext to scale back US commitment to Europe’s defence
US and Iran prepare for peace talks as huge gaps in demands remain
Even before US and Iranian delegations departed for Pakistan, issue of Lebanon threatened to derail entire process
Computer engineer claims he was penalised for flagging company’s Israel links
Cian Ó Laoi told his chief executive he was concerned about ‘nonchalantly giving business to an Israeli company’
Trump renews demand for opening of Strait of Hormuz as Israel and Hizbullah trade fire
Oil prices climbed in early trade due to anxiety as tanker traffic through the strait remained largely frozen
JD Vance travels to Pakistan for ceasefire negotiations with Iran
Many issues could yet derail discussions, including Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Netanyahu persuaded, Vance raised concerns: The inside story of Trump’s path to war with Iran
Following a series of meetings in the White House Situation Room, the US president approved Operation Epic Fury
‘The language of the people’: Displaced perform in Beirut theatre amid war
Tiro Association for Arts has three rehabilitated cinemas in Lebanon, now also functioning as shelters for displaced people
Netanyahu orders negotiations with Lebanon after Israeli attacks kill hundreds of people
Continued strikes by Israel against militant group threaten to derail US-Iran ceasefire agreement negotiations
Day of pain in Lebanon: ‘They’re doing the same thing they did to Gaza’
Country left reeling after Israeli attack which killed hundreds of people and injured more than 1,000
Karoline Leavitt usually retaliates first, but a tough question made her pause
The White House press secretary and JD Vance took questions on the Iran ceasefire while the US president remained elusive
An addiction once too profitable to treat is now too perilous to ignore
Stuart Mathieson: Energy lessons of 1973 and 1979 only half learned, just enough to improve efficiency at the margins
Israel carries out ‘largest strikes’ in Lebanon since war began
Israel carries out ‘largest strikes’ in Lebanon since war began; oil prices plummet amid US-Iran ceasefire
Netanyahu faces domestic backlash in Israel as Iran conflict enters new phase
Ceasefire leaves key strategic questions unanswered as Gulf states brace for fallout
Hundreds killed as Israel launches fresh wave of air strikes across Lebanon amid dashed hopes of a ceasefire
Israeli military says it hit more than 100 sites including ‘headquarters and military infrastructure belonging to Hizbullah’
European leaders welcome US-Iran ceasefire as a ‘step back from the brink’
Joint statement welcomes truce and urges ‘quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement’
In Trump’s America, everyday conversations now would have been unimaginable three years ago
It’s difficult to escape the conclusion that the entire US political class has become slightly unmoored from reality
Trump’s acceptance of Iran’s terms for talks is astonishing
Iran could emerge from this conflict in a much stronger geopolitical position than it was
Trump agrees to suspend his bombing of Iran for two weeks
US president Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and attack its power plants if Strait of Hormuz is not reopened
Fuel price protesters signal further action after day of disruption
Convoys of vehicles cause hold-ups for multiple towns, cities and motorways
Gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul leaves one attacker dead
Extended firefight with police erupts in heart of city’s financial district
Hamas to discuss disarmament with Board of Peace members in bid to advance Gaza ceasefire
Militant group has argued the board unfairly prioritises disarmament over other ceasefire issues
Stocks stumble, oil above $110 as Trump's Iran deadline nears
Markets have been rattled since the US-Israel war on Iran broke out at the end of February
Middle East on brink again as Iran rejects ceasefire plan
Trump warns ‘entire country can be taken out in one night and that night might be tomorrow’
Trump threatens to jail journalist who broke story of missing airman
Iranian intelligence chief killed in US-Israeli air strike
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