Biden offers ‘strong support’ to Finland and Sweden in Nato bid
Finnish leader says country ready to commit to Turkey’s security following US meeting
US braced for North Korean nuclear test during Biden’s Asia trip
Potential for first such test in five years hangs over president’s visit to South Korea
Ukraine aims to break Russia’s siege of Mariupol as Kyiv hit by explosions
US believes Russian warship was hit by Ukrainian missiles, defence official says
Zelenskiy: Russia committing ‘most terrible war crimes’ since second World War
Troops killed families, tried to burn bodies, people were shot in the street, president claims
Biden says Putin should be tried for war crimes in Ukraine
US looking at further sanctions but says it has not yet seen proof amounting to genocide
War in Ukraine: The West set to bolster forces in eastern Europe as sanctions on Russia expand
Tens of thousands of people still hiding in basements in besieged Mariupol
Mariupol like ‘Armageddon’, says Zelenskiy, as Russia steps up assault
UN secretary general says war in Ukraine is ‘unwinnable’ for Russia
Ukraine: What we know on day 20 of Russian invasion
Fresh blasts in Kyiv as Zelenskiy says ceasefire talks will resume
War in Ukraine: Cars exit Mariupol in first successful humanitarian corridor
No progress announced from Monday’s talks between Russia and Ukraine
China asked Russia to delay war in Ukraine until after Olympics - US officials
Reports indicates that senior Chinese officials had some level of knowledge of invasion
Putin, US intelligence and the global fight for the Ukraine narrative
US effort to use intelligence to shape world opinion has to contend with shadow of the Iraq war
The Irish Times view on the Ukraine crisis: the drumbeat of war gets louder
Vladimir Putin’s intentions remain unclear, and the West can do nothing except prepare for the worst
South Korea pursues end-of-war declaration despite US reservations
Moon Jae-in has received little international support for efforts to formally end Korean war
Aung San Suu Kyi falls, but Myanmar’s democratic hopes move on
Younger and more progressive opposition confronts Asian nation’s military rulers
Bolsonaro-Trump connection threatens Brazilian elections
Former US president’s name has become a rallying cry for Brazil’s new right
US and EU end Trump-era steel trade war
Deal lauded as reset in relations under Biden administration that will boost trade
Secret group of US military trainers has been in Taiwan for at least a year
President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will do ‘whatever it takes’ to defend its freedom
Biden and Xi agree to hold virtual summit this year
Chinese leader has not travelled outside his country since start of coronavirus pandemic
Taipei warns that China will be able to invade Taiwan by 2025
Current situation ‘most dangerous in 40 years’, Taiwan defence minister tells lawmakers
US tries to soothe French anger over Australian naval pact
France outraged that own lucrative contract torpedoed and it was given ‘no heads up’
Russia and Central Asian allies vow to prevent Afghan crisis spreading
Putin fears West's refugee flights from Kabul could bring militants to Russia's doorstep
Maureen Dowd: WB Yeats’s ‘rough beast’ takes over Afghanistan
Joe Biden did the right thing getting America out of there. But he did it badly
Afghans’ flight from Taliban thwarted by airport chaos in Kabul
Blame game erupts in Washington as Biden insists ‘significant progress’ being made
Fall of Afghanistan the fruits of years of US miscalculations
Taliban’s success was signalled by Pentagon but Joe Biden was long determined to withdraw
Taliban seize more Afghan cities as fears grow for fate of Kabul
US and UK ‘risk Saigon moment’ as troops sent to evacuate Afghan embassies
‘Havana syndrome’: US struggles to explain why its diplomats get sick
Little evidence for theory of Russian agents using microwaves as illness hits officials around world
Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, flights suspended
Herat residents fear Taliban in homes and workplaces as it masses outside city
Merkel and Biden reassert ties between US and Germany
US president raises American concerns about Russian gas link with chancellor
Raisi election will not derail Iran nuclear talks, say western powers
Despite Israeli opposition, EU and US insist they will work with Iran’s new government
Joe Biden signs law making Juneteenth a national holiday
US president says date ‘marks the long night of slavery and a promise of a morning to come’
Biden had ‘candid discussion’ with Johnson on Northern Ireland protocol
Bilateral meeting focused on issue that overshadowed G7 summit of world leaders
US still reluctant to let non-Americans enter country from overseas
America Letter: Thousands working under temporary visas unable to travel home
Merkel is first European leader invited to Biden’s White House
US-German ties came under enormous strain during presidency of Donald Trump
NI protocol tensions threaten UK-Ireland, UK-EU and UK-US relations
Coveney says there is ‘some strain’ between governments – understatement of the year
Russia, tax, vaccines: key issues at the G7 summit
The most pressing matters on the agenda as world leaders gather in Cornwall this week
Russia plays down hopes of progress and demands respect at Putin-Biden summit
Moscow says arms control and cyber security on agenda next week as US allies look on warily
Joe Biden to put pressure on Boris Johnson over NI protocol during meeting
US national security adviser says concern ‘runs very deep’ on Northern Ireland issue
Patience with UK wearing ‘very thin’, says Sefcovic after Brexit talks end with no result
Michelle O’Neill calls on UK government to honour commitments on protocol
Biden defends plan to meet Putin during first foreign trip as president
US Wrap: Week-long visit to Europe will take in G7 summit and meeting with Johnson
White House to ‘develop options’ to hold Belarus to account after flight diversion
Biden condemns arrest of journalist Raman Protasevich in ‘strongest possible terms’
US condemns ‘outrageous’ Ryanair flight diversion in talks with Coveney
Meetings with Biden’s highest-ranking figures involved talks on Israel and Northern Ireland
US targets ‘stable, predictable’ ties with Russia
Blinken and Lavrov hold first meeting to pave way for possible Biden-Putin summit
Few signs that Biden is prepared to step up pressure on Israel
US insists it is working hard behind scenes to halt Gaza conflict as it again blocks UN statement
Nine people killed in Israeli air strikes, says health ministry
More than 300 Palestinians injured after violence erupts at al-Aqsa mosque on Jerusalem Day
US to send up to 60m AstraZeneca vaccine doses abroad
Exports will not begin immediately as there are ‘zero doses’ available, White House says
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be transferred to hospital
Hunger-striking politician must receive medical aid, EU tells Russia
Blinken flies to Kabul in show of support after troop withdrawal announced
US secretary of state tells Afghan president that partnership is ‘changing but enduring’
US fears China is flirting with seizing control of Taiwan
Rising alarm in Biden administration matches warnings from US military leaders
Joe Biden says he plans to run for re-election in 2024
President announces plan for 200m vaccine shots in first 100 days at first press conference
China retaliates after sanctions move by US, Canada, EU and UK
Travel bans and asset freezes imposed over Beijing’s persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang
Top US and Chinese diplomats clash at talks in Alaska
Antony Blinken and Chinese counterparts have tense exchange days after Biden-Putin spat
Harris engagement on Ireland a pleasant surprise at St Patrick’s Day meetings
Events suggest an interest on the part of the first female vice-president in Northern Ireland affairs
Sinn Féin scales up US campaign efforts ahead of St Patrick’s Day
The party’s pervasive presence in the US has long been a challenge for Irish governments
Biden to host ‘Quad’ meeting to counterbalance China’s power
Focus on foreign policy issues as US president signs into law the American Rescue Plan
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