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America Letter: Selma still struggles 60 years on from march for civil rights
The Alabama city that achieved infamy because of state troopers’ violence towards peaceful protesters in 1965 is struggling to find ways to reverse its steep decline
Micheál Martin goes into the lion’s den as he heads for Trump’s Oval Office
Government officials are nervous about Micheál Martin’s visit to Washington but they don’t expect the Zelenskiy treatment
Almost 200 die in Syria as loyalists of deposed Assad regime clash with government forces
Violence deals blow to interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rule of shattered country
Trump’s foreign policy risks ‘regress to the law of the jungle’, China warns
China and the European Union should intensify their strategic dialogue, says foreign minister Wang Yi
‘This is a complete betrayal of the middle class’: Democrats rail against Trump’s plans for Medicaid
Republican budget marks the beginning of the end of a crucial welfare health programme, say Democrats
Burning question for Europe now is how to deal with an elected American tyrant
Donald Trump’s presidency has also generated a new focus on questions of identity and doubt in Europe
Trump and the Taoiseach: ‘How can one really prepare for pure chaos?’
Irish Times readers weigh in on whether Micheál Martin should visit White House next week – and how he should play it
The best response to Trump’s tariffs is to trade freely with the rest of the world
Trump’s trade thinking may change, but EU negotiations with the US will require cool heads
Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
Netanyahu’s office said Israel has conveyed its position to the US on direct talks with Hamas
Trudeau accuses Trump of trying to ‘annex’ Canada and appease Putin
Prime minister says US president wants to see ‘total collapse’ of Canadian economy
Ukraine, Middle East and investment discussed on call between US secretary of state Marco Rubio and Tánaiste
Pair discussed ‘mutually beneficial nature of the Irish-US economic relationship’ on telephone call on Tuesday afternoon
European leaders seem astounded by Trump’s bullying and blatant aggression
They had fooled themselves into believing what they wanted to believe
Markets fall after Donald Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada to start
S&P 500 closes 1.8% lower after worst session of year while Nasdaq Composite drops 2.6%
Real question is why Trump wants to help Putin reverse the Soviet Union’s collapse
Women politicians best analysed the consequences of the train wreck in the Oval Office, with German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock calling it ‘a new age of ruthlessness’
‘Next in is Micheál Martin with a bowl of shamrock’: Irish Times readers react to Trump-Zelenskiy meeting
Oval Office confrontation between US and Ukrainian presidents leaves questions about Ireland’s stance
Democratic Unionists Party now ‘fan boys’ for Donald Trump, says Alliance
Alliance Party, along with Sinn Féin, will not travel to White House in Washington for St Patrick’s visit
How JD Vance emerged as the chief saboteur of the transatlantic alliance
US vice-president’s starring role in clash between Trump and Zelenskiy may mark collapse of postwar alliance
In showdown with Zelenskiy, Trump takes offence on Putin’s behalf
Verbal brawl in White House startled Washington, unnerved Europe, outraged Ukraine and delighted Russia
Zelenskiy says relationship with US can be salvaged after angry White House exchange
Stunned by Oval Office scenes, Ukrainians rally around Zelenskiy
Inside the rush to respond to Musk’s ‘What did you do last week?’
Cabinet secretaries in the US struggle to respond to a directive from President Donald Trump’s most powerful adviser
EU is about to become bigger and more powerful and there will be consequences for Ireland
The coming period will see the working out of ad-hoc compromises to provide money and means at speed, and a view that things can be finessed afterwards
Boston bouncer who delivered fatal punch to Dublin carpenter accused of ‘convenient’ racism defence
Barry Whelan (46) was found laying on his back in downtown Boston on St Patrick’s Day 2023
Rejecting Trump’s call to annex their nation, Canadians rally around the flag
Canada’s flag makers are struggling to keep up with suddenly soaring demand
America is suffering from an epidemic of mass cowardice
The US is not yet a fascist society, but acting as if it is risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy
Letters to the Editor, February 26th: Neutrality and a changing world; Shamrock diplomacy; Hassan Nasrallah and human rights
Instead of joining a future military alliance, there should be a referendum to enshrine neutrality into the Constitution
Response to Elon Musk’s email shows possible limits to how far he can push US bureaucracy
Several government agencies tell employees not to reply to Musk’s email asking ‘what did you do last week?’
Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who tried to shield mortally wounded JFK, dies at 93
Hill regretted not reaching the Kennedys’ limousine in time to take the third shot himself
Russia rejects Trump claim that it would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine
China and Russia back US resolution calling for end to war without assigning blame
Europeans win in UN clash with US over rival Ukraine resolutions
UN General Assembly adopts two resolutions on war in Ukraine
Trump administration cuts 1,600 USAid jobs with others placed on administrative leave
Billionaire Elon Musk’s department of government efficiency has led an effort to gut the US Agency
Trump and his contradictory economic agenda
US president stood for election on a pro-growth platform but with ostensibly anti-growth policies
‘Last time I tried to park a car in Dublin, I couldn’t get over it’
Wild Geese: Progression with BNY and frequent travelling to the US led Alan Flanagan and his family to move to New Jersey in 2016
Trump has flown US into turbulence and Americans aren’t sure where they’re going to land
Some Americans see a golden age dawning under Donald Trump, others fear their democracy is dying
Eric Adams, the New York mayor at the heart of Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape US justice department
Prosecutors and New York City staff resign as Washington intervenes in long-running corruption scandal
How will Ireland respond to Trump’s tariff threat?
State must walk a fine line between playing the green card in Washington and standing tall alongside EU colleagues
If Robert De Niro no longer feels he is able to speak out, one wonders who in the US does
De Niro’s political thriller Zero Day couldn’t be better timed. The actor, who plays a courageous US president, has been one of Trump’s most outspoken public critics
US sees ‘incredible opportunities’ to work with Russia if its war on Ukraine ends
Kyiv warns against ‘ultimatums’ as US and Russia relaunch contacts with talks in Saudi Arabia
Israel and Hamas to begin negotiations on second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal
Palestinian militant group says six living hostages will be released this weekend
Egypt developing plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing out Palestinians
Gaza proposal calls for 'secure areas' where Palestinians can live while construction work is carried out
Lawyers resign rather than bend before Trump
Eric Adams was indicted in September on charges of bribery, fraud, soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions and conspiracy
Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia before Russia talks on ending Ukraine war
Trump officials' meeting with Russians in Riyadh set for Tuesday
‘We will not accept any agreement that is adopted without us’: Ukraine resolute as US and Russia seek to end war without its say
European leaders to hold an emergency summit on Ukraine on Monday in Paris
Starmer and Tusk to join Macron-led crisis summit in Paris for talks on Trump’s Ukraine plan
UK and Polish prime ministers among leaders invited to French capital on Monday for talks amid fears US leader is sidelining allies
Signals coming from Trumpland could hardly be worse for Ireland and its economy
A key risk is that Donald Trump seeks to isolate Ireland as one of his first targets, because of the huge trade deficit the US has with this State
Mitch McConnell cuts a lonely figure as US Senate approves RFK jnr nomination
Kentucky senator is sole voice of protest in Republican party, but blew his chance to stop Trump’s return to power
Zelenskiy says peace deal possible only after plan is agreed with US and Europe
US vice-president JD Vance says European leaders ‘running in fear of your own voters’
US Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy jnr as secretary of health
Kennedy, a vaccine critic, confirmed by 52-48 vote, overcoming resistance from medical establishment
Ireland’s climate and energy security must not be sacrificed to appease Trump with LNG deal - Friends of the Earth
‘Government must not lock Ireland into long-term gas addiction in short-term effort to distract US president’
Unelected Musk holds court in Trump’s Oval Office as he defends efficiency drive
Musk, accompanied by son X, seeks to present the work of Doge as good common sense as Trump stays largely silent
A neuropsychologist’s view on Donald Trump: We’re seeing the impact of power on the human brain
US president is proving capable of shredding the rules-based world order and replacing it with a gangland ethos in the Putin mould
Land Power: How ownership of the ground beneath our feet can mould our destiny and even embed racial and gendered inequalities
Michael Albertus draws upon 15 years of research and fieldwork in his examination of land-holding across the world from the 17th century onwards
EU won’t let ‘unjustified’ US tariffs go unanswered, Von der Leyen says
Simon Harris says its ‘vital’ EU member states work closely together after Donald Trump orders 25% US import tariff
Trump’s adoption of imperial manner is a function of failure
The essential question for Ireland is: to grovel or not to grovel?
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