US man told father he would ‘always love him’ as he strangled him at Ballyfin Demesne, court hears
Psychiatrists agree verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity was open to the jurors in case of Henry McGowan
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US Democrats introduce Virginia’s Law alongside Epstein victims
New legislation is named after Virginia Giuffre, one of the dead financier’s most prominent accusers
Indonesia begins training troops for Gaza deployment
Nation with world’s largest Muslim population becomes first to publicly commit to Trump’s ‘international stabilisation force’
Running a newspaper is a tricky business. Jeff Bezos has made a mess of it
Actively alienating subscribers is not an obvious winning strategy
‘Who is she protecting?’: Ghislaine Maxwell’s silence draws criticism
Associate of Jeffrey Epstein invoked fifth amendment of US constitution and refused to testify before Congress
Deportations and Shannon Airport
The use of Shannon Airport by Ice and the US military is a flagrant abuse of Irish neutrality
John Boyne’s review of Crux by Gabriel Tallent: It’s refreshing to read positive aspects of youth
The author’s focus is on the resilience of young people confronted by difficult family circumstances
Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’
Seamus Culleton from Kilkenny has been in Texas Ice facility for nearly five months despite holding valid work permit
Buckingham Palace ‘ready to support’ police investigation of former prince Andrew
Authorities assessing suggestions Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential reports with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to answer questions in US Congress Epstein inquiry
Maxwell’s lawyer says client will speak ‘fully and honestly’ if granted clemency by Trump
Western politicians’ complaints about Jimmy Lai’s punishment carry little weight
Protests by US and UK undermined by their own behaviour
Irish adviser’s resignation may not be enough to save Keir Starmer
Democrats in US are getting worked up about what Donald Trump might do in advance of November’s midterm elections
Super Bowl half-time show: Bad Bunny delivers a message of unity. Trump calls it ‘disgusting’
Lady Gaga joins Bad Bunny for performance that draws criticism from Donald Trump and sparks ‘alternative’ half-time show
‘He intends to subvert the elections’: The pressure grows on Donald Trump
As criticism of the US president increases, so do warnings about how he could react, especially when it comes to November’s midterms
A section cut from Trump’s National Security Strategy has profound implications for the EU
Worldview: It’s time for a serious and thoughtful debate about imperial decline, global shifts and the role of the EU
Donald Trump’s vile Truth Social clip proves he is unfit for office
The man who pushed the despicable ‘birther’ conspiracy theory against Barack Obama is still at it
‘We will pay,’ US TV host says in plea to potential kidnappers of her mother (84)
Savannah Guthrie says return of her mother Nancy ‘is the only way we will have peace’
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Made in America by Edward Stourton: Patchy illumination of ‘dark history’ of Trump’s rise
The author turns to American history as a kind of grab bag but does not connect the dots needed to understand how we got here
Lost Lambs: A pleasurably ridiculous story about the usual American neuroses
Madeline Cash is at her best when she really leans into the increasingly preposterous, Pynchonian rabbit holes of her plot
Cracks start to appear in Venezuela’s authoritarian rule – but scepticism remains
Under US pressure, Caracas is proposing an amnesty, fuelling hopes for return of democratic institutions
‘Strong base from which to grow’: The rise, fall and revival of Irish whiskey
Spread of fake Irish whiskeys during US Prohibition hit sector, but in recent years it has bounced back
A world without nuclear arms control begins today
New Start treaty, which expires on Thursday, capped the number of missiles and warheads in US and Russian arsenals
Deportations of Irish citizens from US rose 330%, Dáil hears
Labour’s Duncan Smith says US homeland security should be asked for details of all Irish held by Ice
American TV news host Savannah Guthrie pleads for safe return of missing mother
Donald Trump says ‘we are deploying all resources’ in effort to find Nancy Guthrie (84)
Number of Ukrainians killed in war with Russia estimated at 55,000, says Zelenskiy
Officials from Kyiv and Moscow hold ‘productive’ talks in UAE as fighting continues
George Mitchell says he ‘declined or deflected’ meeting Epstein amid renewed Giuffre allegation
Spokesman for former US senator, who played key role in North’s peace process, says allegation a case of ‘mistaken identity’
Reading the runes on Kevin Warsh taking over the Federal Reserve
Presumptive next chair might be better than others on list, but he is confusing, perhaps confused, figure
European shares at record high despite Novo Nordisk tumble
Pan-European Stoxx 600 index hits 618.12 points
Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump sentenced to life in prison
Ryan Routh was seen lying in bushes near where US president was golfing in Florida in September 2024
Washington Post lays off hundreds of employees on one of newspaper’s ‘darkest days’
Billionaire owner Jeff Bezos has not publicly responded to letters and messages sent by staffers urging him to curb cuts
Gabriel Tallent on the ‘soul-destroying agony’ of his first book tour, and his ‘less violent’ second novel
Tallent’s debut My Absolute Darling, hailed as a ‘masterpiece’ by Stephen King, catapulted him into fame without warning
Walmart’s market value hits $1 trillion for the first time
US retail giant joins club dominated by tech groups
Trump calls for Republican officials to ‘take over’ elections
Move raises fresh worries about Trump administration’s efforts to involve itself in election matters
US TV host Savannah Guthrie’s mother was likely abducted, Arizona sheriff says
Nancy Guthrie, who has limited mobility, was last seen by her family on Saturday
Trump administration sued over ban on immigration from 75 countries
US president has sought to restrict people from countries he and other officials cast as undesirable
Queen’s University Belfast cuts ties with George Mitchell, denaming research centre
Broker of Belfast Agreement had name removed from prestigious US-Ireland scholarship
Donald Trump to shut Kennedy Center for two years of renovations
US president says reconstruction has already been financed in full but did not offer any details
The world could be about to get even more dangerous
Expiration of US-Russia deal raises risk of new nuclear arms race in which Europe could find itself in particularly uncomfortable position
Huawei lobbies Government for ‘proportionate’ EU regulation and cutting red tape
Meetings came after European institutions suspended contacts with Chinese group’s lobbyists in Brussels
After a year in the wilderness, Democrats are quietly finding their way back
From surprising off-year victories to a deep bench of governors, Democrats are regaining momentum by focusing on affordability
What is in the latest Epstein files? The key revelations so far
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Bill Gates and Richard Branson are all mentioned in the newly released tranche of documents
Donald Trump says Iran is negotiating ‘seriously’ on nuclear weapons
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, on Sunday warned if the US attacked, it would ignite a regional war
‘The government is lying to us’: Fear and resistance grip Minneapolis as families go into hiding
A week after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, protesters fill the streets while immigrant communities stay home
Five-year-old boy and father detained by Ice officers in Minnesota freed
The image of Liam Conejo Ramos, wearing a blue winter hat and Spider-Man backpack while in custody, spurred outrage across the US
Is sending Verona Murphy off to Los Angeles really in the national interest?
Shipping the entire Government off to drink green beer and hum along to Zombie in far-flung places on St Patrick’s Day is an expensive form of therapy
US government shuts down partially over homeland security funding
Democrats want to ban federal agents from wearing masks and require them to wear body cameras and adhere to a code of conduct
‘My comrades are struggling and freezing and dying.’ Exhaustion is sapping Ukraine’s spirit
Could she accept the loss of Donetsk in exchange for a peace agreement, I asked Yulia Mykytenko, the bravest person I know. ‘It’s a very complex and painful question,’ she stressed
The world has put too many financial eggs in a country run by a basket case
Concentration of global risk in one country – the US – is a source of enormous jeopardy
Iran ready for ‘fair’ talks with US but not on defence capabilities
US navy destroyer docks at the Israeli port of Eilat
Gold and other metals prices plunge as rally comes to an end
Irish market ends week on positive note, lifted by gains in banking and travel stocks
Guterres warns of UN’s ‘imminent financial collapse’
US slashes voluntary funding to agencies and refuses to make mandatory payments to regular and peacekeeping budgets
How a global finance billionaire became Trump’s tariff champion
US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick is now Trump’s loudest and brashest defender but he wasn’t always a fan
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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