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Russia sees ‘slow progress’ in peace plan talks as Moscow bomb attack kills general

No breakthrough during intense weekend of diplomacy involving US, Ukraine, Russia and Europe

Irish grandmother speaks on release from US immigration detention: ‘It’s fabulous’

Donna Hughes-Brown, a long-term US resident, was detained after returning from Ireland and held in a Kentucky facility since July

Long-fingering the switch to EVs is potentially disastrous for EU car manufacturers

Faced with challenges from US and China, the EU is currently acting like a rabbit in the headlights with no appropriate strategic response

US justice department under fire for removing Trump image from Epstein files

Democrats raise questions over why some documents released on Friday were removed the next day

US pursuing another oil tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, official says

Latest incident involves ‘a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion’

European involvement in US-led talks damaging chances of peace in Ukraine, says Russia

Zelenskiy open to possibility of summit with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as negotiations continue in Miami

Vanity Fair article on the Trump White House was brutal, merciless and invaluable

Close-up photographs serve as reminders of the power of the image and of magazine journalism

What’s behind the Trump administration’s war on typefaces?

Worldview: Attempts by Donald Trump and Marco Rubio to turn back the clock typographically have strange historical resonances

Huge cache of Jeffrey Epstein files released by US justice department

Portions of the files are redacted, but viewable ones include images of Epstein socialising with Bill Clinton and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

US inflation data is hailed by Trump but does it tell the full story?

Wall Street says report, based on data drawn from second half of November skewed by Black Friday discounts, was ‘a mess’

EU weighs direct talks with Russia to avoid being sidelined over Ukraine

EU expected to push for greater input into negotiations between US, Moscow and Kyiv after agreement on €90bn loan

US judge orders $3.8m be paid to Sean Dunne’s ex-wives and lawyers involved in his case

The payments will leave about $12m in the estate administered by Dunne’s bankruptcy trustees

Trump pardons are an ‘industrial-scale’ business, says lawyer

Intermediaries have charged as much as $1m to make a case to the White House for those seeking clemency

Suspected Brown University gunman found dead

Authorities believe recent shootings may be linked by common suspect

US inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.7%

November report was distorted by government shutdown, economists say

Sean Dunne asks US court to delay the payment of $2.8m to his former wives

Dunne requests that judge delay disbursements until a February 18th hearing on one of his pending cases in Ireland

US strike on alleged drug boat kills four as Trump claims Venezuela ‘took all of our oil’

Latest attack in Pacific brings death toll to 99 since US began campaign in September

Trump’s primetime address rings with frustration as he insists the golden age has already arrived

It may have occurred to him as he spoke, as well as to millions watching, that the US president has another three years left in office

Ireland is falling for the American fossil fuel industry’s ‘energy security’ con

One of the reasons this argument has been so effective is because, like all good propaganda, there is an element of truth to it

The demise of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner is a tale the Venetians know well

Recognising a market opportunity isn’t enough, political insulation is now a necessity for companies taking risks

Trump agus na Gaeil on TG4: A sobering insight into Trump’s effect on the Irish in America

The documentary examines the cruelty of Trump’s new immigration policies and how a green card, long a golden ticket, is no longer a guarantee of safe passage

Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power

Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech

Search for Brown University gunman who killed two students enters fourth day

Authorities release timeline video after attacker opened fire with a 9mm gun inside classroom and then fled

Rob Reiner’s son faces murder charges in parents’ killing, prosecutors say

Officials have yet to decide whether to seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner in the ‍case

How strong is Donald Trump’s defamation case against the BBC?

US president accuse British broadcaster of splicing two parts of speech ahead of 2021 US Capitol riot

Ukraine war: Peace plans may be soon be finalised and presented to Russia, says Zelenskiy

US officials say ‘90%’ of issues between two countries resolved after two days of talks in Berlin

Sean Dunne US bankruptcy nears resolution

US judge signs off on distributing funds to Sean Dunne’s ex-wives

Defence Forces takes possession of €53m ‘strategic reach’ aircraft, replacing Government jet

Aircraft will be used by Air Corps to help in evacuation of Irish citizens from emergency situations

At the top of the 2025 naughty list is the US, now officially in climate denial

This is virtually certain to be the second or third hottest year on record, and yet the climate back pedalling continues

Sinn Féin says US arm not covered by new accounting rules seeking greater transparency

New York-based fundraising body describes Sinn Féin as its ‘principal’, but party says it is not a subsidiary

Peace process for Ukraine closer than at any time since start of Russian invasion, says Merz

European leaders say proposed security guarantees agreed with US include a Ukrainian peacetime army of 800,000 troops and European-led military support force

Hamas says it will not disarm. What does this mean for the peace process?

Israel is accused of near-daily strikes on Gaza, but says the militant group has been rearming

New Chilean leader faces task of keeping good terms with both US and China

José Antonio Kast, who won Sunday’s presidential election, is ideologically aligned with Trump, but China is Chile’s biggest trading partner

Zelenskiy ready to give up Nato membership demands in exchange for security guarantees

Move aimed at advancing peace talks in Berlin

Why does Trump hate Europe?

A new security strategy influenced by Maga ideology has Ireland in its sights

If it’s closing time for Jimmy’s Corner, then it’s last orders for New York

If the property titans who run the city have no room for this famous beat-up bar, then what is left?

Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria

Donald Trump warns of ‘very serious retaliation’

Why won’t Waterford council name US investor buying €2.3m of public land for just €50,000?

Council sees development as improving access to southeast and boosting local economy but secrecy is not sustainable

This ‘Irish Whale’ has been spotted off Donegal and the coast of North America

Ella McSweeney: A small encouraging sign these waters might hold value to such rare magnificent creatures

Sudden drop in exports would have ‘severe impact’ on the Irish economy, ESRI warns

ESRI examines three potential shock scenarios that could derail State economically

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