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EU will table ‘temporary, tailored and targeted’ measures to help ease burden of high energy costs, says Ursula von der Leyen

An Oklahoma senator with a penchant for punchy talk is set to become the newest member of Donald Trump’s cabinet

EU leaders meet today to seek ways to curb the jump in energy prices triggered by the Iran war

While oil may flow through Strait of Hormuz once conflict ends, damage to production facilities will take years to repair

Strikes signal a potential deepening of the war, with longer-term consequences for the global economy

This is a story about two things: the changing nature of the left and the diminishing power of Irish America

Political danger of an inflation spike will focus the minds at Brussels summit on Thursday

Pentagon reportedly requests additional $200bn in funding for war in Middle East from US Congress

Comments were a notable departure from the St Patrick’s Day greetings offered by past office holders

Latest evacuation orders prompt panic and confusion with more than one million people now registered as displaced

Billy Joel was a teenager when he first spotted the mansion. Decades later, after the Grammys and the sold-out stadiums, he owned it

Tensions spill over after counterterrorism chief quits with letter criticising rationale for the conflict

Iran is being battered by the US and Israel, but Tehran’s ability to choke the Strait of Hormuz has caught Washington by surprise

A mission to take or destroy Iran’s nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history

Micheál Martin intervened repeatedly to defend Starmer and insisted that Europe was ‘a good place to live’

US-imposed oil blockade plunged the country into darkness under a total power blackout

Joe Kent is the first Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict

National security chief emerged as one of Iran’s most dominant figures following the assassination of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

A deep economic crisis, shocking terrorist attacks in EU cities plus an unprecedented wave of refugees would lead to a far-right surge that the EU may not survive

Micheál Martin’s St Patrick’s Day engagements are not mere festivity

Early Edition with Andrew McNair: our top stories on Tuesday

Taoiseach rules out any Irish involvement in Iran conflict as he prepares to meet US president on Tuesday

Charges vary wildly between brokers so it pays to take time to compare to see what works for the type of trading you envisage

Live updates as war in Middle East continues

Why have we allowed so many of our lives to become dependent on their vagaries?

Judge jails Conor O’Brien (29), a dual US-Irish citizen from Ardee, for 10 years and criticises his cavalier attitude to the harm his activities caused

Keir Starmer unveils £52m of support for UK homes struggling with price rises triggered by Iran conflict

Tánaiste says Ireland does not back Trump call for western militaries to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

Many analysts believe US is getting trapped in a much longer war than it wanted

From Sydney mornings to no immersion worries, here’s what emigrants miss and love about life abroad

Donald Trump’s actions must be called out

Unthinkable: Committing publicly to a moral standpoint can change you for the better, or the worse

Veto undoubtedly creates frustrations, but ensures states like Ireland are not compelled to align with foreign policies

Trump threatens further Kharg Island strikes ‘just for fun’ and urges other countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

From energy to food, and even a summer holiday, the war in Iran brings ongoing price volatility at home

A Rhineland dream transplanted to the Midwest, Hermann offers European architecture, easygoing days and a deep sense of place

Micheál Martin says he will ‘articulate need for peace’ during St Patrick’s Day meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday

Cheap drones, intelligence networks and proximity allow Tehran to hit US bases

Are markets driving both US and Iranian foreign policy?

Live updates as attacks continue in the Middle East