Mark Carney’s meeting with Trump will stress-test US-Canada friendship
‘We don’t want their cars. We don’t even want their energy,’ Trump says before Tuesday’s meeting with Canada’s new prime minister
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Trump film tariffs could hit thousands of jobs in Ireland, industry figures warn
Any additional tariffs ‘unhelpful’, Simon Harris’s office says
Far-right first-round win of Romanian presidential election raises prospect of EU disruption
Trump admirer Simion opposes Ukraine military aid and calls for ‘Melonisation’ of Europe
‘Slippery slope to eugenics’: advocates reject Robert F Kennedy jnr’s national autism database in US
US health secretary says data will be used for research, but fails to address privacy concerns, potential misuses
Donald Trump should kill off the myth of the first 100 days for good
Start of Trump's second presidency has been a dark parody of Roosevelt’s. And it remains far too early to guess at what the long-term institutional consequences will be
Trump has managed to create something world has never seen: virulent Canadian nationalism
Now Canada election campaign is over, how does Carney – a brilliant economic mind – negotiate from here?
De Valera’s condolences on the death of Hitler continue to provoke 80 years on
Notorious second World War incident is still cited today by those critical of Ireland
Trump moves to strip public media outlets of federal funds
Broadcasters PBS and NPR to lose tens of millions of taxpayer dollars under executive order
Israeli strikes on Syria hit area near presidential palace in Damascus
Escalation indicates Israel’s preparedness to ramp up military action in name of Syria’s Druze minority
Deportation anxiety in Irish America: ‘I would have a clean slate before travelling’
Amid the ongoing harrowing experience of Cork-born Cliona Ward, Irish-American leaders are urging extra caution on people planning on leaving the country temporarily
Marco Rubio picks up another title from Trump
Proliferation of roles raises questions about whether Rubio can play any substantial role in the US administration
China warns US against ‘extortion’ as it considers talks over tariffs
Beijing has expressed its anger at US tariffs, which it says are tantamount to bullying
Ryanair would consider Chinese aircraft due to tariff concerns
Michael O’Leary says if `ill-judged’ US policy affects price of Boeing aircraft he may reassess orders
Irish manufacturing output reaches highest level in three years
Purchasing managers index reading remains above flash April readings for the euro zone, the US and the UK
Vietnam marks 50 years since the end of war
Celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City to mark 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War
Do you live in the US? Are you or family members afraid to visit Ireland in case you are held upon your return?
An Irish woman who living legally in US for a decade has been held by ICE since her return from Ireland
Iran and US hold third round of nuclear talks
New deal could reshape regional and global security and transform Iran’s economic and political landscape
Iran port explosion: At least 18 killed and 700 injured
Shahid Rajaee is a large Iranian container facility that handles 80m tonnes of goods a year
Kneecap in process of securing new US visa sponsor ahead of North America tour
Trio’s visas understood to no longer be valid after being dropped by agent following Coachella performance
In Trump’s America, it can be dangerous to criticise the president’s friends
Worldview: The administration has rescinded the legal status of close to 1,000 international university students since mid-March
Former US congressman George Santos sentenced to seven years over fraudulent congressional campaign
Ex-Republican representative for New York spent donor money on holidays, luxury goods, Botox treatment and OnlyFans website
How Intel’s recent difficulties have impacted its relationship with Ireland
Intel layoffs show how fortunes of tech behemoth have changed drastically
Irish arm of Oracle pays €730m in dividends to US parent in 18 months
Directors consider impact of US and EU tariff and non-tariff trade measures as ‘minimal’
Trump’s Easter message showcases his easy way with denouncing ‘radical left lunatics’
Message on Truth Social network laden with White House preoccupations in looking to fend off criticism of deportation policy
Dublin-born Irish–American cardinal Kevin Farrell to run Vatican until pope elected
Prelate the most senior Irish man in the Vatican
Thirty years after Oklahoma bombing, Bill Clinton draws parallel with polarisation of US today
Former president contrasts city’s ‘service, honour and kindness’ with current political unrest
Thousands of protesters rally against Trump across US
Demonstrators oppose US president’s policies on deportations, government firings, and wars in Gaza and Ukraine
Best case scenario is Trump grabs concessions and declares victory. The alternative is far darker
Even Trump has his limits - here are four clear indications of what’s driving him
If Warfare’s not an anti-war film, what is? Apocalypse Now? Don’t make me laugh
Most sensible people might be anti-war, but just as many are in favour of certain wars. And pacifism just doesn’t make for good cinema
For Ireland, the choice between the US and China is easy
The US president’s tariffs echo the Great Game of old, presenting knotty problems for Europe
Thunder enlightens Oklahoma as basketball brings wind of change
Hoop dreams have transformed a moribund downtown into something more vibrant
US will abandon Russia-Ukraine peace deal if no progress soon, say Trump and Rubio
Donald Trump says he expects to sign a full minerals deal with Ukraine next week
US senator meets with wrongly deported man in El Salvador
Visit underscores a broader Democratic effort to spotlight the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and to challenge the Trump administration’s approach to immigration
With promise of peace unmet in Gaza and Ukraine, Trump may find Iran just as tough
Negotiators are lowering any expectations of a swift breakthrough in the decades-long dispute ahead of talks between the US and Iran in Rome
Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold – Rich narrative highlights ‘the fear of the empowered woman’
The British historian brings a fresh focus to this re-examination of the case of the notorious wife-murderer
Trump administration appeals efforts by judges to investigate compliance with deportation rulings
Appeals come as US government faces more than 150 legal challenges to policies introduced since Trump came to power
Harvard University fights to withstand Donald Trump’s all-out assault on higher education
Attacks on elite US universities are at centre of White House’s culture war
Trump officials could face contempt charges over deportations, says judge
Ruling escalates the confrontation between judicial and executive branches
Warfare review: Few US war films have come this close to acknowledging the true suffering of combat
Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza bring us within the US combatants’ claustrophobic bubble during the Iraq War
Harvard’s decision to resist Trump is ‘of momentous significance’
In the administration’s effort to break what it sees as liberalism’s hold on higher education, the institution is big game
US to demand EU pulls away from China in return for cutting tariffs
Confidential briefing documents identify what US may seek in talks and point to early move on pharma tariffs
El Salvador’s Bukele says he cannot return man mistakenly deported by US
In Oval Office meeting with Bukele, Donald Trump says he will send as many people living in the US illegally to El Salvador as possible
Israel watches with concern as US and Iran prepare to resume nuclear talks
Israeli sources fear the US position in the talks with Iran may fall short of the 2003 deal with Libya, under which Tripoli agreed to dismantle its nuclear weapons
Pop star Katy Perry and all-female crew go to space in Bezos rocket
Katy Perry among those on Blue Origin flight
Man arrested over arson attack on residence of Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro
Cody Balmer (38) allegedly slipped over a fence carrying incendiary devices and evaded state troopers for long enough to start fire
Trump’s power plays starting to unsettle Pennsylvania voters
Donald Trump is ‘winging everything. And the whole thing is: us consumers are going to pay. It is coming to us, as Americans’
The Irish man who bought a home in the US after winning $100,000 on NFL fantasy football
Wild Geese: Conor O’Driscoll lives in Columbus, Ohio
Irish-America crucial in ‘great cause’ of Irish unity, Leo Varadkar tells US audience
Former taoiseach stresses importance of Irish-American voice in ‘political project of our generation’
Wall Street sees frantic selloff as tariffs continue to prompt fears of worldwide recession
Trump policy rapidly undermining confidence in the US economy, keeping markets on edge
Islamic State regains strength in Syria
Recent developments could make it easier for group to show renewed vigour, say experts
Tracy Chapman: ‘I have been labelled as a protest singer, and it’s not a label that I accept’
Chapman looks back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit Fast Car, which has gained a second life as a country song
Tariffs Q&A: How will Irish consumers be affected?
European Commission announced plan to impose counter-tariffs on close to 2,000 categories of US products ahead of Trump pause
Tariff war a major self-inflicted wound for the United States
Warning signs that this was where American was headed have been there since the days of the Tea Party and Glenn Beck
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