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‘Zero dollars’: Why does Donald Trump’s Board of Peace fund lie empty?
Despite $17bn in pledges, organisation is stuck in limbo with no money flowing to projects in Gaza
Former US soldier sent forward for trial accused of Michael Gaine’s murder
Book of evidence served on 54-year-old Michael Kelley, who lived and worked on deceased Co Kerry man’s farm
One-minute Trump endorsement powers Republican Maga loyalist to Texas win
Former state attorney general Ken Paxton ends four-decade political career of senator John Cornyn in party run-off vote
Moon base plans revealed as Nasa chief says ‘the grand return is close at hand’
Plans to create a semi-permanent infrastructure for early habitation by 2032
Why is Trump pressing Arab countries to normalise ties with Israel?
US president’s demand was met with silence on a recent conference call with Middle East leaders
Donald Trump’s subdued Memorial Day speech sounded like a denial of reality
The war with Iran and an inflation crisis is turning the ground beneath the US president into quicksand
Russia tells US to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Kyiv
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’
What happens when Trump administration fails?
Will we have to wait until Trump leaves the Oval Office, or will wise minds step in?
Israel sidelined as Trump pushes Iran agreement
Netanyahu faces growing criticism as US advances talks that may sideline Israeli security concerns
What we know about the proposed Iran ceasefire deal
Truce extension would see Strait of Hormuz reopened
US and Iran close in on deal to wind down war and reopen Strait of Hormuz
Emerging details of accord suggest several main points of contention yet to be addressed in negotiations between Tehran and Washington
Trump pushes ahead with politically unpopular ideas, despite a bad week
His grip over Republican lawmakers is beginning to slip after proposing deeply unpopular spending items, prompting unusual revolt from Senate
Suspect shot dead near White House after firing at security checkpoint
Officers returned fire and hit the suspect – named as Nasire Best (21), who later died in hospital
Trump says peace deal with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘largely negotiated’
News agency close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps suggests Strait of Hormuz would remain under Iranian control, a US red line
India’s soaring energy prices drive return to traditional a fuel source: cow dung
Sun-dried cow-dung cakes had largely disappeared – but rising gas prices are driving a comeback
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence in US
She is the fourth cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term
Qatar sends mediators to Tehran as talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz reach climax
Iran has threatened to impose tolls on shipping, while US demands that Iran hand over its highly enriched uranium may be deferred
European shares rise on technology stocks
Markets optimistic about signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks
Inside Donald Trump’s AI ‘slopaganda’ machine
US president’s stream of fake imagery on Truth Social is reshaping the boundaries of political communication
US House Republicans cancel vote to end Iran war
Democrats, and some Republicans, have called on Trump to ask Congress for authorisation to use military force
Eurovision voting rules need more robust changes
People around the world, including in the US, can vote multiple times
Ireland ranked 15th in Europe last year for foreign direct investment attractiveness – EY report
Ireland rated highly as a location for investment, innovation and deployment in artificial intelligence
Shares slide as US-Iran deadlock raises spectre of energy crisis
Dublin market performs well as investors once again feel jitters
US pressure campaign on Cuba echoes Venezuela playbook
Trump’s White House is blending legal threats with hints of force in a high-risk bid to break Cuba’s leadership
Fifa’s fleece ‘em all mentality has immunised Americans against World Cup fever
Many American soccer fans do not appear especially excited. Even Donald Trump has baulked at the ticket prices
‘I’m an American, can I live in Ireland for six months of the year?’
Approval to stay in the State beyond a short-stay tourist visa is governed by very specific rules
How a secret US plan to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader quickly fell apart
An Israeli strike was designed to free the former Iranian president from house arrest. It injured him instead
EU paves way to finalise US trade deal and avoid Trump tariff hike
US president threatened ‘much higher tariffs’ if EU duty cuts not implemented by July 4th
Trump accuses his opponents of treason. But it’s clear who the real traitor is
With plunging approval ratings, escalating inflation and rising unemployment, Trump has let down middle America
‘AI sucks!’: Campus backlash in US signals rising scepticism towards big tech
Students are voicing deep concern about the technology’s impact on jobs, inequality and democracy
WHO head ‘deeply concerned’ by scale of Ebola outbreak as deaths rise
At least 500 suspected cases and 130 fatalities in Democratic Republic of the Congo since new outbreak began
A fearful phone call, a frantic search for two teens and a San Diego mosque shooting
Police found three people dead at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and the two attackers dead in a car nearby
Thomas Massie: The Republican who stood up to Trump faces fight for political survival
The Kentucky contest is likely to be remembered as one of the costliest, ugliest and most consequential primaries this year
Trump says he has delayed planned attack on Iran to allow for further negotiations
Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’
EU plans to force companies to buy parts from non-Chinese suppliers
Proposed rules seek to target chemicals and industrial machinery makers
Taiwan will not be ‘sacrificed or traded’, its president warns following US-China summit
Lai Ching-te makes comments in response to meeting in Beijing between Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping
One year into his papacy, it’s clear Pope Leo will be no quiet American
Rite & Reason: Even before becoming Pope, Leo was critical of Trump’s policies
A conflict between the US and China now looks inevitable
The cause is rooted in the Thucydides Trap – referred to this week by Xi Jinping – the simple but dangerous arithmetic of a rising power and an anxious incumbent
Israel kills at least six in fresh strike on Lebanon after ceasefire extension agreed
Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war
China calls for Strait of Hormuz reopening ‘as soon as possible’, as Trump meets Xi again
Xi says China will not provide military equipment to Iran and ‘would like to help’ on issue, Trump says in Beijing
Irish goods exports to US drop by 82% amid tariff turmoil
CSO figures chart dramatic decline in trade volumes with US
CIA director visits to Cuba to demand ‘fundamental changes’ as oil runs dry
Second US official flight to island in 10 years comes after communist nation runs out of diesel amid four-month blockade
What is the Thucydides trap and why did Xi Jinping mention it in his meeting with Trump?
China’s leader raised the ancient Greek historian Thucydides when he met the US president in Beijing
Xi Jinping warns Donald Trump that ‘mishandling’ Taiwan issue could lead to conflict
Chinese president met Trump in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for more than two hours on Thursday
Saudi Arabia and UAE carried out secret attacks in Iran, US officials say
Gulf states have been grappling with how to deter Iran after the war made clear the limits of US security guarantees
Couple object to Amazon subsea cable plan linking Ireland to US
West Cork pair lodge appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála over plans for landing station
Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Pete Hegseth: who has travelled with Trump to China?
Trump’s most influential cabinet members and titans of industry made the trip on Air Force One
Trump says he does not need China’s help to end Iran war
Israeli air strikes on road south of Beirut kill eight people, including two children
US intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities
Evidence suggests Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile sites it maintains along Strait of Hormuz
Bertram Allen seeks to quash interrogation with US police in drink-driving case as he was ‘impaired’
Attorney for Irish showjumper said his client’s ‘semi-coherent and mumbled affirmation’ was not a proper waiver of right to silence
Trump meets Xi: What both sides want from high-stakes summit
US and China hope to reach an agreement that buys them enough time to build greater resilience against each other
Hormuz deadlock pushes oil prices higher as hopes for peace deal dwindle
Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure
Trump says he will discuss Taiwan arms sales and jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai with Xi
US president repeated his doubt that tension over the island would erupt during his second term
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