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Unclear whether the three sides are talking together, or if Beijing is holding bilateral talks with Washington and Moscow

US president says financial support to Israel was used as a talking point to criticise ⁠Republicans

President ends bitter and expensive midterm campaign claiming: ‘This is the golden age of America’

China and Russia warn against the possibility of renewed military action

Democrats lead in all key states that will decide senate control, but polls have underestimated Trump and Republican support before

Democrats ahead in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio

Democrats hope to take advantage of Donald Trump’s declining popularity and reclaim the House and Senate from the Republicans

US president repeatedly refers to El-Sayed as a ‘jihadist’ at Iowa rally

Worldview: Any potential peace deal will necessarily involve robust security guarantees for Ukraine. Would Ireland be prepared to allow Russia to block us from participating?

Metropolitan Police allege demonstrators ‘meeting to purposefully commit a crime’ in largest such gathering under Burnham

Ever the political survivor, Binyamin Netanyahu retains a chance at a fresh term even after the failures of October 7th

Pike, whose experience has galvanised critics of the death penalty, says she remains largely isolated in the prison’s medical ward

US president called Norway a ‘s**thouse country’ after failing to win Nobel peace prize

Just days before US midterm elections described by both parties as the most important in living memory, there are signs Donald Trump may be headed for a humbling that seemed unimaginable when he swept back to power

Incoming head of music rights organisation on expanding internationally, pressures faced by artists and campaigning for the culture card

Facing a money laundering investigation, the losing presidential candidate said he had never thought of leaving. The next day he was gone

A stronger-than-expected showing by Netanyahu has narrowed the opposition’s options

Genuity Science, formerly Genomics Medicine, increased profits by 24%

Campaigners say growing anti-abortion activism, legal challenges and new forms of scrutiny are making reproductive healthcare harder to access

Global Briefing: There is a growing realisation in the Middle East that the US has become an obstacle to peace there

The continent’s urban centres are set to expand by 19m people annually. But urbanisation is not following a familiar path

Metropolitan police gave letter to Meghan Markle in 2019 concerning ‘alleged offending’ involving her father

Reviews by NJ McGarrigle, Céire Sadlier and John Walshe

You Can See Everything, a new documentary about the disgraced tech entrepreneur, is breaking box office records

People in Russian-occupied city facing severe food and water shortages, with some reportedly surviving on weeds

Some analysts had been expecting CRH to struggle to meet its earnings forecast

US president’s approval rating has crashed in tandem with the squeeze on households

Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America

Russian missiles bombard Kyiv hours after Witkoff-Putin talks in St Petersburg

Donald Trump has repeatedly cancelled plans for a return to major combat

The only hope for the United States is for the Democrats (with the help of Independents) to win big in the midterms

Democrat Josh Turek is mounting an unexpected challenge in Iowa, a traditional Republican bastion

Figures indicate US workers are increasingly interested in a move to Ireland, but what should they look out for before making the move?

Ukrainian president says country again receiving warnings of ballistic missile attacks, apparently suspended last week

Polls suggest Democrat Adam Hamilton is on the cusp of a sensational Senate win amid Republican disillusionment with Trump

US failures in Ukraine show us why the Trump administration is so dangerous

‘In some ways I get a free pass because I am an outsider,’ says musician Joanna Mattrey

‘A lot of you don’t know what my decision is ​yet,’ US president says of controversial waiver move

In Doug Mills’ photo, here Trump is in a cozy huddle with his most essential type of staff member

Mark Horgan’s podcast, co-produced with Ciarán Cassidy, was instrumental in the opening of a new investigation into the now-jailed former swimming coach