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The latest news, opinion and analysis on Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States
Keith Duggan: Minneapolis shooting deepens US immigration crisis as federal accounts are challenged
Video evidence, political rhetoric and competing narratives collide after the death of Alex Pretti
Ireland’s economic model is under threat and we’re standing around the parish pump
This week's row over Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin is classic Irish ‘gotcha’ politics
Trump is an anarchic toddler, constantly causing upheaval as the un-American president
The president has pulverised our national ideals, leaving the US seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats
Will Donald Trump’s advance on Doonbeg be kept in check by a humble snail?
Plus: Leo Varadkar’s birthday, Ryan’s Pub without Ryanair and a close look at Ireland’s sludge
Booker winner George Saunders: ‘I can rage against Trump all day long. But is it helping?’
Author says he doesn’t consider himself a proper novelist
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it makes trade deal with China
China and Canada recently reached wide-ranging agreement to lower economic barriers and rebuild ties
Diversions, delays and an icy walk into town: Taoiseach’s gruelling trip to Davos
Micheál Martin endures arduous journey to World Economic Forum and IDA Ireland dinner
David McWilliams: In a trade war between the EU and the US, what happens to a city like Galway?
Donald Trump may have made a U-turn on Greenland, but the rupture between Europe and the US is permanent
Taiwan is booming, but unease is creeping in amid Beijing threats and potential Trump abandonment
Despite Taipei’s bustling bars and a buoyant economy, thoughts of invasion are never far due to relentless Chinese military pressure and ‘cognitive warfare’
Liberal democracy is under threat: these books show why abandoning it would be a mistake
Against Post-Liberalism by Paul Kelly; Post-Liberalism by Matt Sleat; and Liberal Democracy Battling for Survival: A Plan for Action by Tim McCormick
More than 100 clergy arrested at anti-Ice protest in Minnesota, protesters say
Demonstration at international airport took place on day of action that saw businesses close and workers take to streets
Anxiety shifts to irritation in Denmark as details of US ‘deal’ on Greenland trickle out
Copenhagen insists it will not compromise on sovereign claim on island with fresh military order issued
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators meet in Abu Dhabi for talks aimed at ending war
Kyiv facing increasing pressure from US to reach peace deal but no signs of compromise showing over Donbas territory
Trump’s Board of Peace a ‘complete oxymoron’ due to Putin presence, says Harris
Simon Harris does not see any scenario in which Ireland would join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace
Starmer says Trump should apologise over claim Nato troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan
British prime minister calls US president’s remarks ‘appalling’
After Davos, the US can no longer be treated as a normal EU ally
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney seized the agenda in the Alps with a speech immediately hailed as an historic milestone
Trump claims US ‘armada’ is headed for Middle East as Iran death toll passes 5,000
US president says Washington watching Tehran closely, with ‘a lot of ships’ due to arrive in coming days
Barron Trump called UK police after seeing woman being ‘beat up’ on video call, court told
Details of emergency call made by US president’s youngest son to police in London last year emerged during a trial this week
Trump rescinds Canada’s invitation to join his ‘Board of Peace’
US president’s public snub of Carney was the latest blow to relations between the United States and Canada
TikTok says it has finalised deal to establish US entity, avoiding Trump ban
Video sharing site’s Chinese owner ByteDance has set up majority US-owned venture
‘Time to step up’: von der Leyen pushes Arctic defence at EU summit
Talks expected between the Trump administration, Denmark and Greenland on the future security of the Arctic island
Rupture or kerfuffle? Trump’s display in the mad theatre of Davos has European heads in a spin
It may be premature to think the US-European bond has been severed by a president with a short attention span and plummeting domestic support
Eddie Hobbs: ‘Steve Bannon’s comments have nothing to do with me’
Prospect of ‘Irish Maga’ movement has been suggested by Steve Bannon, former adviser to US president
How Davos 2026 forced Europe to confront an uncomfortable truth
While geopolitics may appear to be unravelling at times, many of the old reliable forces remain constant – not least Davos itself
How should the EU deal with Trump? Speak softly and carry a big stick
The US is clearly a more formidable power than the UK but the EU has some serious firepower at its disposal. With a wealthy population of 450 million it is the most attractive market on the globe
How US president Donald Trump is unravelling the global economic order
The US is no longer predictable nor bound by any fundamental principles of action
Matt Cooper defends Ozempic users: ‘I was one of the very early adopters’
Radio: Last Word host shares his experiences to good effect, but on Drivetime the new hosts have yet to click
Americans are carrying the bulk of the tariff burden designed to boost domestic US economy
The reality of trying to make United States manufacturing great again is a far cry from the vision of Donald Trump and his team
Could European countries boycott the World Cup over Donald Trump?
Some key figures expect military aggression would be the breaking point for Uefa
Donald Trump sues JPMorgan and CEO for $5bn over claims it unfairly closed his accounts
Lawsuit is a significant escalation in a simmering dispute between US president and the Wall Street group
US abandons Kurdish allies as Syria’s new government seizes control
A force that helped defeat Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian government
‘My country pulled world into a black abyss’: Chancellor urges leaders to learn from Germany
Friedrich Merz addressed Davos while EU leaders met in Brussels to discuss ‘new normal’ of US relations
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