Jimmy Carter

There has long been a myth that the role of James Bond swallows careers whole

He took over in 2001 when the organisation was still reeling from an ethics scandal

At 96 and 93, they say never going to bed angry is key to sustaining a relationship

An Irishwoman’s Diary

With an intelligence report imminent, not since the 1950s has the capital been so riveted by the possibility of aliens hovering

96-year-old former president has been snubbed by his Demoratic successors – until now

‘One of our nation’s most dedicated patriots and public servants’: Biden leads tributes

US Politics: Building an alliance that can stand up to China involves hard choices

Liddy helped orchestrate the crime that began unravelling Richard Nixon’s presidency

US president’s self-restraint is refreshing – but he is free to say whatever he damn well pleases

Parties could be forced into uneasy coalition, with Fatah fractured by two defectors

Votes aim to inject democratic legitimacy into discredited leadership as support wanes

Push for environmental regulations has alienated voters in the American Midwest

The actor-director on his new film, Covid-19 and why he’s not allowed to ride a motorcycle

Coronavirus to the fore as more civil exchanges highlight policy differences

. . . Wit

Candidates struggle to make substantive points amid repeated interruptions

Former president calls for expanded early voting and national holiday during Lewis eulogy

US Politics: Democratic candidate could be the most radical US president in decades

Lewis’s personal history paralleled that of the civil rights movement from Selma to George Floyd

Edward Luce: High risk that Trump and Biden could dispute result of November election

Auction rooms are opening again, but bids will continue online for now

Just as Newton experimented with light during the Black Death, I could experiment with the grooming habits of the Iron Age

Former vice-president cannot afford to trail for a second time in Tuesday’s Democratic contest

Actor known for celebrated films like Spartacus and Paths of Glory died aged 103

Donald Trump has the last laugh as vote for presidential candidate becomes PR debacle

Behind the spats was vital alliance of two of biggest men of modern non-violent nationalism

Central banker responsible for ending US inflationary spiral

By giving Israel a green light to accelerate settlement-building in the West Bank, Trump may have guaranteed the indefinite prolongation of a political, security and humanitarian crisis that will long outlive his sorry presidency

Confirms a stubborn English belief that the right way is the way things are done in the southeast of UK

US president picks out Nancy Pelosi for criticism at campaign rally in Texas

US Politics: The president is on a roll, but he has done little to woo swing voters

The art of misdirection is acceptable in music, until it’s about distraction

US Politics: Trump would savage a humbler foreign policy but Democrats should stand firm

Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Allen Ginsberg feature in this epic chronicle’s new chapter

Kyne has been acquired by a division of UK-listed Huntsworth

Proposal devised by president’s son-in-law adviser unlikely to gain support in Congress

US Politics: It is not the pacifism or realpolitik that is striking, but the indifference

Weary Americans could well see the insider as a perfect escape from four years of drama

Democrats say president illegally earns money from foreign governments staying at hotel