Pilita Clark: some leave without a word, others to tears of laughter

The late US senator advocated multiple pre-emptive wars to project US global power

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hadn’t considered the matter despite predecessor’s pledge

America Letter: For how long will US president’s methods keep him above law?

Georgetown University held one-day symposium to mark 20th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement

Upcoming talks are the highest-level meeting in decades between the two states

RSA conference hears of ‘ fundamental redesign of how we communicate as people’

Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, seen as foreign policy hawk, vows to save Iran deal

Analysis: Trump administration likely to be considering military strike

Analysis: Hawkish former UN ambassdor belligerent on Iran and North Korea

Firing Rex Tillerson by tweet left the US president high on all the chaos

Enthusiasm for North post comes after Varadkar questioned whether envoy was needed

Sacking comes as Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Rex Tillerson worked to tame US president’s protectionist and isolationist instincts

Taoiseach marks 20th anniversary of Belfast Agreement in US by reassuring unionists

As deadline passes, Theresa May considers punitive action over spy attack scandal

Varadkar uses speech to raise issue of protectionism amid EU-US trade war concerns

Coveney says attack on Skripals ‘cowardly’ but his statement does not mention Russia

Gina Haspel will be the first female director of the agency in she is confirmed by Senate

Three staff leave in just over a week in US president’s revolving door White House

Iran, Russia, North Korea and a ‘moron’ comment among the would be flashpoints

Officials say conservative likely to get along better with Congress and the White House

Ankara’s taking of Syrian Kurdish enclave proof of strategic power in embattled region

The Belfast Agreement cannot be allowed to lapse on its 20th anniversary

Tánaiste meets White House adviser Jared Kushner during Washington visit

Recent tensions over Ankara’s targeting of Kurdish militia may be dissipating after talks

Ties between Nato allies strained ahead of visit to Ankara by US secretary of state Rex Tillerson

White House unveils $1.5tn infrastructure plan as analysts fear debts and deficits

The United Nations said the suffering of civilians in Syria has worsened since it called for a ceasefire six days ago

Escalation follows Israeli helicopter shooting down an Iranian drone in early morning

President Nicolas Maduro the overwhelming favourite after opposition sidelined

Erdogan says operation to crush US-backed Kurdish forces will continue for as long as necessary

Three duelling, headstrong royals at the centre of a dispute that threatens to escalate

US president set to play down America First policy at World Economic Forum

Planned 30,000-strong Kurdish border force makes little sense and is widely opposed

Move marks breakthrough but tensions remain as North describes Trump as a ‘lunatic’

On a range of issues, Washington continues to say one thing and do another

Swap comes amid rising tensions over US move to supply weapons to Ukrainian army

Deputy attorney general tells House committee that claims of anti-Trump bias in FBI untrue

United States ‘ready to talk any time they’re ready to talk’ says Tillerson of North Korea