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World Cup Group D guide: Mauricio Pochettino plots knock-out route for the United States
Talented Turkish squad will fancy their chances on return to the big stage
Record student numbers in Irish colleges by 2034 to require extra €200m
Baby boom peak in 2008 will be reflected in 20 per cent increase in third-level enrolments over next decade
‘I’ve had enough’: Donald Trump walks out of stormy interview
In rainy Wisconsin, the US president literally leaves the barn after being pressed on Iran, January 6th and the California elections
Trump’s failed plunder of the US state coffers shows how far he’s willing to sink
Worldview: At a stroke, a potential tax liability from presidential tax audits of perhaps $100m was wiped out
Ireland will be an ‘honest broker’ in the EU presidency – a bystander and abstainer
Trump’s strategic chaos and Ireland’s strategic ambiguity are effectively two sides of the same coin. But ours is no longer sustainable
Ken Early: Gianni Infantino has little reverence, respect or feeling for football – it’s all about the money
Fifa president has focused on increasing World Cup revenue to the detriment of the game’s greatest showpiece
Nine injured in shooting near England’s World Cup base in Kansas City
Team were not at hotel when incident occurred on Saturday, having been preparing for New Zealand friendly in Florida
Marilyn Monroe was more interesting than the myth
A century after her birth, the world is still celebrating Marilyn. Her strange combination of luminosity and vulnerability made her immortal
As the world turns: The story of James Gamble and the invention of the soap opera
Laundry starch, fabric softener, instant coffee and the assassination of John F Kennedy
US shoots down two Iranian drones over Strait of Hormuz
Fresh exchange of fire in the Gulf tests fragile ceasefire as conflict enters its 100th day
Police search for suspects after 12 people shot at US festival
Victims range in age from 14 to 61 with two of the wounded in a critical condition, police say
Trump is offering grants to make Europe great again. This may not have the desired effect
Marco Rubio’s state department will fund European groups that the Trump administration hopes will increase Europe’s civilisational self-confidence
Politics of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino dominate event with flood the zone defence
Sporting anticipation for this World Cup is at an all-time low, and for good reason
A century on, Marilyn Monroe speaks to the possibilities the United States once offered
With Miles Davis and Allen Ginsberg, the film star contributed to an unstoppable excitement about the future
Dennis Locorriere: Dr Hook lead vocalist who sang band’s breakthrough hit Sylvia’s Mother
Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Crystal Gayle and Jerry Lee Lewis among artists who recorded New Jersey native’s songs
World Cup podcast: Who are favourites to win and the players to watch?
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
Markets tumble as AI rally pauses and US-Iran peace talks stall
Oil prices little changed on Friday as traders await more clarity on peace talks
Wilful ignorance is not an acceptable dodge when it comes to Aughinish Alumina
Irish neutrality is rightly questioned when governments do utmost to prevent ban on alumina exports to Russia
Europe is finally flexing its innovation muscles
The new EU tech sovereignty package shows a welcome shift from defensive regulation
‘I am tired of amateur hour’: Republicans test the limits of Trump’s power
US president’s style of governing has collided with restive party members
Irishman who died on hunger strike during War of Independence honoured in US birthplace
Joe Murphy was 25 when he died on the 76th day of hunger strike, the same day as Terence MacSwiney
‘Like the Eiffel Tower’: Trump’s cage fight plan sums up his presidency
Roman emperors used bread and circuses to distract people. Trump prefers cages and crypto
US continues strikes near Strait of Hormuz after one killed in Iranian attacks on Kuwait
Representatives back resolution aimed at stopping war until hostilities are authorised by US Congress in blow to Trump
The US will face a reckoning one day. In the meantime, Trump just gets more volatile
Middle East chaos, looting of public purse and collapse in respect for US just 16 months into his second term
Iran reviewing proposed agreement to end war with US as Israel continues Lebanon incursion
Negotiations ongoing with deal to extend ceasefire and reopen Strait of Hormuz to be struck over the next week, Trump claims
US airbase targeted by Iran in latest exchange of attacks
IRAN-CRISIS/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV):WRAPUP 2-US says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack
Singapore mobilises international response over fears seabed becoming global battlefield
Underwater fibre-optic cables carry more than 95 per cent of intercontinental data traffic
‘An inside job’: US public opinion on Israel has shifted
World View: Disgust at Israel’s assault on Gaza and Iran war have precipitated a shift, including among prominent Jews
Speaking English has been central to success of Ireland and its emigrants
On the downside for Ireland, speaking a global language has made us complacent on the need for better language skills
Conditions at largest US immigration detention centre under scrutiny as rights groups file lawsuit
Three people have died at the facility in El Paso, Texas, since it opened nine months ago
Mark Carney proves Donald Trump can win elections outside his own country
Carney’s unexpected victory in the Canadian election proved the US president is such a political force that he can win elections outside his own country
This Poor Book: A Poem by Fanny Howe – a radical final act by an extraordinary Irish-American
Daughter of Dublin playwright Mary Manning was a ‘free spirit’ who dared to make the human soul her subject
What’s going on at Gript, Ireland’s answer to Fox News?
Financial pressure, a sexual harassment allegation and an editor resigning after he claimed to be subject to anti-Semitic bullying
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