Rubio says Iran deal could take days as US launches fresh strikes
Talks hinge on Strait of Hormuz, nuclear issues and release of frozen Iranian funds
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Israel sidelined as Trump pushes Iran agreement
Netanyahu faces growing criticism as US advances talks that may sideline Israeli security concerns
What we know about the proposed Iran ceasefire deal
Truce extension would see Strait of Hormuz reopened
US and Iran close in on deal to wind down war and reopen Strait of Hormuz
Emerging details of accord suggest several main points of contention yet to be addressed in negotiations between Tehran and Washington
Trump pushes ahead with politically unpopular ideas, despite a bad week
His grip over Republican lawmakers is beginning to slip after proposing deeply unpopular spending items, prompting unusual revolt from Senate
Suspect shot dead near White House after firing at security checkpoint
Officers returned fire and hit the suspect – named as Nasire Best (21), who later died in hospital
Trump says peace deal with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘largely negotiated’
News agency close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps suggests Strait of Hormuz would remain under Iranian control, a US red line
India’s soaring energy prices drive return to traditional a fuel source: cow dung
Sun-dried cow-dung cakes had largely disappeared – but rising gas prices are driving a comeback
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence in US
She is the fourth cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term
Qatar sends mediators to Tehran as talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz reach climax
Iran has threatened to impose tolls on shipping, while US demands that Iran hand over its highly enriched uranium may be deferred
European shares rise on technology stocks
Markets optimistic about signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks
Inside Donald Trump’s AI ‘slopaganda’ machine
US president’s stream of fake imagery on Truth Social is reshaping the boundaries of political communication
US House Republicans cancel vote to end Iran war
Democrats, and some Republicans, have called on Trump to ask Congress for authorisation to use military force
Eurovision voting rules need more robust changes
People around the world, including in the US, can vote multiple times
Ireland ranked 15th in Europe last year for foreign direct investment attractiveness – EY report
Ireland rated highly as a location for investment, innovation and deployment in artificial intelligence
Shares slide as US-Iran deadlock raises spectre of energy crisis
Dublin market performs well as investors once again feel jitters
US pressure campaign on Cuba echoes Venezuela playbook
Trump’s White House is blending legal threats with hints of force in a high-risk bid to break Cuba’s leadership
Fifa’s fleece ‘em all mentality has immunised Americans against World Cup fever
Many American soccer fans do not appear especially excited. Even Donald Trump has baulked at the ticket prices
‘I’m an American, can I live in Ireland for six months of the year?’
Approval to stay in the State beyond a short-stay tourist visa is governed by very specific rules
How a secret US plan to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader quickly fell apart
An Israeli strike was designed to free the former Iranian president from house arrest. It injured him instead
EU paves way to finalise US trade deal and avoid Trump tariff hike
US president threatened ‘much higher tariffs’ if EU duty cuts not implemented by July 4th
Trump accuses his opponents of treason. But it’s clear who the real traitor is
With plunging approval ratings, escalating inflation and rising unemployment, Trump has let down middle America
‘AI sucks!’: Campus backlash in US signals rising scepticism towards big tech
Students are voicing deep concern about the technology’s impact on jobs, inequality and democracy
WHO head ‘deeply concerned’ by scale of Ebola outbreak as deaths rise
At least 500 suspected cases and 130 fatalities in Democratic Republic of the Congo since new outbreak began
A fearful phone call, a frantic search for two teens and a San Diego mosque shooting
Police found three people dead at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and the two attackers dead in a car nearby
Thomas Massie: The Republican who stood up to Trump faces fight for political survival
The Kentucky contest is likely to be remembered as one of the costliest, ugliest and most consequential primaries this year
Trump says he has delayed planned attack on Iran to allow for further negotiations
Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’
EU plans to force companies to buy parts from non-Chinese suppliers
Proposed rules seek to target chemicals and industrial machinery makers
Taiwan will not be ‘sacrificed or traded’, its president warns following US-China summit
Lai Ching-te makes comments in response to meeting in Beijing between Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping
One year into his papacy, it’s clear Pope Leo will be no quiet American
Rite & Reason: Even before becoming Pope, Leo was critical of Trump’s policies
A conflict between the US and China now looks inevitable
The cause is rooted in the Thucydides Trap – referred to this week by Xi Jinping – the simple but dangerous arithmetic of a rising power and an anxious incumbent
Israel kills at least six in fresh strike on Lebanon after ceasefire extension agreed
Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war
China calls for Strait of Hormuz reopening ‘as soon as possible’, as Trump meets Xi again
Xi says China will not provide military equipment to Iran and ‘would like to help’ on issue, Trump says in Beijing
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