Donald Trump attacks ‘dried out prune of a rocker’ Bruce Springsteen and ‘no longer hot’ Taylor Swift
Veteran musician’s fiery speeches trigger angry insults from US president
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Israel fears military deals overseen by Trump could change Middle East power balance
Binyamin Netanyahu accused of being too ‘passive’ amid ‘tectonic’ shifts in region
Co Offaly students claim prestigious award at World Robotics Championships
Group from Sacred Heart Secondary School in Tullamore won judges’ prize for their creation, Agatha Trunchbull
The James Webb Telescope: Viewing the universe from Lagrange Point L2
Successor to Hubble Space Telescope investigating how the first galaxies were formed
‘We’re building a deaf empire, making things rather than waiting for Hollywood to greenlight them’
Deaf President Now! directors Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim on their documentary about the Gallaudet University protests of 1988
Deported Venezuelans believed held at El Salvador mega-prison, says UN
Those deported to El Salvador have not yet been able to effectively challenge their detention, says UN high commissioner for human rights
First Afrikaners arrive in US as part of resettlement programme
South Africa denies Trump claims white farmers are being brutally killed
Fund on way in Republic to attract US academics fleeing Trump pressure
Move geared to create professorships in universities and, in some cases, be backed by start-up supports and finance for research teams
Trump says US-China tariff talks have led to ‘total reset’
Trump describes ‘great progress’ from meeting that lasted more than 10 hours
Zelenskiy challenges Putin to meet in person for peace talks on Thursday
Zelenskiy says Kyiv is willing to talk but Moscow must agree to a ceasefire
Ukraine and European leaders tell Putin to agree to 30-day ceasefire or face ‘massive’ sanctions
Trump backs European call for Ukraine-Russia truce to begin on Monday
Cliona Ward: Irish woman detained by US immigration enforcement suffering from PTSD, sister says
The green-card holder (54) was released last week after three weeks in detention
Roxane Gay: ‘I was teased for my surname in school in the 1980s. People were like: is ‘Is’ your middle name?’
The American author, professor and social commentator on female agreeability, getting angry every time she checks the news and wearing sandals in the shower
The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine by Alexander Vindman – An unsparing critique of US ‘crisis management’ policy
The writer’s theme is one of lost opportunities that could have prevented today’s war
US-China negotiators prepare to lock horns in first post-tariff meeting
Sharp fall in China exports shows impact of tariffs but Beijing has options
Angry Canadian tourists snub US and head to Mexico
‘They are choosing more friendly policies’ says Mexican tourism official
China reports bumper April exports ahead of Saturday trade talks with US
Trade data shows a rise in shipments to south-east Asia and Europe offsets drop to America
3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold diagnosed with stage four cancer
Arnold says cancer was found in recent weeks as 3 Doors Down summer tour is cancelled
Will the US respond to AI rivals in the same way it took on Soviet Union in the space race?
America's desire to put man on the moon brought about huge cultural change
Alec Baldwin’s Rust gets a low-key release, years after the on-set shooting that killed its cinematographer
The western’s makers said they hoped the finished film would honour the work and memory of Halyna Hutchins
The old global economic order is dead
China and others must think afresh as the US steps away from its role as balancer of last resort
Colombia’s fragile peace under threat as US withdraws aid
Trump administration has undercut a deal designed, in part, to curtail the flow of drugs to the US
Mark Carney’s meeting with Trump will stress-test US-Canada friendship
‘We don’t want their cars. We don’t even want their energy,’ Trump says before Tuesday’s meeting with Canada’s new prime minister
Trump film tariffs could hit thousands of jobs in Ireland, industry figures warn
Any additional tariffs ‘unhelpful’, Simon Harris’s office says
Far-right first-round win of Romanian presidential election raises prospect of EU disruption
Trump admirer Simion opposes Ukraine military aid and calls for ‘Melonisation’ of Europe
‘Slippery slope to eugenics’: advocates reject Robert F Kennedy jnr’s national autism database in US
US health secretary says data will be used for research, but fails to address privacy concerns, potential misuses
Donald Trump should kill off the myth of the first 100 days for good
Start of Trump's second presidency has been a dark parody of Roosevelt’s. And it remains far too early to guess at what the long-term institutional consequences will be
Trump has managed to create something world has never seen: virulent Canadian nationalism
Now Canada election campaign is over, how does Carney – a brilliant economic mind – negotiate from here?
De Valera’s condolences on the death of Hitler continue to provoke 80 years on
Notorious second World War incident is still cited today by those critical of Ireland
Trump moves to strip public media outlets of federal funds
Broadcasters PBS and NPR to lose tens of millions of taxpayer dollars under executive order
Israeli strikes on Syria hit area near presidential palace in Damascus
Escalation indicates Israel’s preparedness to ramp up military action in name of Syria’s Druze minority
Deportation anxiety in Irish America: ‘I would have a clean slate before travelling’
Amid the ongoing harrowing experience of Cork-born Cliona Ward, Irish-American leaders are urging extra caution on people planning on leaving the country temporarily
Marco Rubio picks up another title from Trump
Proliferation of roles raises questions about whether Rubio can play any substantial role in the US administration
China warns US against ‘extortion’ as it considers talks over tariffs
Beijing has expressed its anger at US tariffs, which it says are tantamount to bullying
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