Many displaced families sought safety along Beirut’s seafront, but even the beaches have become targets

Investigators found significant quantity of explosives in driver’s vehicle

Middle East war stokes inflation concerns

With an eye on the midterm elections, the US president is trying to convince his voting base – and perhaps himself – that everything is still okay

Second Government-chartered flight bring Irish citizens back to Dublin; Israel launches new wave of attacks on Beirut

Tehran hits commercial vessels and warns of $200 oil as global agencies rush to contain one of the worst energy shocks in decades

Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation

Saudi Arabia also targeted; major oil supplier warns of catastrophic implications from Strait of Hormuz closure

There are lasting lessons about energy resilience to be learned from this conflict

Irish people travelling overseas in recent weeks have been unable to get home

Administration officials are growing pessimistic about the lack of a clear strategy, but have been careful not to express that directly to the president

In the News podcast: How investigation team at New York Times found US Tomahawk killed 175 in school blast

International units have lit the way for a modern, inclusive sports organisation

Donald Trump considers easing sanctions on Russia as part of package of options to combat spiking ‌global oil prices

‘Most intense day of strikes’ yet, says Hegseth, as death toll from Iran war ‘nears 1,900’

Lacking an endgame, public support or regional buy‑in, Trump’s Iran war risks exposing US limits more starkly than any battlefield outcome

Liam O’Leary (33) denies murdering John Casserly at a Peter McVerry Trust housing unit on Tone Street, Ballina in October 2024

Iranian state media posted images of mangled remnants it claims were from the attack

Ireland should make more of special connection

Second State-organised charter flight to leave from Abu Dhabi this week