Bangalore to Dublin: ‘I am grateful for the clean air, beautiful greenery, great people’
Keerthana Varma moved to Ireland from India in 2018
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Rapper Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to assaulting police officers
Judge set bail at $75,000 and said Old Town Road singer must attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings
Kneecap cancel sellout US tour as Mo Chara’s court date approaches
The 15-date tour had been due to begin at the start of October
I am an emigrant who has recently returned to Ireland. This is why I’m glad to be back
If leaving is part of our national tradition, what brings us back? Family and cultural connectedness
Hurricane Katrina 20 years on: An Irish couple’s unforgettable honeymoon in New Orleans
‘I still have nightmares about being back in New Orleans and then a hurricane hits’
An Post to continue package service amid US import tax confusion
The UK’s Royal Mail and DHL are pausing some deliveries
The night a ‘sputnik’ crash-landed in rural Wexford
A garda arrived immediately to cordon off a crater in the field, then the Army was called in
Hopes Irish tourism will win big from US College Football Classic in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium
Kansas State University’s Wildcats take on Iowa State University’s Cyclones on Saturday
Erik Menendez denied parole after 35 years in US prison for parents’ murder
Parole board members said Menendez still posed ‘an unreasonable risk to public safety’
Texas lawmakers pass new electoral map intended to favour Republicans
Move aims to flip five Democratic-held house seats to Republican control in next year’s midterms
Finding a horseshoe on the beaches of Rio
Noted American mathematician Steve Smale opposed the Vietnam War, and political factors then influenced his next funding application being rejected
Reasons for optimism on Ukraine peace deal but pressure on Russia must continue, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin attends online ‘coalition of the willing’ meeting organised by Macron and Starmer
Putin ‘expecting’ call from Trump following meeting with Zelenskiy and European leaders
As it happened: Washington talks take place with the hopes of ending the Russia-Ukraine war
European leaders to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine with Donald Trump
Five European leaders, plus heads of Nato and EU to join Volodymyr Zelenskiy in talks with Trump amid fears he may face same pressure as February Oval Office meeting
Three killed and eight wounded in Brooklyn lounge shooting
Multiple gunmen open fire inside crowded lounge in New York early on Sunday morning
European leaders to join Zelenskiy in Washington for meeting with Trump over Ukraine
Trump presses Ukraine to strike an agreement after meeting Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska
Trump pressing Ukraine for a quick deal after failed summit is a clear triumph for Putin
US president’s push for an agreement without a ceasefire threatens to place Ukraine in a double bind that could be crushing
Opposition must be wary of slating Trump’s Washington DC crackdown
I find myself packing pepper spray again
US stops issuing visas for sick Gazan children after campaign led by ‘proud Islamaphobe’ Laura Loomer
Loomer misrepresented the children, including amputees arriving to get prosthetic legs, as “Islamic invaders from an Islamic terror hot zone”
Export figures are hard to interpret right now, given flux around tariffs
Latest numbers reflect levelling off of surge seen earlier in year
Genteel streets of Washington’s Georgetown meet National Guard in Trump’s crime crackdown
It is impossible to predict whether this is short-term misdirection or the first intimation of a hitherto unimaginable authoritarian police era
Trump and Putin fail to agree Ukraine peace deal after ‘extremely productive meeting’ in Alaska
Putin portrays summit as only a starting point for talks on Ukraine and rebuilding Russia-US ties
Nauseating charade as Putin comes out of international purgatory on Trump’s red carpet
For one of the first times since he took office, Trump, looked worn to the point of exhaustion
How an anonymous phone call helped convict Molly and Tom Martens of Jason Corbett’s killing
Newly released documentation sheds light on detectives’ efforts to prosecute Molly and Tom Martens over Corbett’s violent death at his home in North Carolina
The more US tax money we get, the more dysfunctional the Irish economy becomes
Apart from the Apple tax money, Ireland collected a total of €28.1bn in corporation tax receipts last year
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska for high-stakes summit on Ukraine
US leader touts possible security pledges for Ukraine and ‘very severe’ impact for Russia if it spurns peace efforts
Sophie Toscan du Plantier: Gardaí awaiting results of tests using advanced DNA collection
Technique has been used in hundreds of cases in the US
What do we expect from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting today?
Meeting of US and Russian leaders not expected to pave the way for a breakthrough given gulf between Moscow and Kyiv on key issues
Gareth Sheridan fined in 2018 for making misleading statements about his company
Young entrepreneur was issued with ‘cease and desist’ order by market regulator SEC
US colleges are coming for Irish athletes - are rugby players next?
Ivana Kiripati earned a scholarship and returned to an international cap. Questions now turn to the possibility of others following suit
Why Putin has good reasons to be hopeful for Friday’s summit meeting with Trump
The Russian president knows Trump is desperate for a deal on Ukraine
The Most Powerful Court in the World by Stuart Banner: More than US legal analysis, it’s an excellent history
A consideration of the US supreme court decisions, the lives of its justices and an analysis of its influences
Trump extends China tariff truce for 90 days
Tariff hike is averted, with new deadline set for November 10th
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