US and Iran engage in shadow-boxing as US armada arrives in Gulf
Tehran warns of attacks against Washington’s regional allies and assets if it is targeted
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Minnesota judge summons Ice chief and warns of contempt over court defiance
Meanwhile, Greg Bovino, US Border Patrol commander who became the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown, due to leave the city following a mounting public outcry
Doomsday Clock moves closer than ever to midnight
Scientists voice concern about threats of integrating artificial intelligence into military systems
Who is Gregory Bovino, the US border patrol’s would-be Napoleon with a viral ‘SS’ coat?
Commander who oversaw chaotic raids in Minnesota is being withdrawn from his frontline role in the midwestern city
US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding Donbas territory
Washington signalled Kyiv would receive more backing after any withdrawal from the Donbas, say people familiar with talks
Minneapolis shooting: Trump administration abandons its ‘deny and attack’ approach
Trump administration abandoned its familiar ‘deny and attack’ approach
White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash
Departure of Bovino, whose tactics drew sharp criticism, indicate that officials see killing as political threat to Trump
Alex Pretti: How another Ice killing outraged America and damaged Trump
In The News podcast: Another killing in Minneapolis, another denial of responsibility by Trump
At least 29 dead across multiple US states after winter storm brings deep snow and ice
Almost 200m people from Texas to New England under cold alerts amid travel disruption and widespread power cuts
Alex Pretti: Family rejects ‘smear campaign’ after nurse killed in Minneapolis by US Ice agents
Friends and colleagues remember the 37 year old as a calm, generous mentor as Trump officials label him a threat
Alex Pretti shooting: Minneapolis in the aftermath - in photos
A selection of imagery from various news wires showing the situation in the aftermath of the shooting.
No hands, no driver, no problem? San Francisco’s love affair with robo-taxis
As autonomous driving vehicles spread across the Bay area, women are among their keenest users
Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of children
Nasa’s avoidable tragedy exemplified 1980s overconfidence and haunted a generation, but the allure of space exploration endured
David McWilliams: In a trade war between the EU and the US, what happens to a city like Galway?
Donald Trump may have made a U-turn on Greenland, but the rupture between Europe and the US is permanent
Historic ice storm set to grip the US in more ways than one
Gargantuan weather event seems like a providential opening to the country’s 250th year and a bleak political atmosphere that feels inescapable
Trump claims US ‘armada’ is headed for Middle East as Iran death toll passes 5,000
US president says Washington watching Tehran closely, with ‘a lot of ships’ due to arrive in coming days
Barron Trump called UK police after seeing woman being ‘beat up’ on video call, court told
Details of emergency call made by US president’s youngest son to police in London last year emerged during a trial this week
Trump rescinds Canada’s invitation to join his ‘Board of Peace’
US president’s public snub of Carney was the latest blow to relations between the United States and Canada
‘Time to step up’: von der Leyen pushes Arctic defence at EU summit
Talks expected between the Trump administration, Denmark and Greenland on the future security of the Arctic island
Rupture or kerfuffle? Trump’s display in the mad theatre of Davos has European heads in a spin
It may be premature to think the US-European bond has been severed by a president with a short attention span and plummeting domestic support
Woodland escape with direct access to the sea in Co Louth
Detached five-bedroom home with studio and attic rooms on more than an acre
What chalet-style homes will €795k buy in France, Austria, the US, Switzerland and west Cork?
One price, home and away: apartments and chalets with an Alpine atmosphere
US abandons Kurdish allies as Syria’s new government seizes control
A force that helped defeat Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian government
Who fears to speak of ’76? Frank McNally on US Independence, the Catalpa rescue, and the Battle of Little Bighorn
British army deserter McNally joined the Fenians, which earned him a sentence of penal servitude for life in Australia
Trump’s Greenland deal could be modelled on Cyprus
Any possible deal struck by the US and Denmark would be modelled on British bases in Cyprus
Donald Trump’s claim that he won’t take Greenland by force is not reassuring
At Davos, the US president repeated his determination to possess what he keeps calling ‘that piece of ice’
Greenland updates: Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland following Nato talks in Davos
Framework for future deal on Danish territory formed after US president met with military alliance’s secretary general Mark Rutte
Irish man who ‘encouraged’ US teens to produce hundreds of sexually explicit videos jailed
Gary Clavin (33) encouraged at least four girls aged 14 to 16 to make child pornography
Danish app urging shoppers to boycott US goods surges in popularity
Barcode-scanning tool is helping Danes identify American products amid rising tensions
The EU should channel Michael O’Leary when dealing with Donald Trump
EU needs to watch and learn from Michael O’Leary’s interactions with Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Macron accuses Trump of trying to ‘subordinate’ Europe in pursuit of Greenland
EU leaders preparing diplomatic blitz in Davos to lobby US president to retract Greenland and tariff threats
Why Donald Trump always thanks you ‘for your attention to this matter’
How a simple catchphrase sums up the US president’s theory of executive power
‘You’ll find out’ – Trump declines to say how far he will go to acquire Greenland
The US president spoke for over almost two hours at the White House press conference, where he said he has “lots of meetings scheduled on Greenland”
EU leaders scramble to calibrate response to Trump threats
Required majority of national governments appear not to favour unleashing the trade ‘bazooka’ – yet
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