United States

‘Felony footlong’: Thrower of mustard-and-onion sandwich cleared of assaulting US agent

Case highlights tensions in Washington DC over Donald Trump’s deployment of law enforcement agents and National Guard

Asian markets drive modest Irish whiskey export sales growth this year

US markets saw a slight decline prior to the impact of tariffs

Sales fall at Guinness parent Diageo against ‘challenging backdrop’ and US tariffs

Impact of US tariffs and soft Chinese consumer sentiment will leave net sales ‘flat to slightly down’ for full 2026 financial year

CRH ups earnings forecast and commits to buying back more shares

Plan to buy back $300m of shares will bring total repurchases since 2018 to $9.7bn

Meath-headquartered power company Hanley Energy sold for €631m

Deal also includes a contingent consideration up to €50.5 million subject to achieving future revenue thresholds in an all-cash transaction

Shadow Ticket: Maybe Thomas Pynchon isn’t actually all that great

Pynchon has a remarkable grasp of the American vernacular and no ear for prose rhythm whatsoever

Driving Japan’s comeback: Can its carmakers reignite a nation’s lost innovation?

Toyota, Honda and Mazda race to rediscover inventive spark that once defined the country

Emissions ‘gap’ must concentrate global effort at Cop30 to bring Earth to safer place

Latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’

What the proposed Gaza security force means: Troops, timetables and governance

Six Muslim countries have so far indicated that they will provide troops

Dick Cheney was the most influential and consequential US vice-president in living memory

The architect-in-chief of America’s ‘war on terror’ was later vilified for relentlessly hawkish foreign policy

‘Unprecedented emissions cuts’ needed to avoid temperature rises making much of world ‘unlivable’

UN climate report shows modest progress but criticises ‘lack of ambition’ ahead of Cop30 summit

Former US vice-president Dick Cheney dies aged 84

Death of Republican politician who served alongside George W Bush announced in family statement

Use of torture in Israeli prisons rose sharply after October 7th, says freed Palestinian

Author Nasser Abu Srour was among Palestinians released as part Gaza ceasefire after being held captive for more than 30 years

Trump threatens to cut federal funds if Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral election

US president alludes to support for Andrew Cuomo but Mamdani maintains lead in latest polls

Joel Edgerton: ‘I’ve always enjoyed playing and celebrating quieter characters’

Australian actor has had a varied career, including roles in Bluey and Star Wars, before starring in Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams alongside Kerry Condon

Paschal Donohoe reviews The World’s Worst Bet: How The Globalisation Gamble Went Wrong

David J Lynch’s book is ‘a punchy and expert analysis of the fractures in our global economy’

Does a Pacino-De Niro bromance ad contain the seeds of a cure for male loneliness?

With their depictions of fun buddy bonding – harking back to a time before technology swallowed communication – Madison Avenue is modelling the sort of friendships that are waning in society

Donald Clarke: Jimmy Kimmel was very polite about his recent Irish trip. But he is mistaken

I’m glad the TV host had a good time here but Irish people are no more polite or generous than his fellow citizens back home

Irish influence in the US is waning, says new report from influential think-tank

Policy Exchange, which has been criticised for failing to disclose its funders, releases report assessing State’s international status

Who is Zohran Mamdani?

The one-time aspiring rapper has crafted an ingenious campaign for a manifesto based on universal fairness

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