Ukraine dominates agenda as Europe’s leaders attend EPC summit in Dublin
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew in to Dublin to brief Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Russia talks
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US and Russia know Ukraine deal impossible without Europe, Taoiseach says
Idea of zones of influence around the world belong in ‘dustbin of history’, European Council president says
Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Defence secretary awarded Thomas Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal
Trump says US does not need Iran deal and directs Vance to focus on domestic corruption
Directive comes a week after Vance blamed the Iran war for Republicans’ midterm defeat
Death toll rises to eight after building collapses in New York City
Authorities say at least 17 people were hurt when three-storey building in Brooklyn gave way
Woman in Co Laois car crash settles action against her mother for €2.75m
Margaret Stapleton (60) returned to US for surgery and ended up with life-changing brain injury
Guard scolds Pete Hegseth’s group for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Defense secretary, his wife and officials were visiting war memorial at Virginia’s Arlington national cemetery
Is Chuck Schumer the Democratic Party’s dynamic future or its ineffectual past?
Senate leader is battling a growing perception that the party needs a new generation of leaders in wake of midterms success
Europe is reaching for its credit card to fund Ukraine. But for how long?
Germany and other former fiscal hawks are borrowing to fund Kyiv. Elections next year could test that consensus
Zelenskiy says there is ‘window’ for Russia peace deal ahead of Dublin talks
Taoiseach says State will not send Ukrainians eligible for military service back home as president hopes for people to return
Peace talks with Russia included proposals for prisoner exchange, says Zelenskiy
Ukrainian president tells Dublin press conference ‘several formats of security guarantees’ for his country discussed
Make Donald Trump clothed again
Please stop referring to the US president Donald Trump as ‘the emperor with no clothes’
Can a diminished Trump still govern from his gaudy, gilded bunker?
We should not forget what he did in an attempt to swing the US midterms
US Republicans block effort to impeach Pete Hegseth
Defence secretary has become public face of some of Trump administration’s most politically costly policies, including the Iran war
Meghan Markle’s father Thomas detained after cutting off electronic tag
Thomas Markle snr was arrested by FBI agents on Friday and is charged possession of child sex abuse material
Hegseth solders himself to Trump in the face of impeachment resolution vote ‘circus’
Secretary of defence gets ‘PLUS, PLUS, PLUS’ from US president who continues to insist he has no plans of axing him
US seeks wider European role in revived Ukraine peace effort
Expectations of a breakthrough are low because Vladimir Putin shows no sign of wanting to halt the conflict
US aircraft reportedly evacuated from second British base due to Iran threat
Washington withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident in September
California voters fail to pass proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth
Measure sought one-time 5 per cent levy on assets of 250 billionaires in US state
Religion was usually the preserve of Republicans. These Democrats are challenging that
We’re witnessing the anguished birth of a new kind of revived American religious progressivism, one which cuts across old denominational lines
US midterm election results prove that the centre can hold
Voting patterns show dramatic differences between generations, ethnicities and genders
Republicans ran their campaign like a Conor McGregor press conference
This was hyperscale trash talk – and it didn’t work
US voters have rejected data centres and AI. What happens now?
The physical presence of data centres means they need a social licence, at least in democratic countries
Europe can’t go back. It must learn to live without America
Worldview: Can the EU be a superpower like the US or China? And if not, what is its future?
Donald Trump takes credit for a stock market rally that welcomed his defeat
Trump, who had warned a Democratic victory would cause a 1929-style depression, took credit in a social media post
Nvidia investigating reports boss Jensen Huang had affair with Chinese ‘spy’
‘No reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised’, says US tech company’s board
What will the Democrats do with their majorities in Congress?
Despite flipping seats across the country, the Democratic Party brand remains deeply unpopular
Democrats deliver a moment of redemption for US as voters finally turn on Donald Trump
From economic discontent to immigration and the Iran war, voters have delivered a stinging rebuke to the president
Silicon Valley’s broligarchy bet everything on Trump. What will they do now?
When you run a company that treats human beings as a commodity, you tend to forget they have minds of their own
An EU human rights body set out five scenarios for Europe in 2040. Four are nightmarish
One sees EU split in two, another sees state instruments captured by corporate interests. But one is hopeful
‘We have seven guys here from Ireland for Abdul’: Student volunteers play role in landmark US vote
Irish student says volunteering for Abdul El-Sayed’s successful campaign gave insight into American politics
Piste perfect: the highs and lows of skiing in 2026
Whether you’re in the market for glamorous locations or fun budget-friendly breaks, here are our tips to prepare yourself for a great ski trip
Ireland has lessons for us Americans seeking to overcome ‘Trump trauma’
We in the United States hadn’t realised just how closely people in Ireland were following what was going on
Meghan Markle’s father arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material
Thomas Markle appears in court after being apprehended by US federal agents in Florida
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