Simon Coveney cites ‘war crimes’ in UN speech following Ukraine visitIreland to provide additional €3m to help International Criminal Court investigationTue Apr 19 2022 - 21:25
Major US airlines make masks optional following court rulingFederal judge rules requirement to wear face coverings on public transport was unlawfulTue Apr 19 2022 - 20:37
US authorities to drop face mask requirement for aircraft, trains and busesMoves follows ruling by Florida judge that mask rules unlawfulTue Apr 19 2022 - 00:18
Ireland to call for ‘full accountability’ for atrocities in UkraineCoveney to press for immediate halt to Russian aggression at UN meetingTue Apr 19 2022 - 00:01
Biden to continue push for companies, wealthy to pay more tax – White HouseUS president ‘championing’ 15% minimum global corporate tax rateMon Apr 18 2022 - 16:26
Biden and his wife paid $150,000 in federal taxes last yearUS president and Jill Biden reportered earnings of $610,702Fri Apr 15 2022 - 23:22
As gun crimes rises, Biden zeroes in gun makers’ exemption from being suedAmerica Letter: President highlights importance of new access to manufacturers’ internal papersFri Apr 15 2022 - 20:00
Ukraine aims to break Russia’s siege of Mariupol as Kyiv hit by explosionsUS believes Russian warship was hit by Ukrainian missiles, defence official saysFri Apr 15 2022 - 07:34
Significant doubt hangs over landmark 15% global corporate tax dealIreland is at risk of getting stuck in the middle of a nasty row between the EU and USFri Apr 15 2022 - 05:48
Ex-Trump aide says Republicans will not agree to higher corporate tax if they win CongressMick Mulvaney says it is up to Congress and not the president to determine tax and spending issues in the USFri Apr 15 2022 - 05:40
War in Ukraine supercharging crisis for world’s most vulnerable, says UN chiefUp to 1.7 billion people facing increases in poverty and hunger, warns António GuterresThu Apr 14 2022 - 19:38
Simon Coveney to discuss EU membership bid with Ukrainian government in KyivMinister for Foreign Affairs arrives in Ukraine in UN Security Council firstThu Apr 14 2022 - 06:00
Man arrested over shooting of 10 people on New York subway trainFrank James to face federal terrorism charges after police swoop in East VillageWed Apr 13 2022 - 16:03
Putin defends ‘noble’ war and says diplomacy at ‘dead end’Biden refers to ‘genocide’ in Ukraine, saying Putin ‘is trying to wipe out the idea of being able to be Ukrainian’Tue Apr 12 2022 - 23:48
US prices soar 8.5% in 12 months to MarchBiden to encourage greater use of biofuels as inflation hits 40-year highTue Apr 12 2022 - 19:44
Police seek ‘person of interest’ after 29 injured in New York subway shootingFive in critical condition after suspect filled train with gas and then opened fireTue Apr 12 2022 - 14:55
Biden to encourage greater use of ‘homegrown’ biofuels to cut fuel pricesUS to permit fuel with 15% ethanol blend to be used this summerTue Apr 12 2022 - 10:00
Russian military commanders should be held accountable for atrocities – IrelandUN Security Council meeting focuses on the situation of women and children in UkraineMon Apr 11 2022 - 20:57
Clamping down on untraceable ‘ghost guns’ common sense, Biden saysWhite House targets weapon crime and plans to ease personal burden of health debtMon Apr 11 2022 - 20:45
Biden administration to clamp down on untraceable ‘ghost guns’Move will involve ban on manufacture of kits bought online for assembly into working gunMon Apr 11 2022 - 12:04
Fears grow in Government about Irish capacity to house Ukrainian refugeesLarge halls with camp beds may have to be used as hotel and B&B space dries upMon Apr 11 2022 - 04:30
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to supreme court on ‘day of hope’President Biden says judge was put through ‘verbal abuse’ and ‘vile, baseless assertions’Fri Apr 08 2022 - 20:25
First private sector group of astronauts launched to International Space StationMission believed to cost businessmen about $55m eachFri Apr 08 2022 - 18:14
Democrats hope health will stand to them in tough midtermsAmerica Letter: Healthcare is divisive in the US, but Obamacare has grown in popularityFri Apr 08 2022 - 17:27
Globalisation may have to be redefined, says Ryanair chiefCompanies need to be adaptive in uncertain times, Stan McCarthy tells business leadersThu Apr 07 2022 - 20:44
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to US supreme court in historic firstFederal appelate judge becomes first black woman to serve on US’s highest courtThu Apr 07 2022 - 19:51
US targets new sanctions at Putin’s two daughters and two banks‘Experts predict Russia’s GDP will contract up to 15% this year, wiping out the last 15 years of economic gains’Wed Apr 06 2022 - 18:04
Ukraine war: Zelenskiy urges Nuremberg-style trials for Russian war crimesEuropean Union moves to ban Russian coal imports and introduce further sanctionsWed Apr 06 2022 - 01:55
Ireland tells UN there must be accountability for victims of war in UkraineConflict-related sexual violence can constitute a war crime, says Geraldine Byrne NasonTue Apr 05 2022 - 17:59
Zelenskiy: Russia committing ‘most terrible war crimes’ since second World WarTroops killed families, tried to burn bodies, people were shot in the street, president claimsTue Apr 05 2022 - 07:11
Zelenskiy calls for Bucha killings to be deemed genocideRussia denies atrocities and accuses Kyiv of staging images of dead civiliansTue Apr 05 2022 - 01:00
Appointment of first black woman to US supreme court moves step closerFinal vote on confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson expected later this weekMon Apr 04 2022 - 23:28
Biden says Putin should be tried for war crimes in UkraineUS looking at further sanctions but says it has not yet seen proof amounting to genocideMon Apr 04 2022 - 21:33
Sequence of primaries deciding who runs for president ripe for reformAmerica Letter: Concerns early states to vote not sufficiently diverse in demographicsFri Apr 01 2022 - 20:00
Bono receives major US award for work tackling poverty, injusticeU2 singer awarded Fulbright Prize for International UnderstandingFri Apr 01 2022 - 05:00
Europe braces for gas cuts as Nato warns Russia regrouping in Ukraine‘Historic release’ of 180 million barrels of oil from US stockpile in bid to cool crude pricesFri Apr 01 2022 - 01:00
EU leaders dismiss Russian rouble demand as blackmailUS releases one-third of its oil reserves in effort to stabilise crude pricesThu Mar 31 2022 - 22:00
As Biden’s poll numbers fall, Republicans set to sharpen attacks ahead of electionsPresident facing criticism over inflation, son’s business dealings and immigrationThu Mar 31 2022 - 18:00
People beginning to die of starvation in Mariupol, US tells United NationsAmerican official also warns of growing food security crisis eleswhere due to impact of warWed Mar 30 2022 - 06:40
States need to plan long-term for Ukrainian refugees, says Eamon GilmoreEU human rights representative says International Criminal Court preparing for war crimes investigationTue Mar 29 2022 - 21:57
White House phone logs show seven-hour gap during Capitol Hill riotsRecords show no details of who Trump spoke to at key period during January 6th attackTue Mar 29 2022 - 21:11
Russia and Ukraine meet for talks as humanitarian fears growAbramovich reportedly poisoned at earlier talks as Biden says Putin comments due to ‘moral outrage’Mon Mar 28 2022 - 21:40
Rich Americans to pay more income tax under Biden’s budget proposalsWhite House’s $5.8tn plan includes more funding for military and law enforcementMon Mar 28 2022 - 18:53
Kyiv warns of Russian plan to divide Ukraine along Korean linesBiden says he is not seeking regime change in Moscow after Warsaw speech drew angerSun Mar 27 2022 - 20:33
White House scrambles to backtrack on Biden’s comments on PutinAntony Blinken says US does ‘not have a strategy of regime change in Russia’Sun Mar 27 2022 - 17:33
Tensions over Ukraine could affect space co-operationAmerica Letter: Partnership between US and Russia at space station could be at riskFri Mar 25 2022 - 20:00
Irish ambassador to US to become professor in Irish studies at New York UniversityMulhall to take up role in autumn on his retirement for Department of Foreign AffairsWed Mar 23 2022 - 15:37
Britain and US resolve trade row over steel and aluminium tariffsAccord sees UK end retaliatory tariffs on products including bourbon and Levi’s jeansWed Mar 23 2022 - 07:14
Biden travels to Europe amid concerns Russia may intensify war in UkraineWhite House concerned over potential use of chemical and biological weapons, cyber attacksTue Mar 22 2022 - 18:00
Judge Jackson pledges to be neutral if she secures US supreme court roleKetanji Brown Jackson would become first black woman to serve on court if ratifiedMon Mar 21 2022 - 20:49
