Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict and could spike to $100 a barrel
Opec+ agrees to raise production after Gulf oil flows disrupted by US and Israeli attacks on Iran
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Afghanistan targets Pakistani jets over Kabul as conflict continues
Heavy fighting raises fear of protracted conflict that will add to instability in region
Trump’s economic moves seem contradictory and dangerous but there is a game plan
US president’s only goal is to get Republicans through the midterms in decent shape
Iran and the United States: key issues that divide them
Washington has raised concerns about Tehran’s nuclear programme, ballistic missiles and allied militant groups
Trump says US has begun ‘major combat operations’ in Iran
Large explosions reported in Tehran as air-raid sirens sound across Israel
Keith Duggan’s journey through America: The farther west you go the less real Trump becomes
US250: the country is in the grip of a long winter and an extended moment of uncertainty
‘You don’t need a smartphone to be cool’: How a Wicklow school’s ban is inspiring pupils worldwide
Greystones initiative is helping to protect children and easing parents’ fears over harm from internet
Clintons confront another chapter of investigation and accusation in Epstein inquiry
Bill Clinton will need to answer for own links on Friday after wife used platform to turn focus to Republicans
‘I went in on crutches and came out in a wheelchair’: Venezuela’s political prisoners emerge from jails
More than 500 political detainees released since Nicolás Maduro was taken from power last month
Hillary Clinton tells congressional panel she has no information on Jeffrey Epstein
Former presidential nominee accuses Republican-led panel of trying to shift focus away Trump’s ties to sex offender
Ukrainian and US officials hold postwar rebuilding talks despite deadlock with Russia
Latest talks come as Moscow launches fresh missile and drone attacks on Kyiv’s energy and other critical infrastructure
US and Iran make ‘significant progress’ in nuclear programme talks
Technical discussions between two countries due to take place in Vienna next week
US won’t rely on Cuba’s version of events after four shot dead on Florida-registered boat
Marco Rubio said the US would figure out what happened and not rely solely on Cuba’s version of events
‘A sick, demented person with an extremely low IQ’: Donald Trump attacks Robert De Niro
In an emotional speech this week, De Niro described the president as ‘failing, flailing and desperate’
Talk of European states developing their own nuclear umbrella is fanciful
Any autonomous nuclear shield would breach the Non-Proliferation Treaty and be hugely expensive and technologically challenging
Cuba says four killed after speedboat from Florida opens fire on border patrol
Incident takes place amid heightened tension with the US, which has blocked virtually all oil shipments to the island
Democrats investigate missing files alleging Trump link to Epstein
Department of justice appears to have broken law requiring disclosure of all unclassified material in case, congressman says
Met Éireann to replace countrywide weather warnings with new local system
Polygon-based process will divide the country into sub-county zones
Bill Gates admits affairs and takes ‘responsibility for his actions’ over Epstein links
Microsoft founder apologises to staff during meeting over his ties with deceased sex offender
Four years on, Ukrainians no longer believe in anything but the weapons they carry
Idea of just peace, war crimes trials and reparations has fallen by wayside
Trump’s new tariffs: What do we know now?
Confusion remains over degree to which a new 15% global tariff will sit on top of historical charges
Irish exporters have no choice but to trade through tariff uncertainty, Ibec says
Latest ruling narrows potential paths US government has to achieve trade aims, employers’ group says
On the road in Afghanistan: ‘We have to trust the Taliban. We don’t have another option’
The upgraded Kabul-Kandahar highway is emblematic of the Taliban’s renovation efforts but flawless tarmac can be a thin veneer
Dublin Airport sees 13 flights cancelled as Storm Hernando hits east coast of US
13 flights to and from Dublin and one flight from Shannon affected by weather chaos
‘Fight the system. Not the neighbour’: Democrat James Talarico preaches third way in Texas
Seminarian running for Senate takes his radical Christian love and anti‑establishment message to conservative Lubbock
Court ruling leaves Trump heading to China without tariffs lever
Striking down of some tariffs strengthens Xi Jinping’s hand in talks over trade and other elements of China-US relationship
Stocks slip and gold gains as global trade faces new Trump tariff threat
Dollar dips after US president imposes 15% duty following supreme court decision to strike down previous policy
Violence grips parts of Mexico after security forces reportedly kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’
Death of powerful Jalisco New Generation cartel leader sparks outbreak of disorder across the region he ruled
US trade representative says supreme court ruling will not unravel deals
Jamieson Greer’s remarks come amid huge uncertainty over trade deals with the US as Trump responded angrily to the court’s decision
Russia strikes Ukrainian energy gird with missiles and drones as war nears four-year mark
At least one killed and another five injured in Kyiv region with latest talks failing to produce peace deal
Man shot dead trying to ‘unlawfully’ enter Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
Deceased (20s) reported to have been carrying gun and fuel can as he tried to enter Florida club of US president
Uncertainty in Tehran amid US-Iran tensions as residents fear attack
Residents stock up on essentials and medications as anxieties over military threats intensify
‘I want to see the final chapter of this’: Cubans demand change but fear US military action
Cubans face hyper-inflation, crumbling homes and social services, mass emigration, and now fuel shortages triggered by a Trump administration focused on regime change
Success of Eli Lilly’s weight loss drugs could fatten its Irish corporate tax bill
Budgetary watchdog publishes report on State’s highly concentrated corporate tax base
You would have to be borderline insane – or American – to feel nostalgic for 1970s Ireland
The reductive vision of a bucolic Irish past might seem absurd to most Irish people, but it lands in a different way for conservative Americans
Irish in America: ‘I carry my US passport, use a burner phone and have an escape plan’
Legal Irish-born immigrants still live with an underlying sense of fear as Ice increases the scope of its raids
US supreme court has struck down Trump tariffs. What happens now?
Trump announced on Saturday that he will increase the rate of a new global tariff to 15 per cent
We face a real danger that the nuclear arms race might be about to resume
Worldview: The bulletin of the atomic scientists moved its estimate of the risk of a nuclear conflict, the doomsday clock, to 85 seconds to midnight
Irish grandmother detained by Ice: ‘If I am the worst of the worst then America has a bigger problem than it thinks’
Donna Hughes Brown was detained by Ice officials at Chicago airport when returning home from Ireland last July. Now she has a list of people she is fighting for
Trump announces new 10% global tariff, as he criticises US supreme court members over ruling
Court ruling striking down tariffs jeopardises key power in delivering White House economic plan
Nobody does it better. Donald Trump goes back on the road for US midterm elections
US president pushes ‘made in America’ message, but data shows loss of 80,000 manufacturing jobs in past year
Trump says he will order Pentagon to release files on aliens and UFOs
US president accuses Barack Obama of disclosing ‘classified information’ on extraterrestrial life
Ireland’s time in EU hot seat has potential for plenty of awkward moments
Government approach to tricky debates around defence, Big Tech and US relations will be closely watched during EU presidency
Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane dies aged 53 following ALS diagnosis
Dane played the suave Dr Mark ‘McSteamy’ Sloan in the popular US medical drama
Sinn Féin not invited to St Patrick’s Day White House events, says US embassy
Party said last week it would boycott festivities in Washington DC, citing war in Gaza
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released after almost 12 hours of questioning
Former British prince had been detained by police on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Trump tells first Board of Peace meeting $7bn contributed to Gaza reconstruction fund
Hamas disarmament and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian enclave likely to test effectiveness of new board
Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: Who is on Donald Trump’s Board of Peace?
Representatives of repressive regimes from around the world are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting of the body
US ready for possible Iran strikes as Trump weighs options, reports say
Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether to carry out an attack, according to US news outlets
Call for Ireland to apologise for the Troubles is a desperate stretch
Jon Burrows’s comparison between Bloody Sunday and Ireland’s failure to extradite terrorists will have offended nationalists and left unionists bemused
Seán Dunne cross-examines former official who oversaw his bankruptcy estate
Celtic Tiger developer begins High Court challenge to validity of officials’ appointment
From perches to petaflops: The evolution of rational measurement
Precision is crucial in a technical world
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