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Shouts of ‘war criminal’ and ‘despicable’ from protesters heard during defence secretary’s opening statement

Mike Ryan, President Catherine Connolly and outgoing Glamour Magazine editor Samantha Barry among those in attendance at Global Irish Civic Forum

Security relationship is not as one-sided as in the past

Scientists hope trial will lead to treatment for rare and fatal Canavan disease

What was disturbing to this observer was the hostile focus, yet again, on Ireland’s carbon tax

Decision gives politicians permission to draw districting plans that weaken the influence of minority voters

Trump says he will not lift blockade on Iranian ports despite oil prices hitting wartime high due to Strait of Hormuz closure

Case relates to an Instagram post by Comey where shells were arranged to show the numbers ‘86 47′

Royal’s speech comes during four-day visit to US during tense time in relationship between two countries over Iran war

Israel orders residents of 16 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate as strikes continue despite ceasefire

Vessel, worth more than $500m, crossed strait on approved route in compliance ‌with international ‌maritime ​law

Over 560 employees sign open letter to Sundar Pichai following the Pentagon’s clash with Anthropic

West Texas is deeply Republican but at Big Bend National Park, Trump’s border wall ran into the sand

This US president has tied himself into a Gordian knot with Iran

His speech to White House correspondents’ dinner was keenly awaited, but controversy dissolved when gunfire began

Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks; Strait of Hormuz still largely closed

At least half a dozen shots were fired inside the Hilton Hotel where US president and first lady were in attendance

Iran’s foreign minister flies out of Islamabad, dealing a new setback to peace prospects

Death toll in controversial US campaign reaches at least 182

The Suez crisis was the end of the road for Britain as a global rule-maker. The US is setting itself up for a repeat

UK and Spain rebuff reports of punishment by US over war stance as clashes continue in Lebanon

Notice advertising session said Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice is ‘often portrayed as a witch in media’

Ciocolata Munteanu was arrested last month on her arrival at Dublin Airport

Gannon Van Dyke allegedly placed bets on Polymarket, a popular online prediction market

Broadcaster says sorry for the ‘very small ways’ he helped unleash a political force he now sees as ruinous and volatile

Airline says reductions are not due to Middle East crisis

More than 3,000 US troops passed through airport during March after Iran conflict started

US president rules out use of nuclear weapon against Iran after issuing ‘shoot and kill’ order on boats in Strait of Hormuz

Department criticised over extent to which it complied with law on releasing documents tied to disgraced financier

Company’s parent, built in recent decades by Irishman Paul Coulson, was seized by bondholders last year

Actor (50) to go on trial in UK in autumn over allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him by six women

Andrea Abodi says proposal put forward by a special envoy to Donald Trump ‘is firstly not possible, and secondly not appropriate’

Shauni Kerkhoff was wrongfully implicated in the notorious Capitol Hill pipe-bomb case

Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney return as the controversial drama struggles to rediscover its edge

Drone attack prompts fresh debate about bloc’s ‘mutual assistance’ clause

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill journalist and wound photographer as rescue efforts hampered

Beirut to seek extension of 10-day truce which emerged separately from US efforts to resolve conflict with Iran

Commission proposes cutting energy taxes in response to crisis driven by Iran war

Committee told £100 voucher scheme for home heating oil ‘isn’t going to cut it’ with ‘very difficult’ winter ahead

Director’s response overshadows announcement of federal fraud charges against civil rights organisation accused of giving money to extreme groups including the Ku Klux Klan