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After a week in Ireland I return to Boston wondering, have I lost my verbal dexterity?

Israeli police block Catholic figures from Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem

No one at the Pentagon will curb his desire to flaunt US military might – certainly not the aggro Pete Hegseth

From family lore to local museums, the community that hosted Truman Capote continues to navigate the tension between literary fame and lasting trauma

Nobody else representing Ireland in any official capacity seems prepared to speak out against the collective punishment of the Cuban people

Organisers are hopeful it will be the largest single-day nonviolent protest in American history

Two journalists reportedly killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon; Yemen’s Houthis confirm attack on Israel

UN urges US to conclude investigation into deadly Iran school strike; Sinn Féin TD defends party stance on fuel cuts

Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will

Despite Donald Trump's claims he has ‘won’ the war, Iran still controls the crucial Strait of Hormuz

Tehran suggests system of charging fees and limiting passage to ‘non-hostile’ ships could endure beyond the war

Matt Knaggs and Colin Goodman will meet in person for the first in Ireland, having made contact through a support group for multiple sclerosis sufferers

US president’s Iran war is straining Republican loyalty, leaving Vance both heir‑apparent and uneasy messenger in a moment of political risk

Tehran ‘begging’ for deal, says Trump, as US and Iran harden positions

Impasse over ceasefire talks sets stage for escalation in United States-Israel attack on Iran

Iran has maintained large and dispersed stockpiles of weapons for scenarios exactly like this, say experts

World is now ‘staring ​down the barrel of a wider war’, warns UN secretary general Antonio Guterres

According to the AA, pre-war average prices of a litre of petrol and diesel were €1.72 and €1.73 respectively

He was the face of the US president’s immigration crackdown. But as he begins a retirement that was not entirely voluntary, the self-styled ‘commander at large’ says he did not go far enough

US president once called Starmer a friend. But UK’s decision not to join the attacks on Iran has led to merciless mocking by Trump

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

US president says Iran has agreed never to make a nuclear weapon but Tehran denies any talks have taken place

Iran’s parliamentary speaker has dismissed reports of talks between the two sides as ‘fake news’

In Memphis it was possible to discern the key points that the Trump administration will use in advance of November’s midterm elections

I left in 1983 on a little trip to New Jersy. Forty-two years later and I’m still here

Precious metals edge up while oil prices fall

Pilot and co-pilot of ⁠aircraft badly injured, according to early reports

Asian stocks sell off with European and US assets poised to follow on Monday

New CIF survey reveals pricing was already an issue for firms before the Iran war

Donald Trump says move will ensure agents ‘do security like no one has ever seen before’

A more interesting question is why there wasn’t a major famine in Gaza, given the bombing, displacement and blockade. Part of the answer surely lies in Gaza’s human and social capital

Meanwhile, about 100 injured in Israel

If there is one thing that seems to complicate the US leader’s bottomless nihilism, it is the market

A derelict rail bridge over the Missouri is being transformed into a cultural hub, reflecting the wider potential of America’s mid-sized cities

Conflict, now in its fourth week, has sent energy prices soaring

US temporarily eases sanctions on Iranian oil shipments in bid to stem a global supply crisis

From ‘token navy’ to sub-hunters: The plans to transform the Irish Naval Service into a modern military force

Britain allows US to use ​UK military bases to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites in strait

For the Iranian regime, survival amounts to victory and the tactics have shifted to a prolonged war of attrition

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan