Why is Donald Trump glaring in his inauguration portrait?
The eerie image of a scowling president-elect does not scream celebration, more startling drama
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Thousands protest in Washington against Trump inauguration: ‘A lot of people are disillusioned’
Protests were largely peaceful amid heightened security as police cars drove nearby
Trump is like the boy who got everything he wished for. What will he do with it?
The billionaire businessman has managed to connect with millions of ordinary Americans in a way the Democrats cannot
Dave Hannigan: Rudy Giuliani paying the price for his inglorious role in forgotten drama
While other long-term denizens of Trumpworld prepare to wield power anew, the incoming president’s former lawyer is struggling to keep the court from seizing his assets
While LA burns, Fianna Fáil says pro-climate policies are ‘open for discussion’
Obfuscation, delays and denial are being used by national political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, and similar tactics can also be found closer to home
‘It was on television. I could not bear to watch’: Irish film director’s family ‘loses everything’ in Palisades fire
The family of two adults and three children also lost the family cat and a hamster
LA fires: Video and images of the devastation
As the death toll rises, two wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, displacing more than 200,000 people and destroying more than 12,000 homes and structures
‘I think our building is next’: Dublin man living in LA returns to apartment thick with ash
Irish people impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires give their first-hand accounts of panic, shock, devastation ... and hope
How will the contradictions in Trump’s policies play out?
Worldview: With his economic and policy goals often irreconcilable, how these economic and international contradictions play out will determine whether the US president-elect can claim success
The Sequoia, like Jimmy Carter, redolent of a very different era
While the grand old former presidential yacht is bound for a maritime museum, it felt like Washington was saying goodbye to a political epoch as well as a unique president this week
Wall Street stocks fall after US jobs report smashes expectations
S&P 500 loses post-election gains and Treasury yields rise as 256,000 positions added in December
Devastating fires in wealthy LA areas prove nowhere is immune to climate disasters
Destruction with little warning and no mercy becomes the norm as the world overheats
Hottest year on record as 2024 breaks 1.5 degrees global warming limit
A single year exceeding that limit does not mean the Paris Agreement threshold has been broken, but we’re ‘dangerously close’
UN predicts world economic growth to remain at 2.8% in 2025
Expansion to continue at slower pace than before the Covid pandemic
Dave Hannigan: Lionel Messi an odd and inexplicable choice for Medal of Freedom
Joe Biden choosing to give the Argentinian soccer genius this accolade shouldn’t be such a big deal. That doesn’t make it any less odd and inexplicable
Israeli strikes ‘kill dozens’ in Gaza amid stepped up ceasefire push
US, Qatar and Egypt make most serious attempt yet to reach deal, source says, as Israeli bombardments continue
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin: ‘We are seeing conservative, masculine forces rising up’
Marin was speaking at the 2025 Pendulum Summit, held in Dublin’s convention centre on Wednesday
‘We must never forget’: Quiet dignity of ceremony to certify Trump’s win contrasts with Capitol riot of four years ago
US politicians gathered to participate in ritual to register the return of electoral college votes and Donald Trump’s victory in November
Ireland has chance to take a leading AI regulatory role – starting with the appointment of a dedicated minister
State’s pivotal position and links with EU and US offer a unique opportunity to bridge two distinct regulatory philosophies
Israeli strikes kill at least 14 in Gaza as mediators step up efforts reach ceasefire deal
Palestinian medics say more than 200 people injured in attacks by Israel in 24 hours
Europe is deluded if it thinks it can ‘manage’ Donald Trump
If this second Trump administration makes good on what has been said, the transatlantic relationship will enter a period of profound crisis and potential collapse
Bono awarded US Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden
U2 singer pays tribute to bandmates and fellow activists as he becomes the first Irish recipient of highest US civilian honour since Mary Robinson
Jimmy Carter’s six-day state funeral begins with motorcade through Georgia
The 39th president of the US will be buried near his home in Plains, Georgia, beside his late wife Rosalynn Carter
US maintains support for Israel’s war in Gaza with planned $8 billion arms sale
Biden administration says it is helping its ally defend against Iran-backed militant groups like Hamas
New Orleans tries to get Bourbon Street back to normal after attack
Joan of Arc parade in French Quarter on Monday will kick off carnival season ahead of Mardi Gras amid criticisms as to why bollards and safety barriers were not in operation in night of ramming and shooting
Who was Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect in New Orleans truck attack?
Texas man (42) served in the US army and army reserve before getting involved in a series of businesses
When Rickey Henderson died, baseball mourned the passing of one of its most eccentric characters
Henderson didn’t believe in warming up before games. Famously, he never bothered to learn the names of team-mates or assistant coaches
One dead, seven injured after Tesla truck explodes outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
Police and fire department officials working to get body out of vehicle after it caught fire and exploded, authorities say
New Orleans: FBI identifies truck attack suspect as US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar
Texas man crashed truck into crowd and then opened fire on police, killing 10 people
‘It doesn’t seem real’: Residents of Jimmy Carter’s hometown celebrate a life well lived
Plains, Georgia, is a speck of a community tied to the 39th US president for the better part of a century
US treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in ‘major incident’
Chinese embassy denies responsibility for breach earlier this month in which unclassified files were accessed
Unstable new world order has frightening echoes of 1930s and 1940s
Trump’s re-election fuels global turmoil in which Putin is the biggest of many autocrats blending kleptocracy and dictatorship. US institutions and international treaties are fading, and Ukraine and Palestine have been betrayed
Jimmy Carter obituary: Former US president was unwavering champion of civil rights and a peace broker in the Middle East
An outsider in national politics, Carter surprised observers by winning the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and narrowly defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford
Ireland needs to launch diplomatic offensive in response to Trump’s return - Taoiseach
US president-elect’s goals could hit investment, jobs and corporate tax receipts here, Harris warns
Are we becoming a post-literate society?
Technology has changed the way many of us consume information, from complex pieces of writing to short video clips
‘It’s all braggadocio’: Donald Trump’s former security chief scathing over lack of coherent strategy
John Bolton describes Trump’s decision-making as driven by personal relationships and ‘neuron flashes’, rather than a deep understanding of national interests
Man charged with murder after allegedly setting woman on fire inside New York subway
Police say the man threw a lighter on the woman, who appeared motionless or sleeping
US Congress passes spending legislation to avert government shutdown
Late-night vote capped week that saw US president-elect Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk defeat initial bipartisan deal
Joe Biden should pardon the 40 men on death row
If the outgoing US president decides not to act, the condemned men’s prospects are grim. Trump oversaw 13 federal executions during his final months in office
‘When these women left home there were rumours that they were sent to Europe to be concubines for black soldiers’
The Six Triple Eight director Tyler Perry on the true story behind his new film, about the only US army unit of black women sent to Europe during the second World War
Luigi Mangione indicted for murder of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson
Following a five-day manhunt, Ivy League-educated Mangione was charged with murder on December 9th
‘American men are a lot more self-centred. In Ireland they’re a lot easier to talk to. They’re very flirtatious’
Nadine Scully moved to Dublin from Seattle in 2017
Three dead in school shooting in US state of Wisconsin
Suspected gunman is among the dead, according to local police
Israel to double settlement population in Golan Heights after fall of Assad
Plateau annexed in 1981 is not recognised as Israeli territory by most countries
Trump nominates construction executive Edward Walsh as US ambassador to Ireland
President-elect described Walsh as a ‘champion golfer’ and ‘great philanthropist’
The Color of Family: History, Race and the Politics of Ancestry: Academic page-turner decodes US administrative racism
Michael O’Malley explores how scientific biology informs the arbitrariness of ‘racecraft’ found in family records
Charges dropped against US teen arrested in Kansas City over killing of Irish chef Shaun Brady
Irish man was shot several times outside his restaurant last August
Brian Cox on costars, politics and death: ‘I feel I’ve upset a few people over the years’
Succession star Cox, who recently found out he’s 88% Irish, is often betrayed as grumpy, but he may be one of life’s great enthusiasts
Cheaper J1 visas to be offered to students
International education exchange body hopes to boost student travel with direct sponsorships
Tori Amos on Neil Gaiman, sexism and trauma: ‘I’m sure that I have met men who treat me differently’
As she releases a new album, the singer-songwriter explains how failure has fuelled her career
Kyiv and Moscow cite conditions after Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire
Trump meets Zelenskiy in Paris for first face-to-face talks since Trump won US election
Trump meets Macron and Zelenskiy in Paris ahead of Notre Dame reopening
US president-elect to meet Emmanuel Macron at time of uncertainty about his likely approach to Ukraine-Russia war
‘I’m here for the long haul’: American veterans make new home in Ukraine as fears over US support grow
The International Legion has become a valued part of the Ukrainian military that continues to attract recruits from around the world
US payrolls rebound from storms and strikes, with 227,000 growth
Federal Reserve believes US job market remains solid and no longer a major source of inflation
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