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Television: More than 60 experts, including Mike Pence and Hillary Clinton, weigh in on the US’s origins and enduring fabulosity

Increasing number of visitors choosing to stay with friends or relatives than in hotels

Destructive consequences flow when extremism is permitted to overwhelm rationality

Tehran contradicts claim by UN nuclear watchdog that inspections will take place in Iran soon

US president Trump appears to be describing his preferences as fully negotiated deals. Could a succession of disputes sink the whole venture?

One Irish pub reports doubling its beer order to satisfy thirsty international soccer fans

Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan

JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg fails to advance in election to replace Jerry Nadler in Manhattan district

US vice-president’s bid to secure a rapid peace deal with Iran is being complicated by Donald Trump’s combative rhetoric

First note demanded millions in bitcoin for her release, but a second stated that she had died

After a war meant to weaken Iran, a US-led deal exposes Netanyahu to severe political and strategic fallout

Plus: Leitrim council seeks new residents, Paddy Cosgrave stars on Butt Hall courts, and Dublin-born defender helps goalkeeper go gangbusters

A speech the former president made at the library opened in his name in Chicago seems the one the US really needs to hear on July 4th

US president says that if it weren’t for him ‘Israel would not exist today’

Israeli military carried out a wave of deadly strikes in Lebanon on Friday after planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland were cancelled

The project is part of US president’s broader overhaul of the US capital including a ‘triumphal arch’

An ill-judged conflict revives the dynamics that once humbled a US president and emboldened Iran

Jack Schlossberg is preaching radical change as he mounts an unorthodox campaign for the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in New York’s 12th district

Broadcaster told California court he intends to take legal action in the UK over content on The Westminster Wire

Residents return after ceasefire to assess destruction, mourn the dead and weigh an uncertain future

G7 leaders hailed the release of the memorandum of understanding, views that were not widely shared by some US Republicans

Pragmatic settlement exposes limits of US leverage after brief, costly confrontation

US officials have revealed a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran to end the costly 110-day conflict

Low expectations were defied due to French president’s diplomacy and willingness to appeal to Trump’s liking of gilded interiors

G7 leaders say they will diversify energy supply routes to reduce dependence on the Strait of ​Hormuz

April exports to the US fell by 45.1 per cent compared to 2025

US president’s critics ask if concessions to Tehran in purported agreement were worth four months of war

Few analysts believe final settlement can be reached in 60 days – and even if it is, war and instability could soon return

As the US president claims victory, his Iran deal weakens allies and narrows the Israeli leader’s choices

Mediators spent weeks working on a plan to bridge nearly half a century of hostility between Washington and Tehran

Newsom, widely seen as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, says move is politically motivated

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after an expensive repair project

It’s a reflection of the collapse in international co-operation that the highest hope for the summit is that nothing goes wrong

Despite hosting six games, the tournament feels slightly elsewhere. Thankfully there are plenty of Mexican fans and Irish pubs

US-Iran war’s aftershocks will keep prices of oil, food and packaging high for months

Allen was arrested in Florida after car crash and is alleged to have failed sobriety tests

Trump administration issued directive to company due to national security concerns

Worldview: Preparing to bring Russia back in from the cold does not mean capitulating to Putin’s interests

This ‘tradwife’ novel by debut novelist Caro Claire Burke is jaw-droppingly good

Weeks of bombardment appear to have only temporarily suppressed Tehran’s firepower hidden underground