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Right before Pope Leo was elected, Trump put out a meme of himself as the pope

Fuel support package ‘not permanent answer’, Martin says of energy crisis at annual 1916 commemoration event

In the town forever linked to a crashed object in 1947, the truth is out there – between the myth and merch

Kinahan cartel leader has been arrested in Dubai

Abbas ⁠Araghchi says passage for commercial vessels will be permitted while there is a ceasefire in Lebanon

Lyons, who lead the agency for a turbulent year carrying out Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, will move to the private sector

Government needs to face down vested interests and push towards renewable power

Differences between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme are main obstacle to holding fresh talks

US move may increase economic pressure on Tehran but there are limits to what it can accomplish

The tactics used by protesters show that our vulnerability is the fossil fuel system itself

Presence of an American flag 150 years ago made the Catalpa one of the most celebrated prison breaks in history

White House says US ‘feels good’ about prospects of Iran deal, as separate truce in Lebanon expected to come into effect

‘You don’t have to agree with President Trump on everything,’ says Andrew Puzder

Gen Z Iranian content creators use AI-generated comedy videos and Lego animations of Trump in propaganda battle against US

As the US president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced

With the truce set to expire next Tuesday, the two sides are weighing up new proposals

PTSB shares slid 4.3% after Austrian Bawag was announced as winning bidder for Irish lender

Most Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems

Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ if they come close to blockade, says US president

Tehran taunts US over rising petrol price as blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect

Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors set to begin peace talks while fighting continues between Israel and Tehran-backed Hizbullah

US president’s original war aims included Iran’s unconditional surrender, regime change, elimination of its nuclear potential and ‘obliterating’ Iran’s missiles

Such a move presents different challenges and dilemma from what the US did in the case of Venezuela

Pembro, made by pharma giant MSD, is hailed as a drug that saves and prolongs lives but it comes at an exorbitant cost

Move could cut global crude supply by 2 million barrels

Let’s start our journey into the mind of the Trump administration with a blue fish

US academic Cass Sunstein, who is visiting Dublin this month, reminds us that college campuses ‘need offensive speech’

The latest Nasa voyage shows the pitfalls of insider language afflict even the smartest people on the planet 

Gardai say man entered unauthorised area of Shannon Airport on Saturday

Fear of being drawn into prolonged negotiations with Iran is palpable

Easy Rider director was so taken with Taos that he became its most notorious resident during the 1970s and its most feted retiree in the last years of his life

Worldview: European elites are ill-prepared for this scale of change in their relations with the US

Laura Mabel Francatelli’s life jacket is the only one belonging to a Titanic survivor to be auctioned

Internationally known advisor sat on the board of the Breeders’ Cup horseraces in the US

Refusing the wheelchairs offered to them, the astronauts walked across the deck upon return

We can see that Nato is in disarray

There are some grounds for cautious optimism

Humour doesn’t change the fact of a situation, but it offers a momentary release. It can snap us out of how we’re feeling when the sadness in everyday life threatens to overwhelm

The most valuable disseminators of the US president’s message have turned on him

Gender-skewering comic ballet company comes to Ireland in April, as part of Dublin Dance Festival