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The latest news, opinion and analysis on Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States

US-Ukraine ties sour as leaders trade ‘dictator’ and ‘disinformation’ barbs

Trump aims barrage of falsehoods at Kyiv after criticism of US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 21:37

America divided: Musk and Trump on Fox News, Sanders on CNN

Switching from one channel to the other underlines the seismic drift between competing ideologies

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 19:02

Can Donald Trump really swing a deal and reunite golf?

PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund seek friendlier deal terms under new president

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 17:23

France and UK plan air power-backed ‘reassurance force’ in postwar Ukraine

Proposal sees smaller role for land troops to enforce ceasefire, but would require significant US support

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 16:59

Trump’s dash for a Ukraine deal is a godsend to Vladimir Putin’s regime

Analysis: Russian economy is under strain but all US demands are aimed at Kyiv

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 11:44

Donald Trump loyalist Peter Navarro returns to fight trade wars

China hawk was thwarted in president’s first term but is now putting his vision of US trade protectionism into action

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 10:00

Trump floats 25% tariffs on US car, drug, chip imports

Overnight comments are most detailed yet in specifying other sectors to be hit and would mark a dramatic widening of trade war

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 07:29

If Robert De Niro no longer feels he is able to speak out, one wonders who in the US does

De Niro’s political thriller Zero Day couldn’t be better timed. The actor, who plays a courageous US president, has been one of Trump’s most outspoken public critics

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 05:45

Ukraine should not have ‘started’ war with Russia, Donald Trump says

President dismisses Kyiv’s concerns about being excluded from US-Russia talks held in Riyadh

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 00:53

US sees ‘incredible opportunities’ to work with Russia if its war on Ukraine ends

Kyiv warns against ‘ultimatums’ as US and Russia relaunch contacts with talks in Saudi Arabia

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 20:56

Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’

To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 18:44

Israel and Hamas to begin negotiations on second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

Palestinian militant group says six living hostages will be released this weekend

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 17:42

Israel sets up body to facilitate ‘emigration’ of Palestinians from Gaza

Directorate set up within Israeli defence ministry to offer ‘among other things, special departure arrangements by sea, air and land’

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 16:07

Trump’s bid to end Ukraine war takes centre stage

Here in Ireland, the government is expected to propose €50m in non-lethal aid for Ukraine

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 08:00

‘Is this 1935 or 2025?’: US protests held against Trump administration

Demonstrations held in front of state capitol buildings across country in opposition to US president and Musk

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 06:45

Any new data centres here will need to supply electricity to other premises under revised rules

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 06:20

James Murdoch, Rupert’s ‘troublesome beneficiary’, has shared a story that’s painful for us all

In the brittle real-life afterlife to Succession, rifts within the Murdoch family demonstrate how fact can be more tumultuous and twisted than fiction

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 06:15

Republic’s almost €73bn exposure to Donald Trump’s tariffs

Offshoring of US pharma production is now in Trump’s crosshairs

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 05:49

European leaders say peace deal cannot be dictated to Ukraine

Emergency summit of European leaders comes at same time US and Russia meet in Saudi Arabia

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 22:05

Failure to submit emission targets to UN indication climate is not priority for Government, says Green Party leader

Ireland will provide joint commitments with EU later this year, Department of Climate says

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 20:24

Ukraine settlement would need broad security guarantees, says Tusk at emergency summit

European leaders emergency summit hears calls for big increase in defence spending

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 19:04

Ukraine war deal more existential for EU than US tariff dispute

Leaders mull how to fill gap left by US drift away from European allies

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 17:26

Lawyers resign rather than bend before Trump

Eric Adams was indicted in September on charges of bribery, fraud, soliciting illegal foreign campaign contributions and conspiracy

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 16:02

Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia before Russia talks on ending Ukraine war

Trump officials' meeting with Russians in Riyadh set for Tuesday

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 12:28

Tiger Woods expects Trump talks to see LIV golfers back on PGA Tour in 2025

PGA Tour board members met Trump at start of February

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 11:16

European leaders meet over Trump plan for talks to end Ukraine war

US view that Europe should not be part of the negotiations sparks alarm in EU capitals

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 06:05

Ordinary Ukrainians are desperate for peace but they won’t accept a dictated settlement

The war’s end was never likely to affirm justice and international law; this will be an ugly peace

Mon Feb 17 2025 - 06:00

The Irish Times view on Trump’s tariffs: Ireland must address the economic threat

The Government cannot control what Trump will do, but it has a large agenda at home and what is happening must be a wake-up call to get on with it

Sun Feb 16 2025 - 20:30

Rubio pushes for next stage of Gaza ceasefire and says Hamas must be eliminated

Netanyahu again describes US president as the greatest friend Israel has had in the White House

Sun Feb 16 2025 - 19:00

‘We will not accept any agreement that is adopted without us’: Ukraine resolute as US and Russia seek to end war without its say

European leaders to hold an emergency summit on Ukraine on Monday in Paris