Greenland and Denmark vow to ‘go in together and leave together’ in high-stakes talks with US
‘Hardest part is still ahead of us,’ says Danish PM as Trump insists territory will be taken ‘easy way or the hard way’
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Minneapolis killing ushers in our new media dystopia
The photograph has been understood as bearing a special relationship to truth. Not any more
Film critic Mark Kermode: ‘I don’t really do anger any more, and I’m very glad not to’
Broadcaster, podcaster and musician on his middle name, Irish pubs and craving the innocence of not knowing anything about Donald Trump
Micheál Martin’s 2026 challenges: From a tricky St Patrick’s Day trip to US to backbench rebels
Taoiseach starts 2026 juggling competing diplomatic pressures while the backbenchers grumble back home
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before Ice agent shot her, video shows
Clip first posted by partisan outlet Alpha News shows perspective of Ice agent as Good was fatally shot
How White House unleashed torrent of false claims after woman shot dead by Ice
Victim-blaming began almost as soon as Renee Nicole Good was killed - but the claims differ wildly from the evidence
‘We don’t know what’s coming’: Unease in Greenland as Donald Trump revives his Arctic ambition
A capital city on the edge of the world finds itself at centre of international power play
Leo Varadkar’s admission about empathy was a brave one
There is nothing mystical about empathy. Anyone – apart from sociopaths possibly – can learn it, because it’s a life skill that comes with practice
The in-between days from Christmas to new year are a time to embrace imperfection
Being grateful for our bodies and the way they enable us to experience the world can be an act of quiet rebellion
From Zelenskiy’s jaw-dropping White House meeting to Prince Andrew’s loss of royal titles: 12 history-making moments of 2025
Irish Times writers recount some of the biggest world news stories they covered this year and why they were significant
Russia sees ‘slow progress’ in peace plan talks as Moscow bomb attack kills general
No breakthrough during intense weekend of diplomacy involving US, Ukraine, Russia and Europe
Vanity Fair article on the Trump White House was brutal, merciless and invaluable
Close-up photographs serve as reminders of the power of the image and of magazine journalism
The UK’s prime minister, its king and their new annus horribilis
Keir Starmer’s 2025 was turbulent as Reform UK kept up the pressure, while King Charles dealt with the fallout of his brother Andrew’s association with Jeffrey Epstein
Free speech will be the big EU-US battleground in 2026 – and Ireland is in the crossfire
Ireland is in a highly precarious position as we head into 2026, on the faultline between our allies in the EU and the US administration and Big Tech
‘Odd’ Musk and Trump’s ‘alcoholic personality’: Key takeaways from interviews with US president’s chief of staff
Susie Wiles has spoken to Vanity Fair magazine in a series of 11 interviews that she has since dismissed as a ‘hit piece’
Why does Trump hate Europe?
A new security strategy influenced by Maga ideology has Ireland in its sights
Trump hits the road again with a rally caught between past battles and future anxieties
US president relives old battles and old glories on low-wattage return to the road in Pennsylvania
Trump says Europe is ‘destroying itself’ through immigration
New US national security strategy claimed Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’ because of mass migration
Culture wars have come for Dublin’s Winter Lights festival
Posts on X are channelling rage at the wokerati accused of being out to ban Christmas
US national strategy advocates ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe
Document blames European officials for thwarting US efforts to end the war in Ukraine
In an extraordinary monologue, Trump seems to rule himself out of run for third term
After months of teasing the idea of a third term run, ageing US president seems to rule himself out
The Irish Times view on Trump’s latest peace plan: a familiar pattern
He has been unambiguous in his instinct to exert pressure on Ukraine rather than Russia
Amid ominous polls, Republicans start to express dissent towards Trump for the first time
A comment about the military has sharpened anxiety about what the future holds for the US
Donald Trump and JD Vance not invited to funeral of Dick Cheney
Biden and Bush were in attendance for Republican’s service, along with all other living former US vice-presidents
Zelenskiy seeks talks with Trump on new US ‘draft plan’ to end war with Russia
Framework includes territorial concessions and curbs to Ukraine’s armed forces
The Catholic thinker behind JD Vance’s religious conversion
Unthinkable: French philosopher René Girard developed a theory of scapegoating. The US vice president has weaponised it
If Trump’s ‘big beautiful ballroom’ goes to plan it will be capable of staging an Irish wedding
Welcome to the new White House events venue, where dignity is inversely proportional to the quantity of gold
Trump says US-backed ceasefire not at risk as Israel pounds Gaza after death of soldier
Trump says ceasefire between Israel and Hamas not at risk despite latest attacks on Palestinian enclave
Gaza ceasefire under threat as Israel kills nine in airstrikes and artillery fire
Hamas accused of delaying hostage return as militant group denies involvement in fire on Israeli troops
Gaza peace plan deadlocked despite hands-on US efforts
Danger that temporary border becomes permanent
If Nigel Farage wins the next UK election, the consequences for Ireland will be profound
There is widespread desire for electoral change and a greater political role for England
US ‘Bibi-sitters’ keep a close eye on Israel
Washington is keeping Israel on a tight leash, doing everything it can to preserve the Gaza ceasefire
Israel-US talks undermined by annexation vote and accusations of racism
Knesset endorses preliminary reading of Bill to annex West Bank as far-right minister insults Saudi Arabia
Israel ‘obliged’ to support relief efforts in Gaza Strip, says World Court
Netanyahu hints at opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in Gaza as part of ceasefire monitoring
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