United States

Iran enters discussions in a position of weakness following a series of reverses

Tariffs hitting range of US goods to begin to kick in from next week

That liberal, decent, brave America many of us used to know, the one that is deeply flawed but still full of generosity is still there, clinging to the wreckage

Tánaiste in Washington for key meeting with Howard Lutnick, who labelled Irish corporate regime as his ‘favourite’ tax scam

White House press secretary says pair obviously have ‘very different views on trade and tariffs’

Ruling lifts freeze on removal of alleged gang members in victory for White House

US president said EU has been ‘very bad to us’ but trade deficit will ‘disappear fast’

US president says Middle East country ‘cannot have a nuclear weapon’

As the seriousness of the situation becomes clear, it would be hard to overstate the fear around Government about the US tariffs’ implications

Senior Nazi Walther Rauff and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s lives were linked by brutality, death and the evasion of justice

Good moods prevail on a choose-your-own-adventure holiday

Rehabilitation of Vladimir Putin poses awkward questions for those who admire Donald Trump but are suspicious of Moscow

Nationwide rallies first major opposition protest since US president took office in January

With the former president said to be working on a memoir, two new books offer damning details of the fragmentation of faith in him before last November’s US election

Trade war to push inflation higher, causing elevated prices in supermarkets and elsewhere

The identity of the country’s next ambassador to the US has become a much discussed topic

Microsoft president Brad Smith says the company, which is celebrating 50 years since it was founded, and 40 years in Ireland, is as committed to the country as it was in the 1980s

Trump tariffs: The focus might be on exports but the hit to investment will curb growth and job creation

Government has been privately urging the bloc not to escalate the brewing trade war

‘Since the talk of US tariffs came into play, the Canadian market has started to look very interesting,’ says Tom Keogh