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PSNI investigating scenes of public disorder outside Queen’s University as US presidential candidate spoke at summit
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How Trump’s election sent Bitcoin soaring again
Technological solutions to the problem of too much government is something that appeals to appeals to both Bitcoin advocates and Trump supporters. Both want to use AI and blockchain to leave messy problems like death, taxes and climate change behind
US failing to push Israel to improve Gazans’ access to life-saving aid, say international agencies
US continues to supply weapons even though Israel has met few of the 19 demands it set for improving conditions in Gaza
Donald Trump’s enemies will hope his threats of retribution are empty
The US president-elect has promised vengeance against perceived enemies – and his supporters have too
Donald Trump to appoint immigration hawk Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff
Adviser championed policies during president-elect’s first term that included separating migrants from their children
Irish man ‘confessed’ to killing American woman in Hungary, police say
Mackenzie Michalski (31) was on holiday in Budapest and was last seen at a nightclub in the city before friends reported her as missing
America’s system of checks and balances will be severely tested by Trump’s presidency
With a supreme court majority sympathetic both to Republican policies and to a more expansive definition of presidential power, the new administration will have nearly all the tools it needs
Trump should heed Adam Smith’s lesson on markets
The president-elect would do well to remember the role of ‘moral sentiments’
Book reviews: Placeholders; The Long Look Back; Leaning on Gates
New fiction and memoir by James Roseman, Tom MacDonagh and Seamus O’Rourke includes a book that deserves a place among the classics
Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin ‘have the right number of candidates this time’ in election
Sinn Féin president insists party’s election strategy is on track and ‘we are in it to win it’
Trump will be a ‘transactional’ politician on trade issues, says Taoiseach
Simon Harris says risk of trade ‘shock’ between US and Europe has increased with election of Republican president
Donald Trump’s openly authoritarian instincts are about to be unleashed
It is no longer possible to batten down the hatches and think 'this too will pass'
Polarised America: Political loyalties are shaping US finances
A new Harvard review finds that people are usually more optimistic about the economy when their preferred party is in power
The Myth of American Idealism & America’s Fatal Leap 1991-2016: a gateway drug for critics of US foreign policy and a more complex critique
Daniel Geary reviews new books by Nathan J Robinson & Noam Chomsky and Paul W Schroeder
Moscow launches more than 160 drones at Ukraine in one of strongest Russian offences to date
Zelenskiy urges West to do more than ‘just watch’ as thousands of North Korean troops near border in support of Russia’s forces
‘We’re in uncharted territory’: Why the forgotten threat of nuclear war presents real and present danger
With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, the US and Russia’s Cold War stand-off seems quaint in retrospect
Joe Biden faces a late, cruel humiliation in a tough closing chapter to his presidency
US president's accomplishments in office continue to make themselves heard even amid US election campaigning
Almost 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine border to enter war ‘in coming days’, says US
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to use its influence in Pyongyang
How Trump allies could challenge US presidential election result
Former president refused to concede defeat in 2020 and there are signs he could do it again
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband with hammer sentenced to life in prison
David DePape (44) had become immersed in conspiracy theories before breaking in to home of former US House of Representatives speaker
Fear of Trump causes US billionaires to hold their tongues
From Warren Buffett to Bill Gates, corporate America seems fearful a victorious Trump would seek to punish those who publicly oppose him
Is Trump a fascist? Kamala Harris is among a growing number who say yes
Nature of threat of Donald Trump’s second-term plans what matters about the ‘f’ word, not precise historical accuracy
Why a Donald Trump election win could signal the end of Ireland’s golden years
A Trump victory in the US presidential election would constitute a seismic shift in our overall international strategy
US prosecutor recommends parole for Menendez brothers in 1989 murder of parents
New evidence indicates Erik and Lyle Menendez, in prison for nearly 35 years, were sexually abused by their father for years
Trump’s trade policies would make Mexico far better off at the expense of US workers
In a US trade war, the EU could be tempted to take retaliatory action against American corporate tax in Ireland
Turkey: Five killed, 22 wounded in ‘terror attack’ on aviation company
Country’s interior minister says two attackers killed in incident near Ankara where witnesses heard explosion and gunfire
US pushes for end to Israel’s fighting with Hamas, Hizbullah, as Lebanon’s Tyre hit by air strikes
Israeli strikes kill 42 in Gaza as tanks tighten siege of north
Bittersweet edge in Wisconsin as Barack Obama shows old magic in bid to bolster Blue Wall
US Election: The former president is touring crucial heartland states as he tries to boost Kamala Harris’s campaign - and reclaim his own accomplishments from Donald Trump
Who doesn’t savour another chance to demonise Generation Zed? (Don’t reach out to ‘correct’ my pronunciation)
‘Zee’ is an Americanism. So how come it seems to have been used in Ireland since Jack Lynch was taoiseach?
US stealth bombers attack Houthi targets in Yemen
Rare use of B-2 bombers in attack on ‘weapons facilities’ could serve as warning to Iran
God help us all, Russell Brand has found religion
Christianity has been around for some time and will weather this particular trend cycle, no matter Russell Brand’s risible public display. And these online Christian gurus will find a new cause celebre
Mayor among 16 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon municipality building
Lebanese prime minister accuses Israel of intentionally targeting Nabatieh council meeting called to discuss war relief
US warns Israel to significant improve humanitarian situation in Gaza or jeopardise supply of US weapons
In what appears to be an immediate response Israel announces that 50 trucks containing humanitarian aid passed through Erez crossing into northern Gaza Strip
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