Oil refiners US and China have the leverage amid rising fuel prices
Donald Trump’s recent threat to halt diesel exports would have had calamitous consequences for Europe
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This year won’t see the end of Trumpism. But it might see the beginning of the end
Worldview: Unless the polling is very wrong, Democrats are on course to retake the House of Representatives. But they also have a strong chance of capturing the Senate
How Cornell University punished seven men accused of sexual assault
After a woman accused fraternity members of assaulting her in 2024, the university conducted a closed disciplinary process
‘As a former Catholic priest, I understood what it meant to have a calling to poetry’
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the Texas-based poet and author, was the man to speak to if you wanted to learn about the ‘world of in-between’ of the US-Mexico border
Taoiseach signals halt to home heating oil carbon tax increases for lifetime of Government
Micheál Martin also confirms welfare recipients and pensioners can expect Christmas bonus
Two US Air Force fighter jets land at Shannon after issue over the Atlantic
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagles left base in UK earlier on Saturday
Ken Early: Israel’s war in Gaza brings Ireland to remote cornfields in Serbia
In a country with its own tortured history, small town of Backa Topola hosts divisive Nations League fixture
US adds 29,000 jobs in September as hiring slows sharply
Figure prompts traders to rein in bets on further Federal Reserve interest rate rises
Europe’s China shock is hollowing out industry and shifting politics to the right
Europe’s industrial base is weakening while support for the far right is growing
Global bond sell-off pushes 10-year Treasury yield to highest since 2002
Sovereign debt costs around world return to multiyear highs
US troops invaded Iraq 23 years ago. Now Iraq and Iran are celebrating their departure
US troops invaded Iraq in March 2003 amid the bogus claim that Saddam Hussein had developed weapons of mass destruction
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith tells US Senate he will not be silenced
Special counsel brought criminal cases over alleged attempts to overturn 2020 US presidential election
Shunning victory: Frank McNally on 146 years of the ‘boycott’
Coventry was the proverbial destination in a popular metaphor that meant the same thing
US-Denmark deal on Greenland is a reward for American bullying
Document compromises Danish sovereignty over Greenland and gives Washington a bigger role in deciding what happens on the island
A Titanic struggle to clear name of White Star shipping line’s owner
J Bruce Ismay was wholly exonerated by official inquiries, but his name is still linked with doomed vessel
Interest payments on State’s debts could exceed €6bn, ESRI warns
Bond yields worldwide are soaring as creditors are unnerved by inflation and growing public borrowing
Why Israel fears settlement sanctions are just the beginning
Passengers arriving in Amsterdam from Tel Aviv say Dutch customs searched luggage for goods from West Bank settlements
Are global controls needed for AI? The United States doesn’t think so
China, the other major player in developing AI, is not opposed to international oversight of the technology within UN framework
House price inflation slows as demand falls
Buyers cautious about bidding high for homes, figures show
Energy costs hitting hiring and expansion plans
Companies stall investment as bills rise following US-Iran war
UN ambassador Waltz says Iran was not negotiating ‘in good faith’ to end war
However, the US president says he expects talks with Tehran to resume shortly
Five arrested and village evacuated amid ‘major incident’ near UK RAF base
Major incident declared at RAF Fairford as bomb squad inspects vehicles and village is evacuated
Iran awaits official US response after Trump rejects Hormuz deal, minister says
Tehran says US negotiators have yet to formally respond to its plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Russian foreign minister vows to see Ukraine war ‘through to the end’
Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has regular talks with Trump administration, which describes conflict as ‘Biden’s war, not our war’
‘I booked a one-way ticket to America with no idea when I was coming home’
Having arrived on a soccer scholarship, Dubliner Tony Reilly built a successful life in Ohio, on the back of an 18-month visa secured with the help of Republican Senator Bob Dole
Meet Ireland’s newest citizens: ‘We have kind of escaped the dumpster fire’
Of the 5,600 people who became naturalised Irish citizens last week, the biggest cohort were Indians, although at least one couple ‘escaped’ from the US
Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US president privately sceptical Tehran would meet his demands to dismantle its nuclear programme
White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media
Move comes a week after Trump revoked White House access for CNN, MS Now and Politico
OpenAI systems go rogue and meddle with US state sites
Incidents involving US education and commerce departments and SEC took place without company’s knowledge
McDonald’s menu of chicken and AI fails to excite investors as US diners tighten belts
World’s biggest fast-food chain grappling with changing consumer habits
Letters from America: ‘I would not advise anyone to come here that can live comfortable at home’
From tenements to wagon trains, a book comprised of letters sent from the US between 1818 and 1972 illuminates the history of Irish emigration in an intensely personal way
Pope Leo’s family secret: a birth in a mother and baby home
The pope’s French surname, Prevost, was an invention to conceal a birth outside of wedlock
US supreme court restores Trump’s mass voter verification system
Ruling could disenfranchise eligible voters, critics say
US television networks resume covering White House as legal battle continues
Television networks resume White House coverage as legal battle continues
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