Robert Plunket: A man in full re-emerges into the literary ferment
Penguin Classics set to reissue author’s 1983 novel, My Search for Warren Harding
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How the Tate brothers won US backing for their release
‘Manosphere’ links with Trump’s circle preceded push for Romania to lift travel ban
Mexico extradites wanted drug lord to US in attempt to ward off tariffs
Rafael Caro Quintero, sought since 1985 for murder of DEA agent, among 29 prisoners sent across border
The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian - why the nation state still matters
Abrhamian writes ‘people should be allowed to live where they want to live, whether it’s in their ancestral village or in a megacity halfway around the world`
Climate experts warn Government against move to import LNG from US
Letter to Taoiseach follows his assertion Ireland ‘will have to have an LNG facility of some kind’
Zelenskiy plans to travel to US to meet Trump on minerals deal, sources say
Officials on both sides have agreed to draft, say sources
‘You are not alone’: Dozens of countries offer support to Ukraine
Message comes day after UN Security Council adopts neutral stance on conflict
Talks with US on natural resources deal are in ‘final stages’, Ukraine says
Zelenskiy hails nation’s ‘heroism’ as Russia vows to fight on until aims are met
Chris Murphy emerges as a clear voice for Democrats countering Trump
Senator is staging a loud and constant resistance as his party struggles to respond to the US president
Trump administration cuts 1,600 USAid jobs with others placed on administrative leave
Billionaire Elon Musk’s department of government efficiency has led an effort to gut the US Agency
Bird flu ‘could very well become the next pandemic’, says Irish virologist
Department of Agriculture and public health specialists consider risk manageable as no other animal species infected here
Sinn Féin’s White House boycott is ‘manoeuvre’ for O’Neill’s Irish presidency bid, DUP says
Sinn Féin taking ‘principled stance’ against Trump’s suggestion to remove Palestinians from Gaza
Ukraine war: US and Russian representatives to meet again within two weeks, diplomat says
Moscow and Washington held their first talks on ending the war in Ukraine on Tuesday
‘Zelenskiy down. Europeans out’: Why is Trump playing right into Russia’s hands on Ukraine?
One possible explanation of Trump’s behaviour is that he sees China as the US’s principal adversary and hopes to prise Russia away from its influence
French right-wing leader cancels speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘fascist-style’ salute
Jordan Bardella cites Bannon’s allusion to ‘Nazi ideology’ at Cpac event
Dublin man was fatally struck in altercation after racial slur used, Boston court hears
Trial opens of security guard charged with manslaughter of Irish carpenter in Boston on St Patrick’s Day 2023
Water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay remains an important public-health strategy
Water fluoridation was introduced in the mid-20th century and is now a cornerstone of public-health policy in many countries, including Ireland
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
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
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
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
Europe needs big defence players to catch up with US, says Belgian minister
Theo Francken says bloc’s fragmentation and high costs push European governments towards US weapons
American Murder: Gabby Petito review - A chilling look at the darker reality behind the smiles on social media
Television: The Netflix story is told from the perspective of Petito, who is given a voice through the participation of her family
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
‘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
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
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
Chinese foreign minister to meet Martin and Harris tomorrow
Wang Yi will travel to Dublin after telling summit European countries must have role in Ukraine talks
Who will stand up to Trump at High Noon?
Trump’s glowering mugshot even hangs outside the Oval, like an Old West 'Wanted: dead or alive' poster
Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump
Marco Rubio expected to push president’s proposal to displace Palestinians in Gaza during first visit to region
Zelenskiy rejects proposal to give US access to Ukraine’s minerals
Ukrainian president said draft deal failed to protect his country’s interests and offered no specific security guarantees
Robert F Kennedy jnr marks an undeniable crossing point in American political life
The Kennedy saga has become so embedded in the American subconscious that it can never end
Europe will not be part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Trump envoy says
Keith Kellogg says previous peace talks failed because too many countries involved in process
European leaders left in stunned silence as JD Vance harangues them over approach to far right
Munich Security Conference had expected to hear Trump’s plans for ending the war in Ukraine
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