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Trump says peace deal with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘largely negotiated’
News agency close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps suggests Strait of Hormuz would remain under Iranian control, a US red line
The paradox of Donald Trump: his popularity has tanked, yet he remains untouchable
Why won’t Republicans try to save themselves by moving against him?
‘Now come the shortages’: Why the global energy crisis may just be starting
Oil futures markets are sanguine, but history shows expectations have often been disappointed
Marco Rubio tries to reassure Nato allies over US troop deployments in Europe
Rubio has said on his way to a Sweden meeting of Nato foreign ministers that the US is upset that European allies didn’t join its misadventure in Iran
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence in US
She is the fourth cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term
Inside Donald Trump’s AI ‘slopaganda’ machine
US president’s stream of fake imagery on Truth Social is reshaping the boundaries of political communication
US-Cuba peace agreement not likely, says Rubio, as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean
Trump pushing for ‘regime change’ on communist-run island nation facing blockade on international fuel deliveries
Mediator Pakistan pushes to get US-Iran peace talks on track amid nuclear contention
Iranian supreme leader reportedly issues directive that near weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad
US pressure campaign on Cuba echoes Venezuela playbook
Trump’s White House is blending legal threats with hints of force in a high-risk bid to break Cuba’s leadership
Time for US to ‘put its footprint back on Greenland’, says Trump envoy
Jeff Landry makes provocative visit to the Danish autonomous territory, which Trump argues the US needs to control
Fifa’s fleece ‘em all mentality has immunised Americans against World Cup fever
Many American soccer fans do not appear especially excited. Even Donald Trump has baulked at the ticket prices
Former Cuban president Raul Castro indicted by US as Washington pushes for regime change
Brother of revolutionary leader Fidel charged with murder, Trump says US is ‘freeing up’ Caribbean island nation
Beijing’s split-screen diplomacy underscores shifting global alignments
The protocol on Trump and Putin’s visits to China was almost identical – but the tone and the body language were strikingly different
Trump says talks with Iran in ‘final stages’ but warns of further attacks if no deal agreed
Tehran accuses US president of planning to restart war, threatens to retaliate for any strikes with attacks beyond Middle East
Stocks rise as crude prices fall and traders await Nvidia results
Chipmaker’s quarterly earnings are seen as a crucial test of AI demand
How a secret US plan to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader quickly fell apart
An Israeli strike was designed to free the former Iranian president from house arrest. It injured him instead
EU negotiators strengthen ability to suspend EU-US tariff deal if Trump reneges on agreement
European Parliament had insisted on extra safeguards as price of ratifying its side of US tariff pact and include 2029 ‘sunset clause’
Trump Republican critic Thomas Massie ousted in most expensive House primary ever
Kentucky congressman clashed with US president over war with Iran and Epstein files
EU paves way to finalise US trade deal and avoid Trump tariff hike
US president threatened ‘much higher tariffs’ if EU duty cuts not implemented by July 4th
Trump accuses his opponents of treason. But it’s clear who the real traitor is
With plunging approval ratings, escalating inflation and rising unemployment, Trump has let down middle America
Seán Moncrieff: If you’re not part of a WhatsApp group, you are a failure as a human being
There are groups for family, friends, colleagues, other colleagues who want to bitch about the colleagues in the first group
Trump says US may need to attack Iran within days if no agreement reached
US president says he was ‘an hour away from making the decision to go’ with fresh military offensive against Tehran
World markets mixed as Trump says there is ‘good chance’ for nuclear deal with Iran
Euronext Dublin closed down 0.4% as Ryanair suffered another hit arising from the crisis in the Gulf
If the US attacks again, how will Iran respond?
US could find itself having to operate on two maritime fronts rather than one
Thomas Massie: The Republican who stood up to Trump faces fight for political survival
The Kentucky contest is likely to be remembered as one of the costliest, ugliest and most consequential primaries this year
Donald Trump’s dilemma: How to end the war in Iran?
US president signals ‘full, large-scale assault’ on Iran but declares hours later he is holding off on a fresh attack
Trump says he has delayed planned attack on Iran to allow for further negotiations
Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’
Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill more than 3,000 since March
Further strikes by Israel against Hizbullah hit southern Lebanon despite extension of US-brokered ceasefire
Trump drops IRS lawsuit in exchange for $1.8bn fund for ‘lawfare’ victims
Fund will be used to settle claims that the department improperly targeted US president’s allies
Fianna Fáil critics stay in shadows during Micheál Martin’s weekend in the spotlight
Inside Politics: Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer, and there’s been suspicious betting on the Dublin Central byelection
Taiwan debates what constitutes independence in wake of Trump visit to China
Trump’s remarks casting doubt on future arms sales to Taiwan have alarmed the self-governing island
Trump has taken a dodgy practice to a new level
Worldview: Deliberate gerrymandering by state legislatures is not illegal or unconstitutional, the US supreme court ruled two weeks ago
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