Trump launches defence of inaction in Epstein case following report he sent lewd birthday letter
US president’s aides expected to ask court to release grand jury testimony about convicted sex offender
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More than €10,000 raised for legal defence of Dublin firefighter accused of rape in Boston
Terence Crosbie is due to be retried in US after jury failed to reach verdict
Berlin rejects EU sanctions against Israel over Gaza
Germany chancellor says Israel ‘is defending itself against attack’
Trump’s name on 2003 birthday letter to Epstein, Wall Street Journal reports
US president says the letter is fake and that he will sue the newspaper
Donald Trump diagnosed with vein condition causing leg swelling, White House says
No signs of serious health issues, US president’s doctor confirms
Ukraine overhauls government to boost defence production and ties with US
Kyiv to receive more Patriot missiles ‘as soon as possible’, Nato commander says
‘No real evidence’ Occupied Territories Bill would cost Ireland dearly, Amnesty chief says
Employers’ association head meanwhile criticises ‘moral positioning’ which will harm business
Irish tech worker detained by immigration agents in US for 100 days: ‘I didn’t know when I was getting home’
‘Thomas’ overstayed tourist visa by three days after suffering medical episode and being unable to travel home
Simon Harris tells US ambassador ‘landing zone’ can be found to avert trade war
The two also talked about the Middle East, Ukraine, Northern Ireland and the J1 visa programme
The role of Tony Blair’s staff in the barbarous Gaza Riviera plan was beyond satire
Blair’s staff participated in calls about plans to build a Dubai-style dynamic trading and tourism hub out of the ruins of Gaza
Trump tariffs: In the US, ‘the EU’ isn’t a concept and Ursula von der Leyen is an unknown
Only if prices rise in the US will tariffs on European goods become a political issue
How Donald Trump ended up with a cabinet of incompetents
Trump believed the big mistake of his first term was picking disloyal officials
When the world’s most powerful banker issues a warning about Donald Trump’s tariffs, we should listen
Import tariffs will cost US households $2,400 this year, Yale research estimates. Sooner or later, the pain will start to bite
The EU/US tariff deal: The good, the bad and the potentially ugly for Ireland
What are the key concerns to look out for as the vital transatlantic trade talks come to a head?
Israeli strike kills children near Gaza clinic
Francesca Albanese critical of Israel’s military assault on Palestinians
PKK to destroy weapons
Turkey, US and EU may lift designation as a terrorist group following destruction of arms
Katie Taylor clearly out of patience as she takes aim at ‘whining’ Serrano team
Amanda Serrano has made little secret of disdain for Texas fight result
Trump pledges 50% tariffs against Brazil, citing ‘witch hunt’ against Bolsonaro
Former Brazilian leader and ally of US president is facing trial for attempting a coup after losing 2022 election
Occupied Territories Bill poses ‘serious risks’ for US companies in Ireland
Legal analysis by US experts supplied to TDs highlights anti-BDS rules in many states
EU and US on brink of tariff deal to avoid trade war
Intense negotiations to trash out ‘agreement in principle’ coming to a conclusion
Israeli-American plan seems intended to kill off any hope of a two-state solution by deporting population of Gaza
US-Israeli long-term strategy flouts all notions of international law and amounts to a programme of war crimes
Poignant documentary about Sunny Jacobs to be aired at Galway Film Fleadh
Woman who spent 17 years on death row in Florida died in a house fire six weeks ago
US supreme court lifts order that blocked Trump’s mass federal lay-offs
Workforce reductions planned at departments of agriculture, commerce, health and more
Texas flooding disaster reveals America’s frightening weather and deep political divisions
Official death toll has reached 104, including 27 children attending a summer camp, and is expected to rise
Genetic cures on demand: ‘Within four weeks, the vision in his eyes had doubled’
Gene therapy introduces new DNA materials into cells in the treatment of specific diseases
Ireland has a proud history of opposing anti-Semitism
Outrage at the collective torture of Gaza is linked to our historical opposition to oppression
Texas floods: Trump to visit this week as overall death toll rises to 91 amid risk of further flooding
Children’s camp confirms 27 dead after wall of water slammed into cabins along river
Donald Trump doesn’t want much - just a Nobel Prize and his face on Mount Rushmore
After the No Kings protests, Trump complained that, unlike a king, he had to ‘go through hell’ to get things approved. ‘No, we’re not a king,’ he said. Note the royal we
Fatherhood: A History of Love and Power - parenting ideals challenged by real-life experience
From Plato to Dylan, Augustine Sedgewick outlines how fatherhood has constantly been redefined by political, economic and religious changes
Texas floods: Death toll reaches at least 78, with 41 missing as rescue efforts continue
Donald Trump declares the deadly flooding a major disaster amid fresh fears of further flooding
Texas flood victims: Girls aged eight and nine and husband and wife among those killed
Flooding from Guadalupe river kills at least 43 people, including 15 children
Musk announces forming of ‘America Party’ in further break from Trump
Musk criticises Trump’s tax bill as harmful to US economy
Israel to send negotiators to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks
Trump pushes for agreement and will host Netanyahu at White House on Monday
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