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Judge blocks suspension of Snap food aid during US government shutdown
Plaintiffs argue Trump administration’s decision to suspend benefits is unlawful as funds are available
Xi and Trump look ready to move relations to less confrontational mode
Most important announcement at summit was Trump’s confirmation that he will visit China next April and that Xi will go to the US later next year
Donald Trump says rare earths dispute ‘settled’ after meeting China’s Xi Jinping
US president describes talks with Chinese premier in South Korea as ‘an amazing meeting’
We’re being conned about climate change, but not in the way Donald Trump says
It was shocking to hear the US president advance childish arguments that have been refuted many times
Venezuela braces for possible US strike amid military decay and internal dissent
Regime forces focus not on defence but on quashing dissent, analysts and opposition figures say
Donald Trump to meet Xi Jinping and ‘expects to reach great deal’ on tariffs with China
US president in South Korea for first meeting with Chinese counterpart since reelection to White House
Trump says US-backed ceasefire not at risk as Israel pounds Gaza after death of soldier
Trump says ceasefire between Israel and Hamas not at risk despite latest attacks on Palestinian enclave
Kyiv ready for peace talks but will not withdraw troops first, says Zelenskiy
Ukrainian and European officials to meet to discuss details of a ceasefire plan
Ireland is riding two horses galloping in different directions across the Atlantic
Nostalgia can not blind us to the new realities of the collapsing alliance between the US and Europe
John Collison seems to have missed a fundamental truth about Irish politics
It is a stretch to think that we want to change our electoral system enough to make his vision a reality
US military officials required to sign NDAs over Latin American operations
Concern over military build-up that Venezuela fear may lead to an invasion
What’s another year? Frank McNally on the rise of a new tautology
Words that were doing a perfectly good job are suddenly deemed to need prefixes
South Korea mulls $350bn US investment - the price of avoiding Trump’s tariffs
September immigration raid on Korean Hyundai workers in US has made firms nervous to commit
Shannon-based diamond group Element Six pays out $10m dividend as profits fall by half
Company blames 11% dip in turnover on global headwinds and uncertainty in the motor vehicle sector
Irish grandmother detained in US over $25 cheque to have deportation hearing on Wednesday
Donna Hughes-Brown (58) has been in detention since late July following family trip to Ireland
Japan rolls out praise, putters and orders for pickup trucks as Donald Trump tours Tokyo
Sanae Takaichi started where Shinzo Abe left off, lavishing the US president with compliments
Trump welcomes Japan prime minister’s promise to accelerate military build-up
Sanae Takaichi and US president sign deals on trade and rare earths
Gaza peace plan deadlocked despite hands-on US efforts
Danger that temporary border becomes permanent
‘They’re behaving like gangsters’: Will the rest of the world stand up to the US at Cop30?
A strong agreement on methane would be a sign that the rest of the world has not given up and is standing up to the bully
US and China agree not to further escalate tit-for-tat trade war and hold further talks
Kuala Lumpur framework will allow Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to signal thaw in relationship but most big issues remain unresolved
US government debt burden on track to overtake Italy’s, IMF figures show
Washington to become more indebted than European nations known for fragile public finances for first time this century
Argentina’s Javier Milei defies crises and opinion polls to win midterm elections
Trump had conditioned his support for Argentina’s battered currency on a victory for his libertarian ally
Nasa, we have a problem: Elon Musk spat shows issues facing US agency
The rift with SpaceX is the latest symptom of the disarray engulfing the US agency and its ambitions
The Irish Times view on Cop30: climate progress in peril
Donald Trump is at the vanguard of a global populist right movement that is climate change sceptic
US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Donald Trump-Xi Jinping meeting
Talks between US and Chinese officials covered export controls, fentanyl and rare earth metals
Donald Trump vs Xi Jinping: who holds the stronger hand?
As tensions escalate, our correspondents examine the contrasting styles and strategies of the two leaders ahead of a pivotal summit
Netanyahu says Israel to decide which international forces in Gaza are acceptable
Trump administration excludes use of US troops in force aimed at securing 20-point plan for ending war
Trump signs number of trade deals with southeast Asian countries
US president signed reciprocal trade agreements with Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia
‘Here’s me,’ Trump is saying, ‘a literal king, shitting on your democratic protest’
Paradoxically, the video is far more legible as satire of Trump than it is as a satire by him
Betting against Trump acting would have earned investors a 12% return
Between January 20th and September 30th, a simple strategy of betting against Trump acting would have earned a positive return
Trump’s White House destruction: It’s as if he’s tearing down a gas station
Many of his voters wanted to see the president take a jackhammer to Washington, but I’m not sure they meant it this literally
How New York became the front line in Trump’s America
As the US president trains his sights on New York’s attorney general and federal agents target street vendors on Canal Street, the city has become the stage for a struggle between power and resistance
Israeli military carries out ‘targeted strike’ in Gaza during ceasefire
Egyptian officials enter Palestinian territory to help locate bodies of hostages taken captive by Hamas
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