Politicians from the island of Ireland are visiting Washington DC this week – but it’s not without controversy.
Trump says Ukraine ‘more difficult’ to deal with than Russia
It may be ‘easier dealing with’ Moscow than Kyiv, the US president told reporters in the White House.
Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, who battered his ex-girlfriend’s parents to death, spoke of “love and apology” in his last statement.
Who’s doing the dishes? Bollywood film and government data have the same answer
Data from India’s second Time Use Survey shows that women still do far more domestic work than men.
Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa died of natural causes one week apart
The Oscar-winning actor, 95, died from coronary artery disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease listed as a contributing factor.
Dolly Parton releases new song honouring late husband Carl Thomas Dean
The pair were married for 60 years before Dean died earlier this week.
Party drug MDMA may have protected survivors of Nova attack from trauma, study suggests
Neuroscientists in Israel find signs that the drug helped festival survivors in the attack and the aftermath.
Heavy flooding expected after Cyclone downgraded in Australia
Four million people across Queensland and northern New South Wales are in the firing line.
Syrian government still faces threat from Assad loyalists
Clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists in the dictator’s former heartlands show the risks ahead, writes Middle East correspondent Hugh Bachega.
Trump ‘strongly considering’ large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia
The president has reversed US policy and says he trusts Putin and finds dealing with Ukraine difficult.
