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Hungary takes hard line on opposition to EU embargo on Russia oil imports

Country says it will withdraw veto threat on proposed ban only if its imports via pipelines are excluded from sanctions plan

In Santa Barbara, a ‘tech billionaire’ and candidate for Senator is taking aim at Tesla Motors

Dan O’Dowd, the chief executive of Green Hills Software running a self-funded campaign for California senate, has bought millions of dollars worth of TV ad space across the USA with one focus: deriding the autonomous vehicles produced by Elon Musk’s company

Marion McKeone: JD Vance’s tilt at political glory is a straw in the wind for Trump’s 2024 run

The author, whose rural memoir Hillbilly Elegy topped the bestseller charts, has set his sights on becoming Ohio’s next senator. But his chances of success rest largely on how much power and cachet Donald Trump’s endorsement still holds

Marion McKeone: Another billionaire disrupting the political scene with LA mayor bid

Rick Caruso, a luxury property developer who claims he can solve Los Angeles’ chronic homelessness problem in 300 days, looks set to outpoll Karen Bass, a popular congresswoman with 40 years’ political experience

How Biden’s jettisoned green agenda left him in the worst of all worlds

Most Americans are blaming the US President’s green energy policies for the soaring energy prices, while progressives are furious that he has not used the soaring cost of fossil fuels to phase out oil and gas production

Lucinda Creighton: Things must change if the centre is to hold against the march of the extremes

Macron should scrape back into office, but without a major change of course by him and his centrist followers, they will be squeezed out next time round

Susan O’Keeffe: Macron-Le Pen showdown approaches le crunch

The traditional left-right divide in France has dissolved, and both candidates are keen to exploit their opponent’s weaknesses as campaigning intensifies

Ireland-Israel Alliance accuses Amnesty of seeking to ‘delegitimise’ the state of Israel

Amnesty Ireland has rejected the accusations as baseless and a ‘distraction’ from the findings of a recent report, which concluded that Israel was an apartheid state

Elaine Byrne: A global realignment is happening before our eyes as China ensnares Russia in its power game

The Sino-Russia relationship, with Russia the subservient partner, is united by the belief that a strong autocracy is a bulwark against a decadent democracy

Marion McKeone: Thomas under Supreme scrutiny as wife’s activities come to light

The US Supreme Court Justice is feeling the heat over an alleged conflict of interest this weekend, after it emerged that his wife Ginni played a big role in attempts to overturn the result of the November 2020 presidential election

Taoiseach to hold virtual meeting with Biden after testing positive for Covid-19

Martin is feeling well and is trying to arrange virtual attendance at different events he had scheduled for St Patrick’s Day in Washington

First refugees from Ukraine crisis arriving in Ireland

Family of nine arrived in Dublin Airport last night after fleeing Kharkiv in north-east Ukraine

Irish-Ukrainian father and son to source military equipment from France for soldiers on frontlines

Roman and Pavlo Serdiuk are planning to travel to Toulouse where they expect to procure helmets, thermal imaging equipment and medical supplies for use in the conflict

Russia crisis: Ireland should rethink anti-LNG stance and ‘worry’ about cyber attacks

Professor Edgar Morgenroth said Ireland’s exposure to the crisis would mostly come in the form of higher gas prices and an increased cyber security risk

Ukraine latest: Zelenskiy says Russian forces trying to seize Chernobyl

Holding Chernobyl would provide Russian troops a staging point that couldn’t be shelled

Ukraine crisis will have ‘huge ramifications’ for oil prices in Ireland

Expert says Ireland facing a ‘worst case scenario’ in terms of the price of oil due to Russia’s actions in Ukraine

Ireland must recognise Israel is committing ‘crime of apartheid’

Amnesty Ireland to tell foreign affairs committee the state should stop companies registered in Ireland from operating in Israeli settlements

Marion McKeone: Biden’s dire warnings aim to remove Putin’s element of surprise

American authorities insist that president Joe Biden’s claims that Russia is about to invade Ukraine are not a call to war, but a candid sharing of the intelligence available to them

George Soros: Why 2022 will be a pivotal year in world history

The most important event could come in October when China’s 20th Party Congress decides on whether to give President Xi Jinping a third term as General Secretary

Marion McKeone: Electoral college system is outdated and undemocratic

The January 6 Select Committee will not even contemplate the role the voting system played in facilitating the Capitol Hill assault on democracy