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Europe wants to get tough on China. The risks could be enormous
With tensions rising, next week’s talks will test whether the EU can curb Chinese imports without harming its own economy
US troops invaded Iraq 23 years ago. Now Iraq and Iran are celebrating their departure
US troops invaded Iraq in March 2003 amid the bogus claim that Saddam Hussein had developed weapons of mass destruction
Was Burnham’s speech to Labour Party conference a turning point on Brexit?
Global Briefing: UK prime minister pledged to consider all options on Europe, including single market membership and rejoining EU as a full member
US-Denmark deal on Greenland is a reward for American bullying
Document compromises Danish sovereignty over Greenland and gives Washington a bigger role in deciding what happens on the island
Are global controls needed for AI? The United States doesn’t think so
China, the other major player in developing AI, is not opposed to international oversight of the technology within UN framework
What a Chinese blockbuster says about Beijing’s view of the world
An anti-war epic set in Baghdad is resonating with audiences and offering a window into the country’s evolving worldview
Irish colleges should focus on teaching abroad, not attracting foreign students – Minister
State already has insufficient accommodation for those in higher education, James Lawless says
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping strike warm tone at White House as US-China tensions remain
Trade truce extended but differences over Taiwan and artificial intelligence remain
Sudan’s people suffer while rival forces are trapped in the logic of war
Global Briefing: A new US approach to pursuing peace in the country has yet to meet success and has put the Trump administration at odds with Saudi Arabia
Gaza ‘the world’s largest graveyard for children’, Erdogan tells UN, as Israelis walk out
Speakers at the UN in New York identified Israel’s killing of Palestinians in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank as an affront to the UN
Trump’s red carpet welcome for Xi shows how much the world has changed
As the Chinese president arrives in Washington for a state visit full of pomp, top of the agenda will be an uneasy trade truce due to expire within weeks
‘Anything could happen with me’: Trump can’t decide on his Iran strategy
Trump has left open the possibility of meeting Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian in New York this week
The US declared it has deployed weapons in space. How will China and Russia react?
The US, China and Russia have all developed anti-satellite systems, some of them ground based but others operating in orbit
An Irish voice in Beijing’s debate on the new world order
At China’s Xiangshan Forum, an Irish general argues that a multipolar world can only be stable if smaller states’ sovereignty is respected
Greece’s growing ties with Israel spark tensions with Turkey
Global Briefing: Athens last month signed a €3 billion air-defence deal with Israel
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