First group of migrants deported from US arrive in Costa Rica
Group deported under new Trump crackdown on immigration after illegally crossing southern border
China
Denis Staunton: As Europe wrings its hands at the US, the rest of the world may be organising
Asian leaders do not seem minded to stand by as the global power balance looks set for big changes
Xi Jinping brings Chinese tech sector in from the cold
The most notable face at the meeting was that of Jack Ma, once China’s most prominent tech entrepreneur who stayed out of public view for five years after he made a speech critical of local regulators
Trade, human rights, Ukraine war raised at meeting with China’s foreign minister
Wang Yi is in Dublin for meetings with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris
Chinese foreign minister to meet Martin and Harris tomorrow
Wang Yi will travel to Dublin after telling summit European countries must have role in Ukraine talks
Zelenskiy rejects proposal to give US access to Ukraine’s minerals
Ukrainian president said draft deal failed to protect his country’s interests and offered no specific security guarantees
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30 in the evening. We usually arrive home around 10pm. Then he studies again’
Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in life
China could show US the way on clean energy tech
Solar PV, wind and nuclear power look set to meet surging demand for energy
Chinese foreign minister visits Dublin as China and EU reassess fraught relationship
If Trump’s talks with Putin facilitate a pause in the fighting, Ukraine will decline in salience as a point of contention
Land Power: How ownership of the ground beneath our feet can mould our destiny and even embed racial and gendered inequalities
Michael Albertus draws upon 15 years of research and fieldwork in his examination of land-holding across the world from the 17th century onwards
China’s X factor: Xpeng arrives in Ireland with €42k electric G6 SUV
More new Chinese models to follow – there’s even a truck with a built-in personal helicopter in development
Trump’s adoption of imperial manner is a function of failure
The essential question for Ireland is: to grovel or not to grovel?
Chinese foreign minister to visit Ireland next week amid Trump uncertainty over international alignment
Wang Yi is second senior Chinese political figure to visit in just over a year
BYD’s Atto 2 will shake up the EV market, but don’t expect it to be lots of fun
New compact EV will be taking on the likes of Jeep Avenger, Opel Frontera and Renault Captur in the small SUV sector
Plastic colonialism: ‘A stream of plastic debris, stretching miles, is heading towards us’
We may have placed it with good intention in our recycling bins, but it is choking villages, rivers and seas on the other side of the world
Ireland is more exposed to Trump’s tariff war than any other European country
Without turning away from the United States, it is vital for Ireland to remain unambiguously and progressively engaged in collective action in support of Europe
Year of the Snake begins with bared fangs in Beijing as Trump triggers trade war
Trump’s tariffs could reshape global economic order – but not necessarily in the way the US president wants
The global AI race: Is China catching up to the US?
The release of DeepSeek’s new model has shaken assumptions about who has the upper hand in developing the technology
Are we at the beginning of Donald Trump’s global trade war?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
China retaliates against US tariffs and shows it can turn trade war to its advantage
Beijing hopes US sectors will put pressure on Washington to negotiate rather than escalating a trade war
Donald Trump remains besotted with tariffs and Europe is next
US president believes his country’s trade agreement with the EU is an ‘atrocity’
China counters with tariffs on US products after levies take effect
Beijing also announces an investigation into Google in wake of Trump tariffs
Markets whipsaw as Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month
Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum says levies delayed in X post
Shein to face EU consumer law inquiry under e-commerce crackdown
Companies found to have broken the law can be hit by fines by national regulators in individual EU member states
Trump says tariffs on EU will ‘definitely happen’ but UK could avoid them
US president sparks fears of trade war with sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
US-Canada relations turn icy: ‘Without this subsidy, Canada ceases to exist’
The Canadian response – the imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on the $30 billion on imports originating in the US, is effective immediately
BBC World Service: China and Russia target Britain’s ‘soft power’ tool
The BBC World Service is viewed as a critical British asset in the global information war
Harris warns of ‘significant challenges’ for Ireland if Trump places tariffs on EU
US president has warned he will impose levies on European Union
Why has the Doomsday Clock been moved to just 89 seconds to midnight?
Ukraine war, growing geopolitical tensions, rise of artificial intelligence and worsening climate crisis cited as factors pushing us towards global catastrophe
Donald Trump moves ahead with tariff plans and confirms EU is on list of future targets
Ireland will be exposed if Donald Trump introduces blanket tariffs on imports from the EU
Apple profits top estimates even as competition dents China iPhone sales
Silicon Valley group says there are signs rollout of AI features will boost handset demand
Nepal suggests ‘gifting’ tigers abroad as population grows
Number of tigers has almost tripled to 355 since 2009 and poses a threat to humans
Is DeepSeek any good? We road test the new Chinese AI technology
Ciara O’Brien road tests the new Chinese AI technology that wiped billions off the value of Big Tech companies on Monday
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