US intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities
Evidence suggests Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile sites it maintains along Strait of Hormuz
China
Trump meets Xi: What both sides want from high-stakes summit
US and China hope to reach an agreement that buys them enough time to build greater resilience against each other
Hormuz deadlock pushes oil prices higher as hopes for peace deal dwindle
Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure
Trump says he will discuss Taiwan arms sales and jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai with Xi
US president repeated his doubt that tension over the island would erupt during his second term
Why Ireland needs to stop forcing parents to buy their children laptops for school
Ella McSweeney: Educational technology is now marketed aggressively to schools, which are treating individual laptops as an unquestioned educational good
Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’, Trump says
Tehran’s response to Washington’s proposal ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’, says US president
Southeast Asian countries try to increase co-operation to reduce impact of US war on Iran
Leaders’ summit dominated by question of what to do about fuel shortages
‘I don’t like it’: Iran’s response to end war with US ‘totally unacceptable’, says Trump
Hostile drones detected over several Gulf countries as further strikes launched by Israel on southern Lebanon
Ukrainian refugees living in Ireland may be given financial support to return home
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says Government ‘will be considering’ offering financial help
US and Iran no closer to ending war as Tehran yet to respond to latest proposals
At least 17 people, including girl (12), killed in Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon
New data suggests struggle in cockpit before deadly Boeing 737 plane crash
Final moments of China Eastern Flight 5735 have remained shrouded in secrecy, with few clues to a baffling descent
‘Trust me bro’: Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ amid wrestling over talks to end war
Saudi Arabia stopped US military from using its bases or airspace to carry out operation top open Strait of Hormuz
Electric tractors and trucks gaining ground - but Ireland lags behind
Just one electric HGV was registered here in first three months of the year
Fireworks factory blast in China kills at least 26
Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest in recent years
Ukraine and Iran use economics to battle military superpowers
If we’re living in a new Darwinian age, the big powers are not having it all their own way
Supreme Court finds for TikTok in dispute with Data Protection Commission
Social media platform fighting €530m fine over breach of GDPR regulations
‘Ireland was not the continental Europe that I was fantasising about’
Xinlan Li moved from China to Ireland in 2022 to study at UCD
Is Leitrim a figment of the imagination? Leo Varadkar once thought so
Plus: The youthful protester pope, and a hiccup in a case against John Magnier
Iran war has drained US supplies of critical and costly weapons
Shortages have forced Pentagon to rush bombs, missiles and other hardware to the Middle East from commands in Asia and Europe
Same tune by a different Song brings back memories of a pivotal time in China
The 2001 Chinese hit Better and Better celebrated the turnaround in living standards
Trade in animals sharpens risk of sharing pathogens with humans
Investment in animal welfare, environmental protection and restoration must continue to be part of public health agenda
Beijing riled as Japan joins US and Philippines military exercise in South China Sea
China warns of countries ‘setting themselves on fire’, amid a bigger shift in regional security
‘We were wearing green Irish jerseys’: How Irish student footballers made history in China in 1976
For a group of former UCD students, a return trip to China marks half a century since an improbable tour that unfolded at a pivotal moment in the country’s history
Band-Aid solutions won’t cut it in a world of tariffs, reckless wars and Chinese dominance
We are frittering away the substantial tax resources that have come to us as a side effect of financial engineering of American companies
The mix of chaotic politics and a resilient economy cannot last
World’s economy has withstood much chaos, but IMF forecasts make for sober reading
As EU leaders beat a path to Beijing, their tone shifts
Spain’s primer minister Pedro Sánchez resisted trumpeting the superiority of liberal democracy and European values during a visit this week
Peru faces runoff in presidential election that will be closely watched from Washington
Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former dictator, will go up against Roberto Sánchez in June
When the crisis is caused by oil dependence, the solution isn’t cheaper oil
The tactics used by protesters show that our vulnerability is the fossil fuel system itself
Donald Trump must heed Pope Leo’s words, not admonish his wisdom
Roman historian Tacitus made apt criticism of conquerors who create a wilderness and call it peace
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases
Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March
China courts America’s allies as US-dominated world order recedes
Beijing presents itself as a responsible and reluctant hegemon, as Xi Jinping meets leaders from UAE, Vietnam and Spain
Why does Donald Trump want to enforce a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz?
Such a move presents different challenges and dilemma from what the US did in the case of Venezuela
Oil surges, Asian stocks tumble ahead of US naval blockade
Move could cut global crude supply by 2 million barrels
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