Future of US in the Asia-Pacific is under close considerationBeijing denounces US senate approval of $10 billion in arms sales to TaiwanFri Dec 19 2025 - 05:45
Tunisia returns to autocratic rule, 15 years after Jasmine RevolutionCountry saw first of a string of movements across North Africa and Middle East that became known as the Arab SpringThu Dec 18 2025 - 06:23
Trump’s chief of staff goes full Mean Girls in gossipy and illuminating interview Trump has an alcoholic’s personality, JD Vance is a conspiracy theorist and Elon Musk is an ‘odd, odd duck’, Susie Wiles tells Vanity FairWed Dec 17 2025 - 06:42
Jimmy Lai conviction offers evidence of Hong Kong’s twin-track justice systemFormer media tycoon’s case came under draconian National Security Law that supersedes city’s common law procedures Tue Dec 16 2025 - 06:41
The Bondi Beach massacre makes both Jews and Muslims feel less safeJews and Muslims now feel less safe against a backdrop that was already volatileMon Dec 15 2025 - 17:28
Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner faces life sentence for seditionThree charges of sedition and foreign collusion carry a maximum sentence of life in prisonMon Dec 15 2025 - 07:31
New Chilean leader faces task of keeping good terms with both US and ChinaJosé Antonio Kast, who won Sunday’s presidential election, is ideologically aligned with Trump, but China is Chile’s biggest trading partnerMon Dec 15 2025 - 06:28
How Donald Trump’s ‘peace deals’ are driven by US economic interestOne year on, the US president remains neither a peacemaker nor a friend of EuropeSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Beijing’s lack of criticism of latest US security strategy reflects warmer relations Credibility of US security guarantee in Pacific left in question by disdainful comments about Europe Fri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Tensions in Tanzania as president calls off Independence Day weeks after election winSamia Suluhu Hassan, re-elected with almost 98 per cent of the vote, faces a young, increasingly well-educated and independent-minded populationThu Dec 11 2025 - 07:01
US and China urge restraint after fresh clashes on Thailand-Cambodia borderJuly ceasefire was reached after Trump threatened steep tariffs for both countries, and he may use this tactic againWed Dec 10 2025 - 06:24
Donald Trump allows Nvidia to sell powerful AI chip to ChinaPresident’s move comes despite warnings from Capitol Hill that it will supercharge Beijing’s advance in AI technologyTue Dec 09 2025 - 10:51
Europe should reassess its relationships with Russia and ChinaPainful choices in Russia talks over Ukraine should not be left to US, while China’s status as a strategic rival deserves another look as Trump targets the EU Tue Dec 09 2025 - 07:24
China’s trade surplus tops $1tn for first timeExports soar despite tensions between Washington and BeijingMon Dec 08 2025 - 12:38
EU needs fresh thinking as Trump calls time on US ‘propping up entire world order’Trump administration’s recently published security strategy is hostile to the EU and no longer identifies Russia as an adversary Mon Dec 08 2025 - 06:31
After the Hong Kong fire, Beijing confronts a grief it can’t easily policeThousands queue to mourn victims, highlighting tensions between public grief and Beijing’s strict controls on dissentFri Dec 05 2025 - 05:01
Putin visit to India set to further strengthen ties despite western efforts Russia is a crucial counterbalance to China for India and a valuable hedge against the USThu Dec 04 2025 - 06:35
Could Sudan’s offer of a naval base to Russia spark an effort to end the civil war?Reported move by Sudanese Armed Forces government may increase incentive for US to play a more active role in ending the warWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:59
Failure to join EU rearmament fund shows UK stuck in post-Brexit strategic cul-de-sacEU and Canada seek greater autonomy from US, while Britain highlights ‘number one spear carrier’ role for WashingtonTue Dec 02 2025 - 06:43
Trump may find momentum of US military build-up targeting Venezuela hard to resist US president spoke to Maduro and demanded he resign immediately but Venezuelan leader refused, the Miami Herald reportsMon Dec 01 2025 - 06:36
Hong Kong fire: Fury and questions as death toll soars Inspections ordered into all major housing renovations in Hong KongFri Nov 28 2025 - 07:24
‘That place that looks like a teddy bear on the left, that’s Ireland’IDA’s MD for China pointed to a map of Europe: `That place that looks like a teddy bear ... that’s Ireland’Fri Nov 28 2025 - 05:00
Pope Leo’s first trip outside Italy as pontiff is diplomatically delicate Trip to Turkey and Lebanon could be revealing about the character and style of this still-elusive new popeThu Nov 27 2025 - 06:50
Europe, China and US compete for minerals as African states grow more assertiveAfrican countries are demanding deals that will allow more mineral processing to be done locallyWed Nov 26 2025 - 08:33
Trump speaks to Xi and Takaichi as rift between China and Japan deepensTokyo and Beijing in standoff following Japanese prime minister’s remarks about TaiwanTue Nov 25 2025 - 14:51
Ukraine and Europe will probably have to accept version of Trump’s peace planA draft communique from Istanbul talks in 2022 offered Ukraine a more robust security guarantee and did not involve sweeping territorial concessionsTue Nov 25 2025 - 06:31
G20 summit offers glimpse of world without US leadershipTaoiseach Micheál Martin’s invitation to take part in the South Africa meeting was unusual and significantMon Nov 24 2025 - 06:35
Wolf Warrior diplomacy returns as China bares its teeth in clash with Japan Tokyo faces travel bans, trade restrictions and mounting pressure after PM’s remarks on TaiwanFri Nov 21 2025 - 05:00
‘It’s about Ukraine accepting’: Latest Trump peace plan blindsides European alliesReported proposal appears to be a settlement mostly on Moscow’s termsThu Nov 20 2025 - 06:52
Trump’s shocking response to reporter’s question part of a trendOval Office meeting with Mohammed bin Salman was a triumph for the Saudi crown princeWed Nov 19 2025 - 06:37
A precarious path to peace in GazaIndonesia, Azerbaijan and others could contribute troops to 20,000-strong international stabilisation forceTue Nov 18 2025 - 07:16
Japan moves to cool escalating row with China over TaiwanChina’s foreign ministry says Sanae Takaichi must withdraw suggestion that Japan could send troops to assist Taiwan if Beijing attackedMon Nov 17 2025 - 16:56
Trump boycotts G20 summit as US opposes multilateral action on climate and inequality US is creating an opportunity for other global players to step in by skipping summit in South AfricaMon Nov 17 2025 - 07:14
Going with the flow: Feng Shui master turns hat-maker’s headChinese authorities are on alert for scammers who exploit people’s belief in an ancient practiceFri Nov 14 2025 - 05:00
India-Pakistan relations carry new edge following recent deadly attacksBombings in New Delhi and Islamabad this week follow recent clashes between the two countries in disputed Kashmir region Thu Nov 13 2025 - 07:06
Cop30: EU and China face test of their leadership at climate talksSummit highlights the different approaches in Beijing and Brussels to tackling the climate crisis Wed Nov 12 2025 - 06:36
Global Briefing: ‘This is how diplomacy works’Most leaders skip meeting amid Colombian president’s criticism of US missile attacks on Venezuelan boatsTue Nov 11 2025 - 07:05
Welcome to the new Global Briefing newsletter A new Irish Times newsletter connecting the dots between global events and making sense of the forces transforming the worldMon Nov 10 2025 - 06:22
Air taxis and drone deliveries: how China’s low altitude economy is taking offA senior executive at EHang says the company aims to create ‘a fascinating new dynamic: a brand-new transportation network in the sky’Sat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
‘I feel so much freer’: Beijing residents escape back to the country After decades promoting the greatest urbanisation in human history, China’s government is encouraging city dwellers to return to their rural hometownsFri Nov 07 2025 - 05:00
McGrath calls for greater co-operation from China on product safetyCommissioner says 12 million small parcels enter the European Union every day, 90 per cent of them from ChinaWed Nov 05 2025 - 07:50
Progress made on return of Irish beef to Chinese market, Minister saysSales of Irish beef in China were suspended last year after discovery of BSE case in IrelandMon Nov 03 2025 - 05:11
Trump left Asia feeling like a king, but long-term reality for US could be very differentLopsided financial agreements in favour of American president added urgency to Asia’s economic visionFri Oct 31 2025 - 04:59
Xi and Trump look ready to move relations to less confrontational modeMost important announcement at summit was Trump’s confirmation that he will visit China next April and that Xi will go to the US later next yearThu Oct 30 2025 - 13:37
Donald Trump says rare earths dispute ‘settled’ after meeting China’s Xi Jinping US president describes talks with Chinese premier in South Korea as ‘an amazing meeting’Thu Oct 30 2025 - 07:03
Donald Trump to meet Xi Jinping and ‘expects to reach great deal’ on tariffs with ChinaUS president in South Korea for first meeting with Chinese counterpart since reelection to White HouseWed Oct 29 2025 - 14:39
South Korea mulls $350bn US investment - the price of avoiding Trump’s tariffsSeptember immigration raid on Korean Hyundai workers in US has made firms nervous to commitTue Oct 28 2025 - 19:00
US and China agree not to further escalate tit-for-tat trade war and hold further talksKuala Lumpur framework will allow Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to signal thaw in relationship but most big issues remain unresolvedMon Oct 27 2025 - 13:16
Donald Trump vs Xi Jinping: who holds the stronger hand?As tensions escalate, our correspondents examine the contrasting styles and strategies of the two leaders ahead of a pivotal summitSun Oct 26 2025 - 14:22
Chips are down for Europe after landing in the crossfire of US-China trade warEuropean Union’s substantive trade issues with China has already wiped out renewable energy companies and now threatens car industryFri Oct 24 2025 - 05:00
