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
Morocco heads to polls, but king and football hold sway over political future
Global Briefing: Election on Sunday comes amid unhappiness over lavish spending on 2030 World Cup and underfunding of public services
Peru balances relations with the US and China
Lima joins a Trump coalition to use military force against drug cartels but has China as its biggest trading partner
West fears AI may kill us all but China and others see ‘immense’ opportunity
Developing countries hope that AI will allow them to leapfrog entire stages of technology development
How US response to 9/11 attacks reshaped the world
From Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay to mass surveillance and populist politics, the response to the attacks transformed far more than US foreign policy
Brics nations seek payments system free of the dollar and US sanctions
India’s Narendra Modi hosts a meeting of Brics leaders this weekend, with China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin attending