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Trump says countries who trade with Iran face 25% US tariff
US-based rights group says it has verified the deaths of 599 people since latest antigovernment protests began in Iran
China’s rising industrial strength leaves EU fretting about its manufacturing future
As Chinese exports to Europe surge and European exports to China shrink, countries like Germany that once gained most from the trade relationship are now at risk
China agrees to lift ban and reopen market for Irish beef imports
Decision follows visit to Beijing by Taoiseach Micheál Martin last week
A ‘metaverse moment’ could rattle the AI juggernauts in 2026
JP Morgan analyst flags need for big profits amid huge investment
‘You can be against Trump and celebrate that Maduro is gone’: Venezuelans protest in Dublin
Protesters in Dublin say those opposed to leader’s removal do not reflect views of Venezuelans
Greenland proposes direct talks with US in attempt to resolve tensions
Donald Trump threatens to acquire self-governing Danish territory ‘whether they like it or not’
Micheál Martin’s 2026 challenges: From a tricky St Patrick’s Day trip to US to backbench rebels
Taoiseach starts 2026 juggling competing diplomatic pressures while the backbenchers grumble back home
Denis Staunton: What next after a Trump strike that shook the world?
As Europe plays balancing act on Greenland and Ukraine, US president continues to cause panic and doubt
‘We don’t know what’s coming’: Unease in Greenland as Donald Trump revives his Arctic ambition
A capital city on the edge of the world finds itself at centre of international power play
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EU should ‘get competitive’ instead of complaining about China, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says European Union should take steps to make its own economy more competitive
Ireland will vote against Mercosur trade deal, Taoiseach and Tánaiste confirm
Simon Harris said the government’s position stands: ‘We will vote against the agreement’
Marco Rubio to meet Danish officials as Greenland crisis escalates
Military seizure of island from longtime ally Denmark would send shockwaves through Nato
Don’t be fooled — everything has changed for the global economy
Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that won’t last
China wants to import more Irish food and a stake in Irish wind energy, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin says during visit to China that premier Li Qiang wants a more open trading environment
China charms South Korea, pressures Japan in contrasting foreign policy stances
Beijing uses economic rewards and punishments to discourage what it sees as foreign interference over Taiwan
Irish colleges teaching Chinese students is not a security risk, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says programmes run in China by Irish colleges are good for students and institutions in both countries
Xi Jinping says Irish novel The Gadfly sustained him during traumatic teenage years
Chinese president and Micheál Martin discover shared interest in revolutionary novel by Ethel Voynich
Taoiseach declines to criticise US over capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
Micheál Martin spoke after a meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing
The US attack on Venezuela threatens Chinese interests in more ways than one
China is the biggest buyer of Venezuela’s oil and the country’s largest creditor
Taoiseach talks with Xi in Beijing expected to focus on EU-China relationship and trade
Micheál Martin's official visit will be the first by a sitting Taoiseach since Enda Kenny’s in 2012
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There will be more electric cars on Irish roads this year, along with more affordable models
We’ll see more shifts to agency sales in 2026, and battery power will continue to expand beyond its urban roots, but the jury’s still out on HVOs
A €120 dinner for two in Beijing, Berlin, Damascus and Odesa? Our correspondents couldn’t spend their money
From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking
Xi Jinping vows ‘unstoppable’ unification of China and Taiwan following military drills
US intelligence increasingly concerned over advancing capabilities of China’s armed forces
Trump family business delays launch of gold smartphone
US-made device planned for release by end of year hit by recent government shutdown affecting shipments
Taiwan still on high alert after China’s latest military exercises around island
‘Justice Mission 2025′ saw China fire dozens of rockets towards Taiwan and deploy a large number of warships and aircraft
Irish economy set for robust growth, but risks remain
Global trade tensions and infrastructure issues could be inhibiting factors, KPMG says
China launches live-fire drills around Taiwan, simulating blockade of key ports
Move comes after US announced $11bn arms deal for the island
Dublin Zoo ‘distressed’ as panda’s death on return to China linked in report to Irish stay
Ming Ming and Ping Ping drew 400,000 visitors over 100-day visit in 1986 – but Chinese officials declined Late Late appearance
Impeachment proceedings initiated against Taiwan’s president
Vote comes amid heightened tension between China and Japan after comments by Sanae Takaichi
Can India really rival China’s navy?
New Delhi says it is adding a new naval warship or submarine every 40 days as a counter to Beijing’s Indian Ocean assertiveness
Long-fingering the switch to EVs is potentially disastrous for EU car manufacturers
Faced with challenges from US and China, the EU is currently acting like a rabbit in the headlights with no appropriate strategic response
Future of US in the Asia-Pacific is under close consideration
Beijing denounces US senate approval of $10 billion in arms sales to Taiwan
US strike on alleged drug boat kills four as Trump claims Venezuela ‘took all of our oil’
Latest attack in Pacific brings death toll to 99 since US began campaign in September
The demise of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner is a tale the Venetians know well
Recognising a market opportunity isn’t enough, political insulation is now a necessity for companies taking risks
Jimmy Lai conviction offers evidence of Hong Kong’s twin-track justice system
Former media tycoon’s case came under draconian National Security Law that supersedes city’s common law procedures
Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner faces life sentence for sedition
Three charges of sedition and foreign collusion carry a maximum sentence of life in prison
New Chilean leader faces task of keeping good terms with both US and China
José Antonio Kast, who won Sunday’s presidential election, is ideologically aligned with Trump, but China is Chile’s biggest trading partner
What EU’s move to back off 2035 ban on petrol and diesel cars means for EVs
It’s all but certain now that the EU will change its proposed rules and allow some combustion-engined cars and vans to be sold after 2035
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
Ireland’s AI crossroads – regulation and the race for talent
Without affordable housing, visas and coherent ICT infrastructure, artificial intelligence researchers will move overseas, say experts
EU regulators raid Temu’s Dublin facility over concerns of Chinese state subsidies
Inspection comes as bloc plans to crack down on low-value ecommerce shipments
Donald Trump allows Nvidia to sell powerful AI chip to China
President’s move comes despite warnings from Capitol Hill that it will supercharge Beijing’s advance in AI technology
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan: The exhausting life of a courier
Chinese bestseller has been touted as an everyman’s capitalism critique
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
US national strategy advocates ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe
Document blames European officials for thwarting US efforts to end the war in Ukraine
After the Hong Kong fire, Beijing confronts a grief it can’t easily police
Thousands queue to mourn victims, highlighting tensions between public grief and Beijing’s strict controls on dissent
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person
Farming and forestry responsible for 38% of State’s total output of gases linked to climate change
Hong Kong apartments fire death toll reaches 151 with more arrests made
More than 40 people still missing but some bodies ‘have turned into ash’, says police chief
Buddhist monk left ‘in limbo’ over lack of progress in refugee process, High Court told
Man says he will be ‘persecuted and tortured’ should he be sent to China as he is a symbol of Tibetan culture
Martin Wolf: The fracturing of the world economy spells danger
Will the US or China abandon their current follies sooner?
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