European politicians and commentators cheered when Pope Leo XIV stood up to Donald Trump and JD Vance. But it’s a different story now that he’s criticising the European Union’s policies on migration and rearmament. Speaking truth to power Pope Leo’s visit... See more
With no team of our own in the World Cup, Irish fans can choose from 48 countries to support. How about a small, neutral, democratic former colony on the edge of the Atlantic with a history of emigration and a musical tradition suffused with a spirit of l... See more
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un will reaffirm the alliance between China and North Korea in Pyongyang today. But North Korea’s nuclear weapons are not up for negotiation. When Xi meets Kim When Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang today on his first trip outside Ch... See more
The European Union and China are tooling up for a trade war with new coercive instruments to target each other’s companies. It could end badly for both of them. Tooling up for a trade war When Ursula von der Leyen emerged from a closed-door European Commi... See more
Armenians look set to endorse an aspiration to join the EU when they elect a new parliament on Sunday. Moscow has other ideas. Armenia looks West When Vladimir Putin called Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday to wish him a happy birthday, h... See more
