EU will not be deterred by US criticism of tech firm regulation, says McGrath
Mr McGrath says European Commission is looking at setting up a ‘democracy shield’ to deal with political misinformation and disinformation
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No kings, skiing in jeans and apologies to Canada in a week of inventive protest signs in Trump’s US
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Trump’s ‘Magalomania’ is spooking global investors
Much attention has focused on tariffs, but it’s increasingly clear that trust – or the lack of it – is an even bigger issue for many
The Irish Times view on Micheál Martin’s trip to Washington: a tricky assignment
It has been an unedifying spectacle to watch a string of international leaders pay homage to the new president,
Manspread for Ireland and don’t ask about Trump’s Russia trip: How Taoiseach should approach US visit
Have a fanfare sound as you unfurl some paper decorated with squiggles. Tell him it is an invitation written in ancient Ogham from the Little People inviting him to visit the land of the leprechauns
Zelenskiy ready to ‘work under Trump’s strong leadership’ toward Ukraine peace deal
Ukrainian president described White House meeting as ‘regrettable’ and proposed first steps to peace
JD Vance criticised over ‘random country’ remark taken as taunt in UK and France
Vice president was understood by some in London and Paris to have disrespected their soldiers
Moving to New Zealand may not be enough to avoid Donald Trump
Watching the US president is like ‘watching a car crash over and over and over’, says director James Cameron. And yet much of the current security crisis had, until Friday, been weirdly ignorable for other reasons
‘Zelenskiy had to stand up for himself, for Ukraine and the truth’: Ukrainians now look to Europe after White House chaos
Some Ukrainians say Zelenskiy should not have become frustrated in Oval Office, others think he was intentionally goaded
Trump parrots the Putin view in demented dream of strongmen
Trump and Vance’s bullying of Zelenskiy in the Oval Office was a sickening spectacle that looked like a setup
How JD Vance emerged as the chief saboteur of the transatlantic alliance
US vice-president’s starring role in clash between Trump and Zelenskiy may mark collapse of postwar alliance
US-Ukraine ties in tatters as their leaders argue in the White House
Trump tells Zelenskiy to ‘make a deal or we are out’ as he pushes for rapprochement with Russia
Europe should be flattered by Maga’s attacks
A central goal of Trump’s henchmen is to defang the EU’s regulatory power for the benefit of American Big Tech
Is Europe’s stock market rally built on a pro-Russian peace?
Many fund managers now expect Europe to be the best-performing stock market globally this year
Trump and his contradictory economic agenda
US president stood for election on a pro-growth platform but with ostensibly anti-growth policies
German elections: ‘A bad feeling is growing’ as country looks for bridge to better future
On Sunday, 59.2 million German voters go to the polls at a time of unprecedented domestic and international tensions
Micheál Martin should go to Washington and remind Donald Trump what Ireland stands for
Merrion Street’s promised “charm offensive” will have as much traction as water on a duck’s back in the madness of the court of King Trump
Simon Harris hedges bets to include both Biden and Trump on his Christmas card list
Bernard Jackman correction, confusion around a Love/Hate revival and Michael O’Leary’s former Russian tenants
Denis Staunton: As Europe wrings its hands at the US, the rest of the world may be organising
Asian leaders do not seem minded to stand by as the global power balance looks set for big changes
America divided: Musk and Trump on Fox News, Sanders on CNN
Switching from one channel to the other underlines the seismic drift between competing ideologies
Europeans warn of malevolent ‘spirit of Munich’ as imperfect peace talks loom over Ukraine
Approach of new Trump administration a necessary ‘cold shower’ for EU, says Czech president
Chinese foreign minister to meet Martin and Harris tomorrow
Wang Yi will travel to Dublin after telling summit European countries must have role in Ukraine talks
Zelenskiy rejects proposal to give US access to Ukraine’s minerals
Ukrainian president said draft deal failed to protect his country’s interests and offered no specific security guarantees
Golden rule of Munich Security Conference goes out window as Vance lectures on ‘enemy within’
Czech president says European countries cannot be excluded from Ukraine ceasefire talks if they are to take more responsibility for security
European leaders left in stunned silence as JD Vance harangues them over approach to far right
Munich Security Conference had expected to hear Trump’s plans for ending the war in Ukraine
Zelenskiy says peace deal possible only after plan is agreed with US and Europe
US vice-president JD Vance says European leaders ‘running in fear of your own voters’
As the global AI race intensifies, Europe tries to close the large gap
At a summit in Paris, the EU pledges to start putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to artificial intelligence
Hundreds of billions pledged for AI development in Europe
US Vice-President JD Vance criticises threat of ‘excessive regulation’ of artificial intelligence at Paris summit
JD Vance is right about this: Liberals and conservatives do not love the same way
Unthinkable: Ireland should talk more about Jesus – and I say that as an atheist
After Trump’s pardon of rioters, the most chilling scenarios are no longer far-fetched
It’s also possible that the US president’s release of even the most violent insurrectionists could come back to bite him
Trump’s first hours: With each stroke of the pen came seismic hammer blows
Executive order pardoning January 6th Capitol rioters is the most eye-catching of a day of sweeping legislative action
Moves by Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg set scene for confrontation between EU and US
Meta will now allow ‘insulting language when discussing transgender rights, immigration or homosexuality’, and no longer bans describing women as ‘property’ or ‘household objects’
How will the contradictions in Trump’s policies play out?
Worldview: With his economic and policy goals often irreconcilable, how these economic and international contradictions play out will determine whether the US president-elect can claim success
Irish woman named to key role in Trump administration
Gail Slater nominated as assistant attorney general for antitrust division at US department of justice
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