The prime minister of Ireland, Micheal Martin, is the latest European leader to visit United States President Donald Trump during his second term in the White House. But the occasion was a markedly light-hearted one: to hold receptions and events in advance of St Patrick’s Day, a popular Irish holiday held each year on March…

US President Donald Trump has fired Force General CQ Brown as chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of a wider shake-up of top military leadership. “I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint…

The contest that saw Mark Carney emerge as Liberal Party leader and soon-to-be Canada’s prime minister has turned out to be a boring fait accompli. The drama that led inevitably, it seems, to Carney’s persuasive coronation on Sunday evening occurred late last December when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s once-reliable confidante and trusted deputy prime minister,…

Dear Mr Trump, I am writing to you as a Palestinian and a survivor of genocide, who was born and raised in Gaza – a city of love and resilience. I have read your statements about Gaza and frankly, I am confused. You claim to be a “peacemaker”, but encourage Israel to continue its genocide,…

AI is being used to save Indigenous languages, but is it the right fix? One new project aims to use tech to help keep these languages alive without replacing human connection. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 The Take: Can Europe defend Ukraine without the US? list 2 of 3 The…

United States President Donald Trump has seemingly formed an alliance with some of the country’s most notable tech billionaires. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are some of the tech tycoons who attended his inauguration. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has jumped on the bandwagon, praising him in a recent post following…