Irish Times writers recount some of the biggest world news stories they covered this year and why they were significant ...

China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday hit 20 US defence firms, including Boeing, with sanctions in retaliation for US President ...

The United States and China, who declared a "temporary ceasefire" in the trade war after sitting face-to-face in Busan ...

In December 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice released an FBI tip in which a complainant alleged President Donald Trump ...

It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for U.S. trade policy.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Friday that he would meet this weekend with President Trump, most likely on ...

Dec. 26, 2025 – 02:10 – Beijing is cracking down on dozens of U.S. companies and corporate leaders after President Donald Trump approved a weapons package for sale to Taiwan.

CHINA voiced strong opposition to the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, signed into law by ...

CHINA voiced strong opposition to the US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 18, 2025, saying the measure contains ...

US President Donald Trump sparked trade wars with nearly every country in the world after imposing steep tariffs on imports.

The world views of China and the U.S. have come into closer alignment in our current era. They go about the enactment of ...

What’s in store for the world next year? As our correspondents looked ahead, the thread stitching it all together – or ...