The Irish Times view on starvation in Gaza: the world cannot look away
The silence of some leaders is dangerously close to complicity
Emmanuel Macron
US says France’s decision to recognise Palestinian state ‘reckless’
Binyamin Netanyahu said decision by Macron ‘rewards terror’, Simon Harris welcomes the French move
France’s Macron announces plan to accelerate military spending
President pledges to double military budget by 2027, three years earlier than planned
France likely to move forward on a two-state solution in Middle East, says French ambassador to Ireland
Céline Place is hopeful France will recognise Palestinian statehood ‘in time’ and will be a driving force in brining out a solution to the crisis
EU to push for deal ahead of Trump deadline on tariffs, says Von der Leyen
Macron expresses ‘very strong disapproval’, Meloni warns against ‘polarisations that would make reaching an agreement more complex’
Ireland’s €156bn tax windfall: Where has it gone?
Most of the excess receipts from corporate tax have disappeared into the budgetary ether, in some cases to overruns in Health
UK and France agree one in, one out migrant returns scheme
French president blames Brexit for making it harder to tackle illegal migration
Starmer pokes fun at Farage’s expense, but Reform leader may have the last laugh as migration looms large in UK-France summit
Britain’s prime minister badly needs an asylum seeker returns deal with France
Small boat migration, Russia’s war on Ukraine, and US trade dominate discussion as Emmanuel Macron visits UK
French president begins three-day state visit by meeting King Charles and addressing MPs
Sanctions against individual settlers are hopelessly inadequate. The real settler organisation is Israel
Worldview from Israel: The EU has sent the implicit message that it is fine with what Israel is doing to Palestinians
Israel says it killed veteran Iran commander as both sides attack
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian warns of ‘more devastating’ retaliation if Israel’s attacks continue
Israel-Iran latest: Trump says US won’t assassinate Iran’s supreme leader ‘at least not for now’
Israel-Iran conflict: Trump says Macron ‘publicity seeking’ after French leader said US president had made ceasefire offer
World on verge of ratifying key treaty to protect oceans
Failure to significantly scale up protection of oceans from deep sea mining and sea beds from 'bottom trawling' was widely criticised
Macron to push for EU ban on social media for under-15s after school stabbing
French president says social media among factors to blame for violence among young people
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