How can the European Union defend the interests of its member states internationally amid a shifting global order? The man whose job is to make the 27 speak with one voice is Josep Borrell, a veteran Spanish politician who believes Europe must forge its own path amid an era-shaping rivalry between Washington and Beijing."There is an increasing confrontation between China and the US. This is something that is going to frame the modern world. The modern world will be dominated by this confrontation between these two big powers," says the EU's foreign affairs chief.Borrell chairs the regular...…How can the European Union defend the interests of its member states internationally amid a shifting global order? The man whose job is to make the 27 speak with one voice is Josep Borrell, a veteran Spanish politician who believes Europe must forge its own path amid an era-shaping rivalry between Washington and Beijing."There is an increasing confrontation between China and the US. This is something that is going to frame the modern world. The modern world will be dominated by this confrontation between these two big powers," says the EU's foreign affairs chief.Borrell chairs the regular...WW…

The Government is unaware of any offer from the British government to give excess Covid-19 vaccines to the Republic, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.It comes after a Sunday Times report that outlined how the British government is considering offering 3.7 million vaccines to the State, in part to help ease lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland.“Of course, if there was, we’d be very interested in, in talking to the British government about that,” Mr Coveney said but added that “there is politics being played here too”.He said he heard the comments of Northern Ireland...…The Government is unaware of any offer from the British government to give excess Covid-19 vaccines to the Republic, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.It comes after a Sunday Times report that outlined how the British government is considering offering 3.7 million vaccines to the State, in part to help ease lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland.“Of course, if there was, we’d be very interested in, in talking to the British government about that,” Mr Coveney said but added that “there is politics being played here too”.He said he heard the comments of Northern Ireland...WW…

The labels read “Humanitarian support to Palestinians at risk of forcible transfer in the West Bank” and they lie in the rubble of a destroyed community that is home to over 60 people, more than half of them children.The "Irish Aid – Government of Ireland" logos are clearly visible among the debris of broken solar panels, children's belongings and destroyed tents, marking items donated to the Palestinian families by a European Union umbrella group that includes Ireland among its donors.As the pandemic raged this winter, the village of Khirbet Humsah was repeatedly razed by Israeli forces in...…The labels read “Humanitarian support to Palestinians at risk of forcible transfer in the West Bank” and they lie in the rubble of a destroyed community that is home to over 60 people, more than half of them children.The "Irish Aid – Government of Ireland" logos are clearly visible among the debris of broken solar panels, children's belongings and destroyed tents, marking items donated to the Palestinian families by a European Union umbrella group that includes Ireland among its donors.As the pandemic raged this winter, the village of Khirbet Humsah was repeatedly razed by Israeli forces in...WW…